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Author Turnly, Francis, author

Title Harajuku girls / Francis Turnly
Edition First edition
Published London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 90 pages)
Series Modern plays
Methuen modern plays.
Summary "I don't know a girl who hasn't been groped on a train. There's always someone trying to cop a feel. Might as well get paid for it. On Jingu Bridge in Tokyo, teenage girls dress in cosplay outfits for fun, fashion, and the fantasy of being someone else, but for Mari, Keiko and Yumi, their schooldays are over ... In a race to escape from overbearing parents, stifling dead-end jobs and economic deprivation, they find their way to Kabukicho, a district of panty shops, love hotels and image clubs, where every aspect of the body and soul can be bought and sold. Only they can decide how far they're willing to go. As the three young women grow up and apart, they tread a dangerously fine line between empowerment and victimhood as they struggle to pursue their dreams, despite the obstacles that society and tradition put in their way. A fascinating and ambitious play about adolescence, independence and sexuality set in the colourful, fascinating world of Japanese cosplay and style, Harajuku Girls premiered at the Finborough Theatre, London, in February 2015"--About the play
Notes Compatible with accessibility standards for most Level A (Priority 1) and AA (Priority 2) success criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) developed by the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C)
Subject Young women -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama
Street life -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama
Manners and customs.
Street life.
Young women.
SUBJECT Harajuku (Tokyo, Japan) -- Social life and customs -- Drama
Subject Japan -- Tokyo.
Genre/Form Drama.
Drama.
Théâtre.
Form Electronic book
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