Balisong (paperback)
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Balisong charts the journey of four friends through the final weeks of school. They’re facing a dilemma. What should they do now that one of their friends is carrying a knife?
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Description
“…And we watch American men play with knives on the internet
Balisong by Jennifer Adam
“…And we watch American men play with knives on the internet
For entertainment…
Flicking, Spinning, Twisting…they say,
That, is a thing of beauty…”
Balisong charts the journey of four friends through the final weeks of school. They’re facing a dilemma. What should they do now that one of their friends is carrying a knife?
Balisong is a play written for schools as part of the No Knives Better Lives Programme promoting positive and active citizenship among young people.
Recommissioned twice, Balisong has toured schools in every local authority in Scotland. It was nominated for the Partnership Award at the Herald Society Awards and the Collaboration Award at the Creative Edinburgh Awards in 2018. Balisong by Jennifer Adam was produced by Fast Forward in collaboration with Strange Town. The tour ran for three consecutive years with three different cast delivering 225 performances to an audience of over 44,000 young people.
Characters:
- AARON RYAN, 16, Scottish
- EVIE ROWE, 15, Scottish
- RACHEL REYNOLDS, 16, Scottish
Details
| Format | paperback |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Extent | 52 |
| ISBN | 9781914228377 |
| Publication date | 30 August 2021 |
Author Bio
Jennifer Adam is an award-winning playwright (Scottish Short Play Award, Cumbernauld Theatre) whose plays have been performed all across Scotland. She is a writer and founding member of the Tandem Writing Collective which has so far performed 43 short plays since 2016, 17 of which were written by Jennifer. She was mentored by the Playwright’s Studio Scotland and is a member of the Tron Theatre (Glasgow) Maker Programme. Jennifer has written for a number of festivals including the Tron 100 Festival, Dundee Rep Stripped, Formation Festival and the Just Festival at Edinburgh Fringe. She has also written a short play for BBC Radio Drama.
