The Sweethearts
by Sarah Page
by Sarah Page
The Sweethearts is a play about a manufactured girl band and soldiers who find themselves trapped together in a military base in Afghanistan during a time of crisis, exploring themes of heroism and the perceptions of fame.
About The Play
About The Play
A world premiere, originally seen as a staged reading as part of Vibrant 2014 – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights.
Coco, Mari and Helena are The Sweethearts, a manufactured girl band who are rarely off the front page of the tabloids. In need of some positive publicity, they travel to Afghanistan to do a special gig for the troops at Camp Bastion before the base is handed over to Afghan officials. A group of battle weary soldiers, chosen to protect these three beautiful celebrities, eagerly await their arrival. But when there’s an attack on the base, The Sweethearts and the soldiers are thrown together and forced to wait it out in very close quarters…
Marking the first anniversary of the departure of British Troops from Afghanistan after a thirteen year campaign and the deaths of 453 British service personnel, The Sweethearts is a new play about the people we choose to make into our heroes and how we tear them back down…
Suitable for ages 15+
Alongside The Sweethearts, Raise Dark Theatre Company are running the Battle Lines New Writing Programme giving current and ex-service personnel the skills to write a play. All the Battle Lines participants have had little or no previous involvement in the arts and will be mentored by Sarah Page and professional playwrights Miran Hadzic and Sarah Hamilton. Thanks to the support of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Arts Grants Scheme, Battle Lines is completely free for those taking part. On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, after the performance, and free to ticketholders for those performances, there will be a free 40 minutes post-show rehearsed reading of a selection of the Battle Lines writers’ plays.