Title: Burning monkey
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.