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Gone Too Far!
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Nigeria, England, America, Jamaica; are you proud of where you're from? Dark skinned, light skinned, afro, weaves, who are your true brothers and sisters?
When two brothers from different continents go down the street to buy a pint of milk, they lift the lid on a disunited nation where everyone wants to be an individual but no one wants to stand out from the crowd.
A debut work produced at the Royal Court Theatre in February 2007 as part of its Young Writers Festival, Gone Too Far! is a comic and astute play about identity, history and culture. portraying a world where respect is always demanded but rarely freely given.
Set on a London housing estate it depicts the experience of young multicultural Londoners and the issues of identity and culture that both unite and divide the characters.
Gone Too Far! premiered at the Royal Court Theatre as part of its Young Writers Festival on 2 February 2007. It was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, 2008.
When two brothers from different continents go down the street to buy a pint of milk, they lift the lid on a disunited nation where everyone wants to be an individual but no one wants to stand out from the crowd.
A debut work produced at the Royal Court Theatre in February 2007 as part of its Young Writers Festival, Gone Too Far! is a comic and astute play about identity, history and culture. portraying a world where respect is always demanded but rarely freely given.
Set on a London housing estate it depicts the experience of young multicultural Londoners and the issues of identity and culture that both unite and divide the characters.
Gone Too Far! premiered at the Royal Court Theatre as part of its Young Writers Festival on 2 February 2007. It was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, 2008.
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We
are
brothers,
and
you
act
like
we
are
from
different
countries,
different
worlds.
Yemi
We
are.
Blackout.
Scene
Seven
It
is
early
evening,
and
Yemi
and
Ikudayisi
are
still
out
on
the
estate.
They
have
finally
got
the
milk
and
are
heading
home.
They
have
been
to
a
chicken-and-chips
shop,
too,
and
are
eating
on
the
way.
Yemi
spots
Blazer
and
pushes
Ikudayisi
behind
him
so
it
looks
like
they
are
not
walking
together.
He
quickens
his
pace
and
tries
to
act
cool.
Blazer
What’s
up,
blud?
Yemi
I’m
cool,
man.
Ikudayisi
(
in
dodgy
American
accent
)
Yeah,
what’s
poppin?
Yemi
AHHH,
MAN!
He
gives
Ikudayisi
a
dirty
look.
Blazer
laughs.
Blazer
Who
is
dis?
Yemi
Erm
.
.
.
Ikudayisi
(
dodgy
American
accent
)
His
older
brother.
Blazer
I
never
knew
you
had
a
brother.
Yemi
I
wish
I
never.
Blazer
What?
Yemi
Long
story
–
he
just
come
from
Nigeria.
Blazer
(
to
Ikudayisi
)
Ba
wo
ni.
[Hi.]
Yemi
What?
Ikudayisi
(
goes
to
nudge
Blazer
)
Fellow
Nigerian,
how
now?
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Gone
Too
Far!
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