Oxford theatre hosts play on working-class resilience

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 20:31 · Archive

Anthem for Dissatisfaction, a coming-of-age play by Gina Donnelly, opens at The North Wall Arts Centre in Oxford on 20 November.

Anthem for Dissatisfaction, written and co-directed by Gina Donnelly, will open at The North Wall Arts Centre in Summertown on 20 November at 8pm. The coming-of-age story follows Belfast siblings Sarah and Jamie as they navigate life from childhood to their late 20s, set against the backdrop of the 2007 credit crunch and the long shadow of austerity.

The play charts the siblings' journey from rowdy 11-year-olds sharing a bedroom to adulthood and diverging paths. Sarah is described as always 'smarter, cooler and right about everything', with the narrative exploring her observations that Oasis represented freedom, that the Manic Street Preachers were poetry, and that there was reason to worry when their father lost his job.

With humour, heart and defiance, the play tackles themes of loss, grief and generational hardship through two characters audiences are invited to love and support. Its energy is fuelled by a soundtrack of punk, rock and pop anthems by artists such as Oasis, The Jam and Thin Lizzy. According to a statement about the production, it is 'a powerful and hilarious commentary of the cost of living status quo as well as the current state of chaos in the world'.

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• Oxford theatre to host powerful tale of working-class resilienceAnthem for Dissatisfaction, written and co-directed by Gina Donnelly, will be performed at The North Wall Arts Centre in Summertown.Oxford Mail · 25 Oct, 20:00
• Oxford theatre to host powerful tale of working-class resilienceAnthem for Dissatisfaction, written and co-directed by Gina Donnelly, will be performed at The North Wall Arts Centre in Summertown.Oxfordshire Guardian · 25 Oct, 20:00

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