King Hamlin by Gloria Williams (paperback)
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A touching and engrossing story of friendship between three youngsters against the harsh reality of knife crime and gang culture in London.
Description
Hamlin, Quinn and Nic are young friends trying to get ahead in inner city London.
King Hamlin by Gloria Williams
“The dialogue ripples with energy.” – The Spectator
In a maze of inequality, unemployment and gang culture, it’s a struggle to know where to make a right turn and how to undo a wrong one.
Hamlin, Quinn and Nic are young friends trying to get ahead in inner city London.
After his dad dies, Hamlin’s goal is to finish school, get a good job and build a better life for himself and his mum, Mama H. When live-wire Quinn and troubled Nic offer Hamlin easy money in return for some county-line drug trafficking, his dreams, his mother’s hopes and the friendship of the three are put to the test.
King Hamlin by Gloria Williams is the winner of best full-length stage play at 2022 Scriptwriters & Co International Festival. It premiered at London’s Park Theatre on 19th October 2022.
CASTING: 3 men 1 woman
Details
| Dimensions | 190 × 120 cm |
|---|---|
| Format | paperback |
| Extent | 106 |
| ISBN | 9781739103033 |
| Publication date | 19th October 2022 |
BIOGRAPHY
Gloria Williams is an award-winning playwright and a graduate of The Royal Court Theatre Young Writers' Group and the Screen Institute. She wrote Bullet Hole, which ran at Park Theatre in 2018 and was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Choice award. Gloria won Best Actress at the Black British awards, and was shortlisted at The Off West End Awards for Most promising new playwright. Her play Monday also garnered widespread acclaim and was performed at the Samuel French Off-Broadway Festival at The Manhattan Repertory Theatre in Times Square. It also premiered in the UK at The Lost One Act Play Festival, winning Best Overall Production. Gloria was shortlisted for the Women of The Future award in the Arts and Culture category.
