Carthage

Tommy Anderson was born in a prison, and he died in one too. The lastmoments of his life are recorded on CCTV, and yet no one can answer thesimple question: whose fault was it?His mother Anne blames Marcus, the guard who was supposed to belooking after him. Marcus, acquitted by the courts but tormented by hispart in Tommy''s death, wants the family''s social worker to admit to therole she played. And social worker Sue can''t work out when it was shestopped caring.Piecing together a boy''s life and death in care, asks who shouldraise our children when the systems designed to protect them can be asabusive as the situations from which they were rescued.>

About the author

Chris is currently under commission at the Royal Court Theatre, the National Theatre and the Bush Theatre. He was the Channel 4 Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theatre (formerly the Pearson Playwright's Scheme) in 2014. In his previous career as a social worker, he worked with young people in sexual health, child protection and with young offenders.

Summary

Carthage asks who should raise our children when even the systems designed to protect them can be abusive.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Thompson, Chris (Author) Thompson
• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.01.2014
• EAN: 9781783190690
• ISBN: 978-1-78319-069-0
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: Oberon Modern Plays; Oberon Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Ireland, Social Work, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Violence in society, Plays, Playscripts