Class Enemy

Class Enemy

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Synopsis
In a run down schoolroom a group of foul-mouthed high school students conduct their own lessons as they await teachers who never arrive. Their parents, social workers and society in general have abandoned them.

Class Enemy is based on Nigel Williams's play set in South London in 1978 but Haris Pašović transports us to Sarajevo in 2007, a post war city where social disorder and teenage violence are rife. We witness seven teenagers' dramatic and poignant life stories which paint a bleak picture of family life, local politics and terror. They are underprivileged but they are gifted and eager to be recognised, acknowledged, confronted and taught about life.

In the isolated classroom chairs fly, emotions run high and violence erupts as the pupils burst with adolescent energy, humour and vulnerability.

 

Reviews

 

‘quite possibly the best play I have seen in nearly a decade of theatre reviewing'  

 **** The Flying Inkpot

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‘Edgy and engaging: Misbehavior never looked so good' 

The Strait Times, Singapore

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‘Passionate, shocking, awakening!'

- Oslobođenje, Sarajevo

Photo: Zijah Gafić/East West Theatre Company
Performance Details
East West Theatre Company

After Nigel Williams, adapted and directed by Haris Pašović and translated by Senada Kreso

Performed in Bosnian with English supertitles

Cast: Amar Selimović, Maja Izetbegović, Irma Alimanović, Nusmir Muharemović, Maja Zećo, Lidija Stevanović, Samir Karić, Amir Muminović

Haris Pašović Adaptation and direction
Tamara Curić Choreography
Lada Maglajlić, Amir Vuk Zec, Omar Šelo Set design
Kao Pao Shu Costume design
Bojan Hadžihalilović, Goran Lizdek Design
Eric Bajramović Composer

Please note the performance contains strong language.

Booking Information
Performance Dates:
August 2008
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