{"product_id":"lucy-prebble-plays-1-the-sugar-syndrome-enron-the-effect-a-very-expensive-poison-9781350175099","title":"Lucy Prebble Plays 1: The Sugar Syndrome; Enron; The Effect; A Very Expensive Poison","description":"\u003cp\u003eLucy Prebble is one of Britain's foremost writers for the stage and screen. This eagerly anticipated play collection brings together her landmark plays for the first time, showcasing her work from 2003 to 2019. Beginning with her George Devine Award-winning play \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e it continues through her explosive look at the biggest financial scandal in history, concluding with her pointed dramatization of the one of the most shocking news stories of the 2010s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sugar Syndrome (2003) \u003c\/i\u003eDani is on a mission. She's just 17, hates her parents, skives college and prefers life in the chatrooms. What she's looking for is someone honest and direct. Instead she finds Tim, a man twice her age, who thinks she is 11 and a boy. What seems at first to be a case of crossed wires, ends up as an unlikely, and unsettling friendship between the two, which culminates in a shocking, and morally challenging revelation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnron (2009) \u003c\/i\u003eOne of the most infamous scandals in financial history became a theatrical epic in \u003ci\u003eEnron\u003c\/i\u003e, a dazzling exposition of the shadowy mechanisms of economic deceit. Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy and surreal metaphor, \u003ci\u003eEnron\u003c\/i\u003e follows a group of flawed men and women in a narrative of greed and loss which reviews the tumultuous 1990s, and the financial chaos which has spilled over into the new century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Effect (2012) \u003c\/i\u003e a clinical romance. Two young volunteers, Tristan and Connie, agree to take part in a clinical drug trial. Succumbing to the gravitational pull of attraction and love, however, Tristan and Connie manage to throw the trial off course, much to the frustration of the clinicians involved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Very Expensive Poison (2019) \u003c\/i\u003eA shocking assassination in the heart of London. In a bizarre mix of high-stakes global politics and radioactive villainy, a man pays with his life. At this time of global crises and a looming new Cold War, \u003ci\u003eA Very Expensive Poison\u003c\/i\u003e sends us careering through the shadowy world of international espionage from Moscow to Mayfair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12013243\"\u003eLucy Prebble\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350175099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350175099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA003000\"\u003eEuropean | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011030\"\u003eTheater | Playwriting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Prebble\u003c\/b\u003e lives in London\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHer smash-hit play\u003ci\u003e, Enron\u003c\/i\u003e, transferred to the West End and Broadway in 2010 after sell out runs at both the Royal Court and Chichester Festival Theatre. In addition to the huge critical acclaim it has received, \u003ci\u003eEnron\u003c\/i\u003e also won the award for best New Play at the prestigious TMA Theatre Awards, and was shortlisted for the Evening Standard Award 2009. Lucy created the TV series \u003ci\u003eSecret Diary of a Call Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Billie Piper, which enjoyed three series and was sold to Showtime, the major US channel famed for its daring dramas. Lucy won the prestigious George Devine Award 2004 for her outstanding debut play \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e Syndrome in May 2004, followed by the TMA Award for Best New Play in October 2004. She also won the 2004 Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. Lucy was also nominated for the Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Olivier Awards 2004, shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award 2003 and nominated for the prestigious Evening Standard Charles Wintour Most Promising Playwright Award 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44706875179245,"sku":"9781350175099","price":33.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d6f40751-da7b-4859-9d4a-5abc691abff8.jpg?v=1703960215","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/lucy-prebble-plays-1-the-sugar-syndrome-enron-the-effect-a-very-expensive-poison-9781350175099","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}