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Full
Frontal In November 2001, Full Frontal Theatre staged Michael Hastings' reworking of his startling play, Full Frontal. Following popular and critical acclaim, Full Frontal Theatre is planning a national tour of the production in Autumn 2002. "This controversial and captivating play takes racism by the balls and shoves it into the spotlight" The Voice Gabriel wants to join the British National Party. The only problem is he's black! "nobody sent me round from the Commission of Racial Equality as a practical joke" A black comedy with a sting in the tail, FULL FRONTAL examines questions of race and racism in Britain in a disarmingly funny and dangerously direct way. In a reworking which takes account of recent riots in Oldham and Leeds, this production of FULL FRONTAL draws a parallel between the racial tensions of the 1970s and those of 2002. "what I want is to join them. Then they can't say I'm not on their side"
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