Theatre

Protection

Protection 'Do you ever wonder to yourself just what the hell we think we're doing?' Tough political play about our crumbling social fabric and the people who have to pick up the pieces. Protection was the first UK stage play about a team of inner city social workers. First produced at Soho Theatre in July 2003. Subsequently produced by Mountview Theatre School and Arts Ed School of Acting, summer 2005. "At a point when it seems easier for headlines to demonise the young and disaffected rather than focus on the cycles of abuse and betrayal that create them, Protection races the audience through a sparky evocation of individuals tackling some of the greatest problems facing Tony Blair's Britain." Evening Standard "Kennedy's achievement is to focus on a specific family services group without losing sight of the big political picture ... the real excitement lies in discovering a young writer who is more concerned with major political issues than minor domestic upsets." The Guardian Angela (Saira Todd) and Adam (Joe Armstrong) in the original Soho Theatre production, July 2003. Click here to read script sample Click here to read reviews Click here to read Guardian Society profile: Fin Kennedy, playwright inspired by social work Click here to buy a copy of the script from Nick Hern Books