JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS
Jumping Through Hoops won the 1997 St Martins Youth Arts Centre "Be Your Best" Young Playwrights Competition. The play is a comedy/cabaret about youth unemployment and job hunting. It uses music and satire to explore the difficulties faced by today's young job seekers. It follows the experiences of a young university graduate called Kate, who supposedly has everything society demands of young job seekers - education, confidence, looks, a good middle-class background, etc. The play follows the way in which job-hunting gradually erodes Kate's self-esteem and confidence, and how she works to overcome this. Cast number is 8 or 17 (including 5 extra females and 4 extra males).
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