Melody loses her mojo
By: Keith Saha
Series: Modern plays; Methuen modern plays
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Teenagers; Drama; Institutional care
Description: Melody is in the care system and is out of control. The only thing that is constant in her life is her toy monster, Mojo. Blessing has come from Nigeria to stay with an 'Aunty', but when the relationship breaks down, she is trapped in the care system and longs to be back with her Nana in Lagos. Rizla has just left the care system. He has been taken in by some older guys in the local hostel and has found his new 'family'. The play is a bold, gritty and challenging story aimed at young people, fusing hip-hop theatre, dance, puppetry and street art. It premiered at the Liverpool Playhouse in September 2013.
Notes: Previously issued in print: London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama 2013.