{"product_id":"midsummer-mischief-four-radical-new-plays-9781783191574","title":"Midsummer Mischief: Four Radical New Plays","description":"A volume of four new plays as part of the RSC's \u003ci\u003eMidsummer Mischief\u003c\/i\u003e by Alice Birch, E. V. Crowe, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Abi Zakarian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe writers had the famous quote by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, \"Well-behaved women seldom make history\" as an initial provocation and each writer has responded to this line in a unique and distinctive way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContents: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ant and the Cicada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by Timberlake Wertenbaker \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mysterious investor has set his sights on a prime piece of Greek real estate. Owned by two sisters whose lives and beliefs are at odds, and with debts rising all the time, the property's future is uncertain. In a Greek tragedy, everybody loses. Through the struggle between two very different sisters for control of their family home, Timberlake Wertenbaker's new play explores why we are willing to let the home of art and democracy crumble as the rest of Europe looks on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevolt. She said. Revolt again.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by Alice Birch \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlice Birch examines the language, behaviour and forces that shape women in the 21st century and asks what's stopping us from doing something truly radical to change them. Winner of the George Devine Award for Most Promising New Playwright 2014 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI can hear you\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by E.V. Crowe \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTommy is dead. It's always tragic when they die young. People have posted loads of nice stuff on his Facebook page. His sister Ruth has returned for the funeral and wants to get it just right. Proper cutlery and a good spread. The send-off he deserved, and certainly better than they managed when mum died. The following Sunday Ruth's plans to leave again are interrupted as the doorbell rings and in walks a still very much dead, Tommy. E.V. Crowe's naturalistic supernatural play examines what the possibilities are for the women in Tommy's family, and questions if it's as easy for everyone to reveal what it is they want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is not an exit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by Abi Zakarian \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou wake up, tied to a radiator. Your hands are bound and there is a bag over your head. You know you should fight, but you don't know how or against whom. But you can't have it all: where would you put it? Abi Zakarian's new play is a funny and ferocious drama about the absurdity at the heart of modern womanhood, and what really stands in the way of fulfilment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5822471\"\u003eAlice Birch\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-364378\"\u003eTimberlake Wertenbaker\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5610719\"\u003eE. V. Crowe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783191574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783191570\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-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC032000\"\u003eGender Studies\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimberlake Wertenbaker\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Britain's most celebrated playwrights and is currently the Chair in Playwriting at the University of East Anglia, artistic adviser to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and on the council of the Royal Society of Literature. She has written and translated over 40 plays including \u003ci\u003eOur Country's Good\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOur Ajax\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Birch\u003c\/b\u003e received the Arts Foundation Award for Playwriting in 2014 and was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize 2013. Her plays include \u003ci\u003eOpen Court - Soap Opera\u003c\/i\u003e (part of Royal Court's Open Court Season); \u003ci\u003eLittle on the Inside\u003c\/i\u003e (part of Almeida Festival 2013); \u003ci\u003eLife for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMany Moons\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eE.V. Crowe\u003c\/b\u003e's most recent play \u003ci\u003eVirgin\u003c\/i\u003e played at the Watford Palace Theatre. Her other plays include \u003ci\u003eLiar, Liar\u003c\/i\u003e (Unicorn Theatre), \u003ci\u003eHero\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKin\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Theatre), for which E. V Crowe was shortlisted for the Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbi Zakarian\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six full-length plays including \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Yards\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwifter, Higher, Stronger\u003c\/i\u003e; she is one of the playwrights-in-residence for the Schoolwrights scheme in East London.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589071958253,"sku":"9781783191574","price":23.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0d87876f-5213-4727-ba18-c78c51cf5527.jpg?v=1702234509","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/midsummer-mischief-four-radical-new-plays-9781783191574","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}