The National Theatre Connections series has been a great resource for new texts for young people's performance. The ten plays are presented by the best modern playwrights each year, whose brief is to write for young people, and The Free9 is from the 2018 collection.
At the heart of the play are nine teenagers try to leave North Korea, dreaming of a new life where they might achieve fame and fortune, or even just be able to eat ice cream in South Korea. The danger is far from over; they encounter a character called Big Brother who may or may not be able to help their cause.
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