National Theatre Playscripts: Home

Set in a hostel in London, this play explores the topic of home - what it means to have a home and what makes a home home. Home is a piece of verbatim theatre, using actual interviews, conversations and observations. Through real-life testimonials, songs and music, Nadia Fall sheds light on the topic of homelessness amongst young people.

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Working in partnership with the National Theatre, these new playscripts bring the theatre alive in the classroom. Each play has been carefully selected to ensure maximum impact and relevance to students, while the activities and teaching support are underpinned by National Theatre strategies so that teachers can feel confident using these approaches. Vibrant production images and the 'Making the play' section show how the play is brought to life on stage while the
activities combine a focus on English skills with the play as a perfomance. What does it mean to have a home? What makes a home home? In this verbatim play, Nadia Fall combines
real testimonials with song and music to bring to life the often unheard voices of those people who have nowhere to call home. Focusing on a hostel in inner-city London, Fall introduces the people who are living there and through them explores one of the most pressing contemporary social issues, homelessness amongst young people.