Playwright In-Sook Chappell, director Jennifer Tang and designer Moi Tran discuss the characters of The Free9.

Discussion centres around how a creative team might go about bringing characters to life on stage, through acting, directing and design choices. One in a series of three films which use interviews to explore the play.

Learning outcomes

The Free9 is a set text for GCSE Drama. This film is designed to support the teaching of this text on the curriculum.

Dorfman Theatre, 2018 (Connections Festival).

The Free9 by In-Sook Chappell; directed by Nell Hardy; music by Nell Hardy, Mia Clifford & Nicola Chang; choreography by Leah Cadogan.

Suitability

Content warning

References to physical violence, drug use and themes some people may find distressing

In-Sook Chappell, Jennifer Tang, Laos Nine, North Korea, new writing, immigration, GCSE Drama, Pearson Edexcel