- Road (play)
"Road" is the first play written by
Jim Cartwright , and was first produced in 1986.The play explores the lives of the people in a deprived, working class area of
Lancashire during the government ofMargaret Thatcher , a time of high unemployment in the north of England. Despite its explicit nature, it was considered extremely effective in portraying the desperation of people's lives at this time, as well as containing a great deal of humour. The play won a number of awards and was voted the 36th best play of the 20th century in a poll by theRoyal National Theatre .It was made for television by renowned director
Alan Clarke and starred many young actors who later became well-known includingJane Horrocks ,David Thewlis ,Moya Brady andLesley Sharp .Road was produced in New York by Lincoln Center Theater at La MaMa Etc. in 1988, with a cast including Joan Cusack and Kevin Bacon.
The play is often performed on a promenade, allowing the audience to follow the narrator (Scullery) along the road and visit different sets and the different homes of the characters.
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