Burning monkey
By: Sera Moore Williams
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Description: 'Burning Monkey' relates the story of a teenage couple and their interactions with an older war veteran, trying to rebuild his fractured relationship with his daughter. While their exchanges initially show a hostile and unsympathetic clash of generations, it soon becomes apparent that they share similar pain - based on their damaged family relationships, and absent parents/children - and they begin to feel empathy for one another's plight. The play raises important issues for teenagers, addressing themes such as war, violence, separated families and responsibility.
Notes: Translated from the Welsh.

This translation previously issued in print: London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2013.