Wasted is the first play by renowned performance poet Kate Tempest, featuring her trademark lyrical ferocity in a dynamic theatrical work.
Kate Tempest is a poet and rapper from south-east London. Her book, Everything Speaks In Its Own Way, is nominated for The Guardian First Book Award. She has written for the Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC, Amnesty International and Chris Ofili. "One of the most exciting young writers working in Britain today." Huffington Post
An ingenious whole that's funny and true about growing up, getting
wasted and – as they gather round a tree planted to remember their
friend – wasting life. Tempest's writing oscillates between dynamic
poetry that's full of vividly phrased acute observation and
dialogue that's plainer but just as spot-on ... [a] very exciting
new play.
*Guardian*
Tempest is a distinct emerging voice on the poetry and rapping
scene in London ... it’s an often electrifying script filled with
sharp observations on life ... there’s also hope and, without
sentimentality, the play becomes a lesson in when to seize the
day.
*Telegraph*
Kate Tempest is a poet and rapper, jobs whose cadences shine
enticingly through in the punchy rhythms of her writing. Theatre
has borrowed her for her debut play and I heartily suggest we try
to make the arrangement permanent, as Tempest provides a welcome
shot in drama’s arm ... Tempest’s is a talent to be harnessed, not
wasted.
*Evening Standard*
Kate Tempest’s debut Wasted is a punchy, poignant and perceptive
play about life ... The three protagonists may be in their mid-20s
but their sagas and struggles, aspirations and hesitations will
resonate with audiences in generations above and below ... the
characters are so close to home that it regularly strikes a nerve -
and many a funnybone ... Tempest’s writing is smart and electric,
all pith and wit, marking her out as one to watch. This may be her
first play, but her poetry and rap experience shines through in the
accomplished, confident script.
*Stage*
As Ms. Tempest’s gorgeous streams of words flow out, they conjure a
story so vivid it’s as if you had a state-of-the-art Blu-ray player
stuffed into your brain, projecting image after image that sears
itself into your consciousness. Both as writer and performer, Ms.
Tempest stitches together words with such animate grace that
language acquires an almost tactile quality
*New York Times on 'Brand New Ancients'*
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