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Devastating and formally ingenious, it traces the paths by which historical grief engenders present violence .

The annual CLPE survey shows a sustained upward trend in the volume of inclusive and representative literature published for children in the UK. Out of poverty, brutality and prejudice, Damian Barr builds something riveting, touching and painfully funny. At fourteen, my heart pinching at his pain while looking at my little brother sat on the grass opposite with his prepubescent chubby cheeks. uk or 0131 228 1404 so we can arrange reserved seating for you and discuss how else we can best support your visit.

Damian, his sister and his Catholic mum move in with her sinister new boyfriend while his Protestant dad shacks up with the glamorous Mary the Canary. I’m absolutely thrilled to be part of the team reimagining Damian’s joyous, funny, heartbreaking memoir for the stage.

In any case, I'm glad I did work backwards to discover where he started out: his memoir, though not overly long, is packed with incident and insight, and is both hilariously and sometimes shockingly unfiltered. This is the most vital, visceral memoir since Jeanette Winterson's Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal? Thinking back to my own schooling and picking the kids who were the centre of bullying and ridicule. A childhood growing up in 1980's Scotland (Not Britain) where Maggie Thatcher's `reign' is about to bring the demise of the town of Motherwell.This is the most vital, visceral memoir since Jeanette Winterson's Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal?

His directing credits include major revivals of Top Girls (Liverpool Everyman), East Is East (Northern Stage and Nottingham Playhouse) and The Importance of Being Earnest (Bolton Octagon); in addition to the world premieres of Ravi Shankar’s Sukanya (with The Royal Opera and London Philharmonic Orchestra), Pink Sari Revolution by Purva Naresh, and Wipers by Ishy Din (all as Associate Director at Leicester Curve). An excellent memoir of growing up gay in an abusive home in Motherwell in the time of Maggie Thatcher and yet somehow surviving. All through the book I felt fear, anger and contempt for the characters knowing that they still exist and are still holding back youngsters quarter of a century later. This book had my emotions all over the place in a good way due to being so well written and having me hooked.In a world that remains hostile to difference, I’m so moved to have Damian and James’s trust to now lead the creation of a production that holds hope and healing at its heart - for me, for us, and for every audience member we’ll meet on the great big adventure ahead. Damian, his sister, and his Catholic mother move in with her sinister new boyfriend, while his Protestant dad shacks up with the glamorous "Mary the Canary.