Bouncing Back
- Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
- 3M, 10F
- ISBN: 9780573114229
Bouncing Back follows a group of women returners to the game of Netball, the trials and tribulations of their training sessions, group bonding, getting sponsorship, tough coaching, and the stress of organizing 'me time'.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Dramatic Comedy
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set, Opportunity for Spectacle
- Cautions: Alcohol, Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Bouncing Back follows a group of women returners to the game of Netball, the trials and tribulations of their training sessions, group bonding, getting sponsorship, tough coaching, and the stress of organizing 'me time'.
Will the team get fitter? Will they ever win a game? Will the coach ever find true love? And why do they all worship someone called Tracey?
Stephanie Tait Editor of the official England Netball fanzine, attended the shows premiere in 2016 and wrote:
Will the team get fitter? Will they ever win a game? Will the coach ever find true love? And why do they all worship someone called Tracey?
Stephanie Tait Editor of the official England Netball fanzine, attended the shows premiere in 2016 and wrote:
"On 29th June I went to see the opening night of Gail Young's comedy drama Bouncing Back. The play follows a diverse group of women with different stories and reasons for coming back to Netball. The characters are brilliant -- funny and endearing. They support each other and voice concerns that we can all relate to... the audience quickly gets behind the team and their wonderful coach as they begin to train and look forward to their first match. We see the difficulties of getting to training and securing funding, along with heartache and newfound happiness. The ladies idolise Manchester Thunder and the England Coach Tracey Neville, and it is their passion for the sport that unites the audience and the characters. There are thousands of women across the country who have gone back to Netball, passionately supporting each other and their favourite teams. To see this played out on stage is an entertaining and moving reminder of our ability to bounce back, make new friends and achieve new goals..."
For production shots and an insight on the play's development and premiere see the open Facebook page for Bouncing Back and the website.
For production shots and an insight on the play's development and premiere see the open Facebook page for Bouncing Back and the website.
Premiere Production:
Bouncing Back premiered as a Gail Young Production 29th June to 2nd July, 2016 at The Forum Studio Theatre in Chester.
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 10F
- Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast
- Casting Notes: Multi-generational casting is possible in the squad of women returners to Netball, with ages ranging from 19 to mid-forties. The same is true of the three male characters in the show.
Trisha is a self-employed Netball coach. Her husband passed away a couple of years ago, and she is struggling to juggle work, money, and being a single mum to her teenage daughter. Strong character with a hard exterior and soft interior. Passionate about the sport and her role in developing women returners to Netball.
Confirmed bachelor. Meets Trisha who reminds him a lot of his mum (who was also a single mother). He is the caretaker/manager of the local run down sports hall, initially skeptical about how the Back 2 Netball initiative is going to work out... Will the girls win him round? First love is football.
GA - Goal Attack. Big mates with Janet (they are old school friends). Has been dragged to the initial training session by Janet as they both played Netball at school. Lacks confidence at first but rediscovers her love for the game.
WD - Wing Defence. Old school pal with Kath. Works in a bank and thinking of starting a Netball team at work. Persuades Kath to come along to the Back 2 Netball sessions with her.
GS - Goal Shooter. ASBO - the nickname says it all. Single. Competitive. Has issues. She is an ex-soldier who is suffering from PTSD but has refused counselling. Has a drinking problem.
GD - Goal Defence. A born organizer. She has secured the funding to start the Back 2 Netball training sessions and hired Trisha to coach the group. Mum of young twins and wife of the needy John. The rock of the team and a natural choice for team captain.
WA - Wing Attack. The glamour girl of the team. In denial about the aging process and in love with her nails. Has a young daughter and a hubby who wants her to stay as fit and trim as possible.
Super sub. Angie has taken a year out from university as she has been ill with Glandular Fever. Now at home with Mum and Dad and recovering. Youngest member of the squad but wiser than her years. Attends the training sessions with the encouragement of her next door neighbour Sarah.
C - Centre. A nurse. Working mum. Fit with loads of energy which is why she is made the Centre in the team. Caring individual. Revisiting the game she loves.
Substitute. Overweight. Mother of teenagers. Lacking self-confidence. But absolutely loves the game of Netball and hero worships Tracey Neville -- the England Coach -- and Manchester Thunder. Desperate to get fit, lose weight and be part of the team.
GK - Goal Keeper. Divorced. Calls a spade a spade. Sister-in-Law to Anna which is how she found out about the Back 2 Netball training sessions. Needs to get out there after her divorce and focus on other things.
Minor role but very important in the final scene of Act 1. Slightly pompous local Councillor who loves all the attention he receives from the Netball Players at the photo shoot for the local press.
Local photographer in Act 1 organizing a rowdy and excited Netball squad for their first photo shoot in their new team strip for the local press. Bit of a jack the lad type. Will double up as the DJ in the Manchester Thunder scene at the end of Act 2.
Can double up with the actors playing either Councillor Drake or Rob Evans.
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