Modern school life explored in Mogadishu at the Liverpool Playhouse

Jan 26 2012 Flintshire Chronicle

AFTER sell-out runs at London’s Lyric Hammersmith and Manchester Royal Exchange, the new season at the Liverpool Playhouse opens with Vivienne Franzmann’s award-winning Mogadishu.

The production can be seen from January 30-February 4.

A searing account of the tribulations of modern school life, Franzmann’s debut play – which she has adapted as a radio play for BBC Radio 3 - explores the clash of youth, class, race and justice.

Set in an inner-city school, the play follows the story of a well-intentioned white teacher, who finds herself the victim when caught up in a school fight.

While trying to protect a black student from exclusion, the tables are turned as he convinces his friends to spin a story of lies.

Jackie Clune plays Amanda, the teacher at the centre of the drama. Her stage credits include The Belle’s Stratagem, Mama Mia! and Billy Elliot.

Call 0151 709 4776 or visit www.everymanplayhouse.com.