Charged: Six Plays about Women, Crime and Justice

by Chloë Moss (Contributor), Winsome Pinnock (Contributor), Rebecca Prichard (Contributor)

The heartbreaking truth about the lives of women in the criminal justice system is exposed in these six plays by some of the most exciting and distinctive female voices in British theatre.

Commissioned and premiered by Clean Break, a theatre and education company working with women whose lives have been affected by the criminal justice system.

The collection includes:

Fatal Light by Chloë Moss

Taken by Winsome Pinnock

Dream Pill by Rebecca Prichard

Doris Day by E V Crowe

Dancing Bears by Sam Holcroft

That Almost Unnameable Lust by Rebecca Lenkiewicz

'a gripping vitality... It's striking how the overall tone is not stridently feminist, but quiet and matter-of-fact. Charged feels more urgent for it.' - Guardian

'unlocks the drama – and the pity – of tough justice.' - Time Out

Genres: Plays

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 11, 2010

Reviews

[Caitlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some plays are better than others.
Dream Pill was the strongest.
Dancing bears was one of the worst plays I've ever read.

[Iheke Ndukwe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating collection of plays. Having not seen the actual performance I felt slightly unsighted, however some of the plays are much stronger than others. Highly recommended.