Little Criminals: a screenplay - Softcover

Foon, Dennis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0921368623 ISBN 13: 9780921368625

Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press, 2003

Synopsis

They're eleven. They steal. They trash and burn other people's homes, and some even end up as killers. "...derives its gritty authenticity from the interviews and first-hand encounters that are a part of Dennis Foon’s homework - homework that has made him this country’s most convincing and successful creator of stage work for young audiences..." —The Toronto Star.

About this title

About the Author:

Dennis Foon was born in Detroit, Michigan but has lived the majority of his life in Vancouver, B.C. He has degrees from the Universities of Michigan and British Columbia. Founding Artistic Director of Green Thumb Theatre, Foon has written more than 20 award-winning plays produced in Canada and internationally for adults and young people. Upon leaving Green Thumb in 1988, he began writing screenplays and novels, which now occupy most of his time. Among other, he has won the CBC Literary Award, 1985 for The Short Tree and the Bird That Could Not Sing; the British Theatre Award, 1986 for Invisible Kids and the Chalmers Award, 1987, for Skin. His screenplay, Little Criminals, was broadcast on CBC television in 1996.

Review:

â Derives its gritty authenticity from the interviews and first-hand encounters that were a part of Dennis Foonâ s homeworkâ ¦ homework that has made him this countryâ s most convincing and successful creator of stage work for young audiences.â
- The Toronto Star

About this edition

• Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0921368623
• ISBN 13: 9780921368625
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144