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Winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize, 2019
Instead of GCSEs, Cain, Riyad and Jonjo got sentences. Locked up in a young offender institution, they trade sweets, chat shit, kill time – and await fatherhood.
Grace's job is to turn these teenagers into parents, ready to take charge of their futures. But can they grow up quickly enough to escape the system?
Shook premiered at Southwark Playhouse, London, in October 2019, followed by a UK tour.
"A delicate and deliberately paced character study... the dialogue is bitterly funny... a moving and absorbing piece of work." —The Stage
Samuel Bailey is a playwright whose plays include Shook, winner of the 2019 Papatango New Writing Prize.