I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won't Die
Author | : Mark Wheeller |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 81 |
Release | : 2017-02-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781350011304 |
ISBN-13 | : 1350011304 |
Rating | : 4/5 (304 Downloads) |
Download or read book I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won't Die written by Mark Wheeller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'd had a conversation specifically with Dan about ecstasy. It's one of the things you do as a parent, isn't it? Wear your helmet when you're out on your bike, you know, don't take drugs. To be honest, I was more worried about him being safe on his bike than at a party with his friends. The words of the title are the last ones spoken by sixteen-year-old Daniel Spargo-Mabbs to his mother. One evening in January 2014, Daniel's parents thought he was going to a friend's house. He actually attended an illegal rave and later died after taking MDMA. That fateful evening is told through the words of his school friends and family, divided into two hard-hitting acts in Mark Wheeller's verbatim play. I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won't Die was commissioned by the charity set up in Daniel's memory to raise awareness about the danger of party drugs. It is a fast-paced, tragic, vibrant piece of verbatim theatre, which should engage teenage readers, audiences and performers alike.