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Orpheus in the Record Shop and The Beatboxer
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Orpheus in the Record Shop and The Beatboxer
Testament
Drama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
She cared for him, she understood him…
And now she's gone.
Two new plays from acclaimed rapper and playwright Testament (Black Men Walking).
Orpheus in the Record Shop
Orpheus is alone, playing tunes in his record shop. After a visitor leaves him an unexpected gift strange things start to happen and music, myth and reality collide. Together with Orpheus we go in search of something ancient, contemporary and hopeful.
The Beatboxer
A beatboxer goes into a call centre to run a training day. But the bosses have ulterior motives for him being there.
Testament takes inspiration from the classical Greek myth of Orpheus, in a show that fuses spoken word and beatboxing with the musicians of the Orchestra of Opera North. Published alongside his radio play The Beatboxer which was shortlisted for The Imison Award, BBC Audio Drama Awards, these two plays are inspiring pieces of contemporary theatre. Orpheus in the Record Shop was broadcast as part of the #BBCLightsUp season on BBC television in 2021.
Testament is a Hip-Hop MC, writer, theatre maker and world-record-breaking human beatboxer. Born in North London and growing up in Manchester, moving onto to study in West Yorkshire where he currently resides. As a lyricist his critically acclaimed work weaves together strands of rap, song and spoken word. Testament's work includes the celebrated Hip-Hop album Homecut: No Freedom Without Sacrifice, as well as several spoken word performances for BBC TV and BBC Radio (1xtra, Radio 4 and 6Music). In 2019 he was Channel 4 Writer in Residence at Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester.
| Publication Date: | 24 June 2021 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
| ISBN-13: | 9781350267664 |
| Format: | Paperback softback |
| Page Count: | 112 |
| Weight (oz): | 4.16 |