Review

Run, Rebel

Naomi Holcombe takes a look at Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann.
 
Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann
Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann

I rarely get to read plays with teenage female characters at their heart and even more rarely are these young Indian sportswomen. Run, Rebel is a great young adult novel, transformed into a compelling, fast-paced play.

The play explores the story of Amber, who is an extremely talented runner, but her emotionally and physically abusive father won't let her be part of the team. Her parents can't speak English, her mother works long hours for very little money, her sister has left the family home, and her father is drinking himself further and further into a rage due to the horrors he faced as a child. Her best friends are leading very different lives to her, permitted freedoms she is entitled to.

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