{"product_id":"david-ireland-plays-1-half-a-glass-of-water-the-end-of-hope-ulster-american-cyprus-avenue-sadie-paperback","title":"David Ireland Plays 1: Half a Glass of Water; The End of Hope; Ulster American; Cyprus Avenue; Sadie - 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\u003eDavid Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Playwright David Ireland challenges people to draw lines between what they find funny and what they find outrageous'\u003c\/i\u003e (Sydney Morning Herald)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis first collection of plays by David Ireland brings together three of his most successful hits that have enjoyed numerous productions around the world alongside two previously unpublished plays: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalf a Glass of Water: '\u003c\/i\u003eThe dialogue is brutal and tender, horrific and humorous ... this is a tough, challenging work, undercut by Ireland's trademark black humour, which asks questions of what a successful post-conflict society looks like.' (\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe End of Hope: '\u003c\/i\u003eA freewheeling, majestically entertaining, all-too-brief hour that touches on everything from religion and identity to body dysmorphia' (\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCyprus Avenue: '\u003c\/i\u003eThe most shocking play on the London stage ... a blackly comic examination of sectarian hatred - and a subversive drama that has never been more relevant' (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUlster American: '\u003c\/i\u003eWhat a brave, savage writer David Ireland is! There are moments in this play that are so shockingly provocative, so laugh-out-loud funny while simultaneously curl-into-a-ball-and cringe-worrying that I found my mouth was actually open. He can't go there, I thought. And then he did.' (\u003ci\u003eWhatsOnStage\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSadie: '\u003c\/i\u003eA fascinating account of one woman, her troubles and the Troubles\u003ci\u003e.' \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eIrish News\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Ireland was Playwright-in-Residence at the Lyric Theatre Belfast 2011-12. He won the Stewart Parker Award and the Meyer-Whitworth Award in 2012 and was shortlisted for the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright 2016. He won the James Tait Black Prize Award for \u003ci\u003eCyprus Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e is from Belfast and trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. His first play, WHAT THE ANIMALS SAY, was produced at Oran Mor, Glasgow in 2009. His other plays include EVERYTHING BETWEEN US (Tinderbox, Belfast) which won the Stewart Parker Award and the Meyer-Whitworth Award, THE END OF HOPE (Oran Mor), HALF A GLASS OF WATER (Field Day), YES SO I SAID YES (Ransom Productions, Belfast), CAN'T FORGET ABOUT YOU (Lyric, Belfast) and I PROMISE YOU SEX AND VIOLENCE (Northern Stage, Newcastle). In 2015, he adapted Lorca's BLOOD WEDDING for Dundee Rep and Graeae. His 2016 play CYPRUS AVENUE (Royal Court London\/Abbey Theatre Dublin\/Public Theatre NYC) won the Irish Times Award for Best New Play and the James Tait Black Award for Drama and in 2018 ULSTER AMERICAN (Traverse, Edinburgh) won a Scotsman Fringe First, the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh award and the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland Award for Best New Play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48704349798649,"sku":"9781350320307","price":37.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Q-DlYpgWKS9781350320307.webp?v=1784811894","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/david-ireland-plays-1-half-a-glass-of-water-the-end-of-hope-ulster-american-cyprus-avenue-sadie-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}