A child's life is snuffed out by a joy-rider. Four years on, the parents and the young lad meet. In this award-winning drama, writer Julian Armitstead explores the process of restorative or reparative justice, by which victim and offender are brought face to face, in a common endeavour to repair the harm caused by crime. Combining powerful naturalism with a strongly expressive thread, the drama unpicks the web of shared emotional devastation wrought on parents and killer alike. The strength of Armitstead's writing lies in his compassionate objectivity: he draws his characters and the dilemmas they face with real clarity, showing their all too human weaknesses, but also the strength of their desire to find a way forward with their lives.
ISBN: | 9781408155332 |
Publication date: | 1st April 2011 |
Author: | Julian Armitstead |
Publisher: | Methuen Drama an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 112 pages |
Series: | Modern Plays |
Genres: |
Plays, playscripts |