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Breezeblock Park

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  4w, 5m

Superior council house dwellers Betty, Reeny, Vera and their men regard themselves as a close knit family team despite their concealed jealousies and occasional recriminations.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 5m
  • Suggested Use
    • UIL Approved
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

Superior council house dwellers Betty, Reeny, Vera and their men regard themselves as a close knit family team despite their concealed jealousies and occasional recriminations. When Betty's daughter Sandra announces she is pregnant and intends to live unmarried with her student lover, the news explodes like an atom bomb. This play is by the author of Educating Rita.

"Consistently funny.... Should have no trouble attracting a large audience." - Variety

"Entertaining.... Authentic characters." - London Sunday Times

  • Time Period 1970s
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • Smoking

Media

"Consistently funny.... Should have no trouble attracting a large audience." - Variety

"Entertaining.... Authentic characters." - London Sunday Times

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Willy Russell

Willy Russell’s career spans more than four decades; born in Liverpool in 1947, he left school at 15 and became a women’s hairdresser and part-time singer/songwriter performing on the local folk scene before returning to education and becoming a teacher.

Whilst at St Katharine ...

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