achieves the uncommon feat of being difficult to watch yet easy to love' - Guardian 'Very impressive.

Anna Jordans Bruntwood Prize-winning play, Yen explores a childhood lived without boundaries and the. the dynamic range of Jordan's writing is extraordinary. Description for Yen (NHB Modern Plays) Paperback. In this episode of The NHB Playgroup Q&A Podcast, we spoke to Anna Jordan about her hard-hitting but tender drama Yen, winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2013. leaves a lump in the throat that won't go down' - Time Out ' brutal but tender study of brotherhood. The NHB Playgroup from Nick Hern Books brings you one free play to read and discuss each week, followed by a Q&A with the writer. what's most remarkable about Anna Jordan's writing is the taut mixture of incipient violence and utter, heart-wrenching tenderness' - Exeunt Magazine ' terrifying, witty, and compassionate study of the awful penalties of growing up alone and without boundaries' - Independent 'A savage study of two teenage boys abandoned by society.

'To say that Yen is absorbing would be an understatement. This edition of Yen was published alongside the Royal Court Theatre production in January 2016. Anna Jordan's play Yen won the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, before transferring to the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2016. Sometimes their mum Maggie visits, usually with empty pockets and empty promises. They're home alone in Feltham with their dog Taliban playing PlayStation, streaming porn, watching the world go by. Anna Jordan's Bruntwood Prize-winning play, Yen explores a childhood lived without boundaries and the consequences of being forced to grow up on your own.

Yen by Anna Jordan