Howie The Rookie
by Mark O'rowe

Howie The Rookie Book Cover
Howie The Rookie Cover

Synopsis

A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, this electrifying play won the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.

First we meet Howie.

He tells us how, one night, he gets caught up in a gang intent on beating up Rookie.

He's supposed to be baby-sitting his five-year-old brother, but he goes just the same.

They beat up Rookie.

Howie returns to discover a horrible accident has happened to the little boy.

Then we hear the story from Rookie's point of view...

'grabs you by the collar and head-butts you into submission' Sunday Times

'a magnificent mix of violence and poignancy' The Stage

'mesmerising... funny, tragic, shocking and disturbing in turn' Scotsman

Themes

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 2 total roles, 0 female and 2 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
1999
ISBN 10
1854594222
ISBN 13
9781854594228
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
64 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
2003427570
LCC
PR6065.R6973 H69 1999
DCC
822/.914
eISBN 13
9781780012902
Print
Howie The Rookie is a play written by and published by Nick Hern Books in London, 1999. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781854594228 and an ISBN-10 of 1854594222.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books with an ISBN-13 of 9781780012902.

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