Firebird (NHB Modern Plays) By Phil Davies
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A searing thriller about the naivety of youth and how easily it can be exploited Tia s mouthy attitude and confident swagger mask the vulnerability in a fourteen year old girl whose tough start in life draws her to AJ Older good looking and charismatic he shows her a kindness that she s never known Kindness that comes with a price Phil Davies debut play premiered at Hampstead Downstairs London in 2015 in a production directed by Edward Hall Firebird NHB Modern Plays A confronting and compelling play that shares the same themes as All The Little Lights by Jane Upton Both plays were produced around the same time and it makes me wonder if they tapped into a shocking zeitgeist in England We meet a shattered teenager Tia who is desperate for connection and normalcy that is prevented by the circumstances in which she find herself symbolised by the wheelchair in which she is trapped. Firebird non reverse Phil Davies has a fine ear for authentic dialogue which skillfully creates the voices of Tia her friend Katie and AJ who is the predator behind the shocking events The scene in which AJ convinces Tia to become a model via the bribery of cigarettes made me squeamish as the evil undercurrent to his motivation was obvious to all except her Similarly Tia s growing dependency on AJ for trust and love prevents her from seeing what is healthy and what is not He says to her after passing by her former school There were all these girls playing netball out in the playground I watched them jumping up and down in front of each other arms waving like little stars Like their lives depended on it And I thought what a shame All them girls being forced to do that to care about a pointless ball going in a net and there s my Tia making something of herself. Firebird car I struggled with belief during the scene where Tia is speaking with the policemen Possibly this was because I found it hard to conceive that in 2015 she was being interviewed alone and not with a female officer present But it did raise important questions about perceptions if a victim doesn t have a voice then what hope do they have of justice and support And do their circumstances and appearance immediately invite thoughts that they are to blame The denouement was not entirely unexpected but Davey s choice to reuse the symbol of the onion bhaji was brilliant trumping a home cooked meal and a sleepover The sadness of this moment was truly heartbreaking. Firebird car Once again an important play that shines a light on the horrors of which man is capable when young life is only valued as something to be bartered spoiled and dispatched English
| Firebird (NHB Modern Plays) By Phil Davies |
| 1780016611 |
| 9781780016610 |
| English |
| 88 |
| Kindle Edition |
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