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Wild Turkey

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  4m

"A jaunty, raunchy tale of life in a burger bar." - The Times

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

Details

Summary

Stu fancies himself as an entrepreneur; he hustles on a daily basis trying to keep his modest new business afloat after the collapse of his last venture, but still he tries to remain philosophical. For him baseball bats and hold ups come with the territory. Wild Turkey explores themes of violence and envy on the fringes of East London's murky restaurant trade. Wild Turkey is contained in the volume Joe Penhall Plays: 2

Cast Attributes

Stu
Ben
Danny
Hank

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    A burger bar

  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

Media

"A jaunty, raunchy tale of life in a burger bar." - The Times

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Joe Penhall

Joe Penhall lives in London. His first play, WILD TURKEY, was performed at the Old Red Lion as part of the 1993 London New Play Festival. SOME VOICES (1994, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs) won him a Thames Television Bursary and the John Whiting Award in 1995 and was short-list ...
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