DNA

Description

This new Student Edition of Dennis Kelly’s popular play DNA contains introductory commentary and notes by Clare Finburgh Delijani, which gives an in-depth analysis of the play’s context and themes.

As well as the complete text of the play, this new Methuen Drama Student Edition includes:·

An introduction to the playwright and social context of the play·

Discussion of the context, themes, characters and dramatic form·

Overview of staging and performance history of the play·

Bibliography of suggested primary and secondary materials for further study.

Dennis Kelly’s play DNA centres on friendship, morality and responsibility in odd circumstances. When a group of young friends are faced with a terrible accident, they deliberately make the wrong choices to cover it up and find themselves in an unusually binding friendship where no one will own up to what they’ve done.