Burning Up
As 2011 comes to an end, Maisie looks back on her extraordinary year. She turned fifteen, met the love of her life and spent four months in detention following the London riots.
By Rebecca Lenkiewicz
It's Monday 5th December, and Maisie steps out of a Secure Children's Centre. She's had an extraordinary year - she turned fifteen, met the love of her life, and then spent four months in detention following the London riots. Rebecca Lenkiewicz's hard-hitting drama tells her story.
Cast:
Maisie . . . . . Danielle Vitalis
Dad . . . . . Danny Sapani
Sonia . . . . . Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Scott . . . . . Richie Campbell
Simon . . . . . Carl Prekopp
Mrs Moon . . . . . Adjoa Andoh
Susan . . . . . Tracy Wiles
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
Studio Manager: Anne Bunting
Editors: Colin Guthrie and Anne Bunting
Production Co-Ordinator: Jessica Brown.
Rebecca Lenkiewicz writes for the stage, radio and televsion. Previous work includes: Her Naked Skin, which premiered on the Olivier Stage at the National Theatre in 2008; The Painter on the life of JMW Turner at the Arcola in 2011; and Blue Moon Over Poplar at the Soho Theatre in 2006.
Danielle Vitalis is an actress whose recent work include roles in the plays Dream Pill (Underbelly), Dancing Bears (Latitude Festival), and Holloway Jones (Synergy). Film credits include the sci-fi comedy Attack The Block.
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