| Title | : | My Dad's Gap Year (Modern Plays) |
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| ISBN | : | 1350117552 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781350117556 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 88 |
| Publication | : | Published February 20, 2019 |
This is the story of Dave; a dad in mid-life freefall who takes his repressed, gay, teenage son William on a wild adventure to Thailand. Gay love, straight love, trans love, buddy-love, drinking games and beer bellies. Fasten your seat belts, it's gonna be a mad one!
My Dad's Gap Year (Modern Plays) Reviews
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1.5, rounded up.
Wright's latest play,
Undetectable was so awful it only merited one star -- this earlier one was marginally better - and the risque cover merits a half star all on its own. But as in the other play, Wright's dialogue is never naturalistic, and veers between lame sit-com 'jokes' and melodramatic hysterics. And although kudos for creating a trans role for a Thai actor - Mae is not only a bit of a cliche, but speaks in a semi-offensive pidgin English. Characters do complete 180 turns without proper motivation; the mum character is largely superfluous and most of her scenes are of her checking in by telephone; the father's alcoholism is treated lightly at one moment, then as a serious addiction the next; and the ending is rushed and unsatisfying. Pretty dismal.
https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/th...
https://fabukmagazine.com/my-dads-gap....
