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Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 36 Soho Square, London W1D 3QY Tel: +44 (0)20 7758 0310 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.methuendrama.com
Natural Breaks and Rhythms by Julius Ayodeji
Beats and Cold have grown up together and are both carvi ng out careers as successful DJs of the new jungle music. Their fierce ambition and growing selfishness cause rifts in their friendship, however, mirrored in their Trinidadian fathers’ relationship. Ayodeji’s play looks at the generational gap in migrant families: as the sons blast out their drum and bass, the fathers listen to Calypso. It’s a tale of love, rivalry, betrayal – and music, with the realisation that family and friendship are the most important things in life. Natural Breaks and Rhythms had its premiere at Isham Hall, University of Northampton, 2006. ‘A courageous and intelligent study of the dynamics of the father and son relationship’ BBC Nottingham
EXTRACT Will We got a responsibility to each other . We success as four. I just trying to maintain. Race This is why you alone. You too hasty. Will And why are you alone, Race? Is this how you promised you would raise him? Race wipes some sawdust off the model. Will I’m not fighting you, Race. I can’t fight on an empty stomach. You ’re my oldest friend. But I am worried about you. Race You worry about yourself. Will You building a perfect house in miniature and
losing your flesh and blood. Lose some money but regain a son.
Race And everything perfect between you and James? Think again, boy.
Will Look, eh, I’m going now. The studio’s opening’s Tuesday week, Mike wants you to come.
Race Don’t think you know my son better than me.
Will crosses to leave.
Race And stop giving my son money, filling his head with foolishness. Will You keep firing those bullets, but you got a hell a lot of bedrooms for someone who’s gonna be living solo.
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Genre: Urban/family drama Fee: £40 plus VAT, per performance Cast: m4 Scripts: ISBN 9780413776105 £8.99 Set: families’ homes; recording studios Length: 14 scenes Contact: [email protected]
