Junkyard - NHB Modern Plays (Paperback)

'A touching tale... an engagingly ramshackle musical'

'A rallying cry for the celebration of imagination, and the value of that above all. It is warm and funny, and I can imagine it could be inspiring to young people who need to be reminded that their voice matters'

'This is not your usual West End musical fare. The songs here flow in and out of the dialogue effortlessly and add subtle depth and warmth to the characters'

'A joyful musical for school misfits... left me smiling throughout as it celebrates the right of children and young people to turn their individual lives into an adventure through physical and imaginative play'

'Highly entertaining... [has an] anarchic, playful free-form spirit... Thorne's script is genuinely funny and poignant while composer Stephen Warbeck's score has its pulse on the ska revival of the late '70s populated by those such as Bad Manners and Suggs. It also feels, in its mixing of everyday dialogue to music, akin to the understated beauty of London Road'

'A heartfelt new musical... energetic and fun... like Jacqueline Wilson meets Skins'