Gone Too Far!
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Gone Too Far!

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Nigeria, England, America, Jamaica; are you proud of where you're from? Dark skinned, light skinned, afro, weaves, who are your true brothers and sisters?
When two brothers from different continents go down the street to buy a pint of milk, they lift the lid on a disunited nation where everyone wants to be an individual but no one wants to stand out from the crowd.
A debut work produced at the Royal Court Theatre in February 2007 as part of its Young Writers Festival, Gone Too Far! is a comic and astute play about identity, history and culture. portraying a world where respect is always demanded but rarely freely given.
Set on a London housing estate it depicts the experience of young multicultural Londoners and the issues of identity and culture that both unite and divide the characters.
Gone Too Far! premiered at the Royal Court Theatre as part of its Young Writers Festival on 2 February 2007. It was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, 2008.

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Publisher
Methuen Drama
Year
2008
ISBN
9781408141304
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Drama
Index
Literature
We 
are 
brothers, 
and 
you 
act 
like 
we 
are 
from 
different 
countries,
different 
worlds.
Yemi
We 
are.
Blackout.
Scene 
Seven
It 
is 
early 
evening, 
and 
Yemi
and 
Ikudayisi
are 
still 
out 
on 
the 
estate.
They 
have 
finally 
got 
the 
milk 
and 
are 
heading 
home. 
They 
have 
been 
to
a
chicken-and-chips 
shop, 
too, 
and 
are 
eating 
on 
the 
way. 
Yemi
spots 
Blazer
and 
pushes 
Ikudayisi
behind 
him 
so 
it 
looks
like 
they 
are
not 
walking 
together. 
He 
quickens 
his 
pace 
and 
tries 
to 
act
cool.
Blazer
What’s 
up, 
blud?
Yemi
I’m 
cool, 
man. 
Ikudayisi 
(
in 
dodgy 
American 
accent
) 
Yeah, 
what’s 
poppin?
Yemi
AHHH, 
MAN!
He 
gives 
Ikudayisi
a 
dirty 
look. 
Blazer
laughs.
Blazer
Who 
is 
dis?
Yemi
Erm 
. 
. 
. 
Ikudayisi 
(
dodgy 
American 
accent
)
His 
older 
brother.
Blazer
I 
never 
knew 
you 
had 
a 
brother.
Yemi
I 
wish 
I 
never.
Blazer
What?
Yemi
Long 
story 
– 
he 
just 
come 
from 
Nigeria.
Blazer
(
to 
Ikudayisi
)
Ba 
wo 
ni.
[Hi.]
Yemi
What?
Ikudayisi 
(
goes 
to 
nudge 
Blazer
)
Fellow 
Nigerian, 
how 
now?
48
Gone 
Too 
Far!

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