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Full Frontal is a one-man, one-act play by English writer Michael Hastings. It premièred at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in 1979 with Winston Ntshona performing and Rufus Collins directing, and was revised by the author for a production at Ovalhouse in 2001.

Plot

The play is a monologue by Gabriel Nkoke - a man born in Nigeria but raised almost all his life in England. He describes himself as "the new type of man. I'm neither here, nor there" - delivered to an unseen representative of the National Front, which Gabriel is at first seen trying to join because he agrees with their racialist agenda.

Critical reception

The play was received favourably by critics and described as "Swiftian".

Notes

1. Three Plays by Michael Hastings. London, Penguin Books, 1980. ISBN 0140481583
2. Ovalhouse website
3. Alan Strachan, "Michael Hastings: Writer best known for 'Tom and Viv'" (obituary), The Independent, 30 November 2011.

References

• Plays and Players, Issue 2, Issue 26. Hansom Books, 1979.
• The Listener, Volume 101. British Broadcasting Corporation, 1979.
• Race Today. Institute of Race Relations, 1981.

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