Maxwell: Plays for Young People

This collection of energetic, fun and emotionally honest, tragi-comic plays explore the turbulent journey from childhood through adolescence towards eventual adulthood.DECKY DOES A BRONCO One of the finest plays to emerge from a Scottish working-class story in the last ten years...the sheer force and depth of Maxwell s study of an end of childhood and an abrupt loss of innocence brings tears to the eyes.' The Scotsman'A good deed in a naughty world Ten years on, Decky Does A Bronco has lost none of its ability to excite the senses and stop the heart.' Sunday HeraldHELMET Douglas Maxwell s impeccably observed little script transcends the everyday to tap into what moves the young and the troubled. The Glasgow Herald This extraordinary chronicler of youth. Scottish Daily MailMANCUB A near perfect encapsulation of the world of a troubled teen.' The Glasgow Herald'A corker of a show that I d urge everyone to see as soon as they can.' The Mail On Sunday'Amazingly engaging...a must see The ListTHE MOTHER SHIPWinner of the Brian Way Award 2009 for Best Play for a Younger Audience.TOO FASTPerformed by 25 Youth Theatres in 2011 as part of the National Theatre s NT Connections Project.