{"product_id":"ballyturk-paperback","title":"Ballyturk - 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\u003eEnda Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The relationship between words and movement in Enda Walsh's new play, in which two weirdly innocent men are trapped in an endless knockabout farce, is more seamless than any Irish dramatist since Beckett.\" -- \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mr. Walsh's words in this case are there to feed the adrenaline rush of the event as a whole... you don't so much as see Ballyturk as you surrender to it.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Delirious and captivating...this is thrilling theatre, visceral and cerebral, hilarious and sad.\" -- \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI thought we knew everything there was to know . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lives of two men unravel over the course of ninety minutes. Where are they? Who are they? What room is this, and what might be beyond the walls? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGut-wrenchingly funny and achingly sad, and featuring jaw-dropping moments of physical comedy, \u003ci\u003eBallyturk\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious, profound and tender work from one of Ireland's leading playwrights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of our most innovative and beguiling writers, \u003cb\u003eEnda Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five Edinburgh Fringe First Award-winning plays, including \u003ci\u003eThe Walworth Farce\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Electric Ballroom\u003c\/i\u003e. His other plays include \u003ci\u003ePenelope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003emisterman\u003c\/i\u003e and the book for the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical \u003ci\u003eOnce\u003c\/i\u003e. He also wrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Cam ra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnda Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award-winning Irish playwright. He lives in London. His work has been translated into over twenty languages and has been performed internationally since 1998. His recent plays include \u003ci\u003eBallyturk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRoom 303\u003c\/i\u003e at the 2014 Galway International Arts Festival; \u003ci\u003eMisterman\u003c\/i\u003e, presented by Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival in Ireland, London and New York (2011-2012); and several plays for Druid Theatre Company, including \u003ci\u003ePenelope\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been presented in Ireland, America and London, from 2010-2011, \u003ci\u003eThe New Electric Ballroom\u003c\/i\u003e, which played Ireland, Australia, Edinburgh, London, New York and LA from 2008-2009, and \u003ci\u003eThe Walworth Farce\u003c\/i\u003e, which played Ireland, Edinburgh, London and New York, as well as an American and Australian tour, from 2007-2010. He won a Tony Award in 2012 for writing the book for the musical \u003ci\u003eOnce\u003c\/i\u003e, seen on Broadway, in the West End and on a US tour. His other plays include \u003ci\u003eDelirium\u003c\/i\u003e (Theatre O\/Barbican), which played Dublin and a British tour in 2008; \u003ci\u003eChatroom\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre), which played at the National Theatre and on tour in Britain and Asia (2006-2007); and \u003ci\u003eThe Small Things\u003c\/i\u003e (Paines Plough), which played London and Ireland (2005). His early plays include \u003ci\u003eBedbound\u003c\/i\u003e (Dublin Theatre Festival) and \u003ci\u003eDisco Pigs\u003c\/i\u003e (Corcadorca). His film work includes \u003ci\u003eDisco Pigs\u003c\/i\u003e (Temple Films\/Renaissance) and \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e (Blast\/FILM4), winner of the Camera d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219253674233,"sku":"9781559364935","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/V04xMTFmU0xhTnRqTjEyQUlOODZrQT09.webp?v=1768165780","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ballyturk-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}