{"product_id":"city-stories-paperback","title":"City Stories - 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\u003eJames Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happens when someone tells you that you're the answer to the riddle of life?\u003cbr\u003e What happens when a stranger in Starbucks gives you something that will change your world forever?\u003cbr\u003e What happens if the world starts to fall asleep, hour by hour?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCity Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a new type of cabaret drama, a sequence of interwoven love stories, and a love-letter to London. Composed up of five discrete yet interwoven stories, each taking the form of a monologue or duologue, and performed with specifically composed songs, \u003ci\u003eCity Stories\u003c\/i\u003e looks at a variety of experiences of love and loss via a range of people living in the UK's capital. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElegantly written and beautifully constructed, these pieces look at the varieties of love and how it might save us, showing James Phillips's writing at his very best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eCity Stories\u003c\/i\u003e received its world premiere at St James's Theatre, London, in 2013 and has since gone on to establish a year-long residency at the theatre.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e is a British playwright and director. Educated at St Catherine's College, University of Oxford, Phillips's first play, \u003ci\u003eThe Rubenstein Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), won both the John Whiting Award and the TMA Award for Best Play. He was also a recipient of the National Arts Endowment Award for his first professional production as a director, \u003ci\u003eObserve the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme\u003c\/i\u003e (Pleasance, London). He is a selector for the NSDF and wrote a new adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows \u003c\/i\u003efor the NSDF Ensemble, performed at Latitude Festival. Other plays include\u003ci\u003e The Little Fir Tree\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eHidden in the Sand \u003c\/i\u003e(2013). \u003ci\u003eThe White Whale, \u003c\/i\u003ea site-specific piece adaption of \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e staged in Leeds Dock, played to huge audiences throughout its 2014 production by Slung Low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452270293241,"sku":"9781474245562","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/T2ocDil6kV9781474245562.webp?v=1779947645","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/city-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}