{"product_id":"1536-paperback","title":"1536 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAva Pickett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKings don't kill their wives alright? It's not--it just don't happen. It doesn't.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTudor England. A field in Essex. Three women hurry to their childhood meeting place, thirsty for gossip from London. Word spreads of a clash between King Henry VIII and his Queen, Anne Boleyn. And closer to home, another rumour threatens to catch fire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs these women realise the parallels between their ordinary, rural lives and the royal drama taking place at a distance, they are faced with several choices, all of which end in violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAva Pickett's play \u003ci\u003e1536\u003c\/i\u003e is a fiendishly smart and funny new play which asks whether female solidarity can survive in a world where barbarism and misogyny are state sanctioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAva Pickett\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer for theatre, film, and television. Her plays include an adaptation of Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e (Rose Theatre, Kingston, 2025) and \u003ci\u003e1536\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida Theatre, London, 2025; winner of the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize). Her work for television includes co-writing on \u003ci\u003eThe Great\u003c\/i\u003e (Hulu\/Channel 4), \u003ci\u003eBrassic\u003c\/i\u003e (Sky) and \u003ci\u003eTen Pound Poms\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC One).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 7.64 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450069401849,"sku":"9781839044205","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/sNZWmJZrZf9781839044205.webp?v=1772046777","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/1536-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}