Breath, Boom
by Kia Corthron

Name: Breath, Boom
Brand: Kia Corthron
SKU: 9780413751003
Rating: 3.46 (49 reviews)

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Highlights

Female

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90 minsBritish

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with some praising its strong female characters and emotional depth, while others find the language challenging and the story underwhelming. A few believe that the play truly shines when experienced live. Overall, it garners enthusiasm for its themes and representation.

Strong female charactersEmotional and heartfulCompelling roles for women of colorChallenging languageStory feels underwhelming

Synopsis

A new American play to re-open the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs Breath, Boom is Kia Corthron's first play for the Royal Court Theatre.

It is a startling acute portrayal of Prix, a hardened female gang member in New York, whose only escape from her narrow, abusive life is an obsession with creating the perfect fireworks display.

The play is based heavily on research into the lives of young women who choose to lead violent lives on the streets.

It captures the tough and often poetic language that people who inhabit a world cut off from normal existence use to both mask and portray a perilous existence.