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Overheard conversations from across the length and breadth of the country form Craig Taylor's humorous and poignant look at modern Britain in One Million Tiny Plays About Britain. Laugh-out-loud funny, and sometimes heartbreakingly moving, these miniature insights into other people's lives reveal the triumphs, disasters, horrors and joys of life in the twenty-first century. Originally published in The Guardian, this collage of scenes now form a hugely entertaining and addictive evening in the theatre. It will change the way you listen to the world around you, and train journeys will never be the same again. Derived from the popular column in the Guardian newspaper, these brilliantly funny and at times heartbreaking snapshots of life in Britain have been adapted to create high octane montage theatre. Play no. 39 (A sales assistant speaks to a customer in a shop in Glasgow) ...oh, I know. And for shoes I can recommend at least seven places. So yeah, it s a lot different around here. Changes. Yeah. Apparently they used to make...(pause)...Ships" Racing through the high streets, low streets, fields and suburbs of the British Isles, overheard conversations reveal glimpses of modern life. Middle-aged Tom pleads for his job to his Blackberry savvy team leaders, a mother shares her paranoia about Santa s lapsed criminal record check, and a tractor driver declares his disillusion with drum and bass. These tiny plays in which every one of us could have a starring role, bring together a portrait of a country both enriched and plagued with culture clashes - a reflection on the state we re in.

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Author: Craig Taylor
Company: Citizens Company
Adapted by: Ros Philips
Director: Ros Philips