{"product_id":"birdland-paperback-3","title":"Birdland - 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\u003eSimon Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything can be quantified. All worth can be quantified. Artistic worth. Human worth. Material worth. Everything. Some food is simply better than other food. Isn't it? Some clothes are better than other clothes. Aren't they?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last week of a massive international tour and rock star Paul is at the height of his fame. Everybody knows his name. Whatever he wants he can have. He can screw anybody he wants to. He can buy anything he desires. He can eat anything. Drink anything. Smoke anything. Go anywhere. As the inevitability of the end of the road looms closer and a return home becomes a reality, for Paul the music is starting to jar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirdland \u003c\/i\u003ereceived its world premiere at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs on 3 April 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e began his theatrical career in the literary department of the Royal Court Theatre, where he ran its Young Writers' Programme. His plays for theatre include \u003ci\u003eBluebird \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Court Theatre, London, 1998, directed by Gordon Anderson); \u003ci\u003eHerons \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Court Theatre, 2001); \u003ci\u003ePort \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 2002); \u003ci\u003eOne Minute\u003c\/i\u003e (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2003 and Bush Theatre, London, 2004); \u003ci\u003eChristmas \u003c\/i\u003e(Bush Theatre, 2004); \u003ci\u003eCountry Music\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 2004); \u003ci\u003eOn the Shore of the Wide World\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Exchange Theatre and National Theatre, London, 2005); Motortown (Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, 2006); \u003ci\u003ePornography \u003c\/i\u003e(Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hanover, 2007; Edinburgh Festival\/Birmingham Rep, 2008 and Tricycle Theatre, London, 2009);\u003ci\u003e Harper Regan\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre, 2008); \u003ci\u003eSea Wall \u003c\/i\u003e(Bush Theatre, 2008\/Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 2009); \u003ci\u003eHeaven \u003c\/i\u003e(Traverse Theatre, 2009); \u003ci\u003ePunk Rock\u003c\/i\u003e (Lyric Hammersmith, London, and Royal Exchange Theatre, 2009); \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Ubu \u003c\/i\u003e(Essen Schauspielhaus\/Toneelgroep Amsterdam, 2010); \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky \u003c\/i\u003e(co-written with David Eldridge and Robert Holman; Lyric Hammersmith, London, 2010); \u003ci\u003eMarine Parade\u003c\/i\u003e (co-written with Mark Eitzel; Brighton International Festival, 2010); T5 (Traverse Theatre, 2010); \u003ci\u003eWastwater \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, 2011); \u003ci\u003eMorning \u003c\/i\u003e(Lyric Hammersmith, 2012); an adaptation of\u003ci\u003e A Doll's House (\u003c\/i\u003eYoung Vic, 2012); an adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre, 2012); and \u003ci\u003eBlindsided \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Exchange, 2014) . His radio plays include \u003ci\u003eFive Letters Home to Elizabeth\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC Radio 4, 2001) and \u003ci\u003eDigging\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC Radio 4, 2003). His screenwriting includes an adaptation of Motortown for Film4 (2009); the two-part serial \u003ci\u003eDive \u003c\/i\u003e(with Dominic Savage) for Granada\/BBC (2009); and a short film adaptation of \u003ci\u003ePornography \u003c\/i\u003efor Channel 4's 'Coming Up' series (2009). Awards include the Pearson Award for Best New Play, 2001, for \u003ci\u003e Port\u003c\/i\u003e; Olivier Award for Best New Play for \u003ci\u003eOn the Shore of the Wide World\u003c\/i\u003e, 2005; and for \u003ci\u003eMotortown \u003c\/i\u003eGerman critics in Theater Heute's annual poll voted him Best Foreign Playwright, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219295551737,"sku":"9781472587671","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/M2Z3cFhDNC9wdndvNTFURVhkNzJNUT09_f084bebc-023d-4f7b-ad4b-358773c94736.webp?v=1768165878","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/birdland-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}