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OverviewA funny and foreboding play about what happens when gaming and military technology collide. Seventeen-year-old student Adrian has a serious habit - playing military shooters on his computer games console. Single mum Maggie wants him to study Classics at uni and stop locking himself in his room pwning* n00bs**. With the help of computer geek Tom, Maggie deciphers gaming lingo in an attempt to reconnect with Adrian. But when a revolutionary new technology Tom has invented gets picked up by the Ministry of Defence, their lives are rocketed from the virtual to the actual battlefield. Paul Jenkins' play First Person Shooter was first staged at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 2010. *Pwn – (verb) to kill, to annihilate, or to totally dominate your opponent **n00b – (noun) a novice or somebody unskilled at a particular game 'A substantial, ambitious play of ideas...a play for today that’s also a rare theatrical treat for game-heads. Bullseye!' — Telegraph 'The play has emotional heart and entertainment value. First Person Shooter is smart and driven – if this is grim reality, let's have more.' — Birmingham Post Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul JenkinsPublisher: Nick Hern Books Imprint: Nick Hern Books Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.120kg ISBN: 9781848421417ISBN 10: 1848421419 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 30 September 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'A substantial, ambitious play of ideas...a play for today that's also a rare theatrical treat for game-heads. Bullseye!' * Telegraph * 'The play has emotional heart and entertainment value. First Person Shooter is smart and driven - if this is grim reality, let's have more.' * Birmingham Post * Author InformationPaul Jenkins' is a British author of plays including Island Hopping' (Belarus Free Theatre, Minsk) and Natural Selection, winner of the King's Cross New Writing Award (Bayerisches Staatschauspiel, Munich, and Theatre503, London). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |