Mogadishu

by Vivienne Franzmann

When white school teacher Amanda is pushed to the ground by black student Jason, she's reluctant to report him, she knows exclusion could condemn him to a future as troubled as his past. But when Jason decides to protect himself by spinning a story of his own, Amanda is sucked into a vortex of lies in which victim becomes perpetrator.

Genres: Plays, Young Adult

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2011

About the author

Vivienne Franzmann was a Drama teacher for twelve years. She left teaching in 2009 to pursue writing after winning the 2008 Bruntwood Playwriting Competition. The play that won - MOGADISHU -was also winner of the George Devine Award in 2010 and opened at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester in January 2011. She was awarded the Pearson Playwright Bursary for the Royal Court, which started in 2012. She has written for Radio 4 and her new play PESTS will premiere in the Spring seasons at The Royal Court and The Royal Exchange Manchester.

Reviews

[Bailey Dowler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now this is how you write a play!!! Doing text analysis on this was soooo juicy! 10/10 across the board!

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great writing. Don’t think any writer should ever write a character’s dialogue in broken English, especially if they aren’t from that character’s suggested origin. Just say “Broken English” next to character name and leave the rest up to the actor.

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for class.

[M McCready · Rating 4 out of 5]

beautifully written, the web is woven so well. slightly slipped into misery porn imo, but captivating!

[Adela Hernandez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh

[Sleepy Ash · Rating 3 out of 5]

This play is a tad frustrating, like at the end you get the outcome you wanted but it's all for nothing anyway. A lot of secrets and issues are revealed subtly throughout, I would like to see this performed to be honest.

[Bettie · Rating 3 out of 5]

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