In one of the poorest cities in America - Reading, Pennsylvania - a group of factory workers struggle to keep their present lives in balance, ignorant of the financial devastation looming in their near future.
Based on the playwright's extensive interviews with residents of Reading, Lynn Nottage's play Sweat is a tale of friends pitted against each other by big business, and a topical reflection of the present and poignant decline of the American Dream.
The play premiered in Oregon in 2015, before being produced at the Public Theater, New York, in 2016, and the following year on Broadway, where it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It received its UK premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2018, directed by Lynette Linton, and went on to win Best Play at the 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
| ISBN: | 9781848428188 |
| Publication date: | 11th December 2018 |
| Author: | Lynn Nottage |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 120 pages |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
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In one of the poorest cities in America - Reading, Pennsylvania - a group of factory workers struggle to keep their present lives in balance, ignorant of the financial devastation looming in their near future.
Based on the playwright's extensive interviews with residents of Reading, Lynn Nottage's play Sweat is a tale of friends pitted against each other by big business, and a topical reflection of the present and poignant decline of the American Dream.
The play premiered in Oregon in 2015, before being produced at the Public Theater, New York, in 2016, and the following year on Broadway, where it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It received its UK premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2018, directed by Lynette Linton, and went on to win Best Play at the 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Sweat and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Sweat features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Historical Fiction, True Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Playscripts, Drama / Performing Arts, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
Sweat is available in Paperback
Sweat was written by Lynn Nottage and published by Nick Hern Books
Sweat has 120 pages
Yes it is part of NHB Modern Plays series
£9.89
