At the Gates of Gaza by Juliet Gilkes Romero (English) Paperback Book

Description: At the Gates of Gaza by Juliet Gilkes Romero A highly charged, emotional and gripping look at a world in the midst of change. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The 2009 winner of the Best Play Award at the Writers Guild of Great Britain Award (Birmingham Rep and UK tour 08), published for the first time to coincide with the authors new play Upper Cut."This is my War. My War for Civilization. My War for Freedom. My Life. My Race. My Place. My Honour. My Home."Stranded in the battlefields of the Holy Land during the Great War, a battalion of West Indian volunteers fight for the Empire, the King and the Mother Land.Their long search for identity and honour falls apart as the fragile hopes of young lives, both black and white, explode and shatter as betrayal and race take their toll.At the Gates of Gaza is a highly charged, emotional and gripping look at a world in the midst of change. Author Biography Juliet Gilkes Romero is of Caribbean descent, was born in East London and grew up in Suffolk. She has been a television journalist with the BBC for many years but left the corporation last year to become a full-time writer. Juliets play Upper Cut received a rehearsed reading at the TARA Theatre in 2013. Her play Razing Cane was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award. One Hot Summer, a radio play, aired as an Afternoon Play on BBC Radio4 in 2012. In 2009 Juliet won the Best Play Award at the Writers Guild of Great Britain Award for her play At the Gates of Gaza (Birmingham Rep and UK tour 08). Juliet was part of Hampstead Theatres Writers Attachment Scheme and wrote Sergine, performed at An Evening for Haiti fundraising event there in January 2010. Review Those blessed with a strong social conscience should hurry along to see this remarkable new play, which delivers with unerring accuracy a short sharp kick in the guts. * The Stage *If the plays underlying message is one of patriotism betrayed by racism, the overriding impression is more of warmth than wrath - the cast endow these forgotten heroes with personality and martial dignity... this could hardly be a more timely reminder of former valour. * Telegraph * Promotional A highly charged, emotional and gripping look at a world in the midst of change. Review Quote Those blessed with a strong social conscience should hurry along to see this remarkable new play, which delivers with unerring accuracy a short sharp kick in the guts. Promotional "Headline" A highly charged, emotional and gripping look at a world in the midst of change. Competing Titles Chewing Gum Dreams Michaela Coel 9781783190140 17.95 Oberon Books 04/01/2014 40 Details ISBN1783191732 Author Juliet Gilkes Romero Pages 96 Year 2014 ISBN-10 1783191732 ISBN-13 9781783191734 Format Paperback Imprint Oberon Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 822.92 Media Book Short Title AT THE GATES OF GAZA Language English Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Series Oberon Modern Plays UK Release Date 2014-12-02 Publication Date 2014-12-02 NZ Release Date 2014-12-02 Audience General AU Release Date 2014-12-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:94185426;

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