A collection of seven plays by Scottish writers; selected and introduced by Philip Howard; artistic director of Edinburghs Traverse Theatre. A companion volume to the earlier Scot-Free. Contains: Wormwood by Catherine CzerkawskaDepicts a family caught up in the Chernobyl disaster. Brothers of Thunder by Ann Marie Di MambroA young; HIV-positive man takes refuge with a Catholic priest. Passing Places by Stephen GreenhornA road movie for the stage. One Way Street by David GreigA one-man show set in Berlin. Quelques Fleurs by Liz LochheadA short two-hander about a childless couple. One Good Beating by Linda McLeanA blackly comic play about two siblings who take revenge on their bullying father. Lazybed by Iain Crichton SmithA man refuses to get out of bed one morning.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Both interesting and amusingBy C. GriffithSpoiler alert: The author succeeded; mostly; in making his toaster; although he ended up making the exterior from some plastic trash he found rather than from petroleum (turns out making plastic on your own is much more difficult than smelting metal) and I dont think he managed a return spring to pop out the toast when done.Mr. Thwaites was a British art student at the time he undertook to make a toaster from the raw ingredients as a school project and in order to demonstrate how dependent we are upon a complicated web of supply of hard to refine raw ingredients; all of which require considerable energy expenditure to both extract and process. I found his travails in finding ingredients (iron ore; etc.) and processing them amusing; and his larger point interesting.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very highly recommended for everyone; regardless of your interests.By K.T. PortlandEye opening account reveals how smart we are NOT and gives an eye opening; disappointing insight into recycling.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Nice read; thought-provoking; shortBy PBFTWe need people to remind us of the magnitude of the giants upon whose shoulders we stand. Thomas Thwaites does a nice job of describing his journey to see just how far weve come and how astonishingly much technology and knowledge goes into even the simplest product that we take for granted. A good and thought-provoking read; especially recommended for middle and high school students.My only quibble is that the author was clearly a grad student with limited time and budget. The book is short; and I found myself wishing that hed had more time to explore and especially to write about some of the details that get little mention. Buy the book - perhaps hell be able to do a more expansive sequel.
