{"product_id":"dealers-choice-paperback","title":"Dealer's Choice - 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\u003ePatrick Marber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlay the man, not the cards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSunday night. Stephen hosts a weekly poker game in the basement of his failing London restaurant. All the usual suspects are there; the chef, the waiters, the errant son...but tonight a stranger has come to play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Marber's acclaimed 1995 debut won the Evening Standard Award (Best Comedy) and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award (Best West End Play). \u003ci\u003eDealer's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e has since been performed in more than 50 cities across the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated edition with a new introduction by Patrick Marber was published to coincide with the 30th anniversary production at the Donmar Warehouse in April 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Marber\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, screenwriter and director. His first play, \u003ci\u003eDealer's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered at the Royal National Theatre, London, in February 1995. It won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy and the Writers' Guild Award for Best West End Play. \u003ci\u003eCloser\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Royal National Theatre in May 1997. It won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy and the Critics' Circle Award and Laurence Olivier Award for Best Play. \u003ci\u003eHoward Katz\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Royal National Theatre, London, in September 2001. Patrick Marber has also written extensively for television and radio including \u003ci\u003eAfter Miss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC, 1995). His recent work as a director includes \u003ci\u003eLeopoldstadt\u003c\/i\u003e (Wyndham's\/Longacre - Broadway) for which he won a Tony Award for Best Director of a play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220182352121,"sku":"9781350577671","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/p15IsShpDk9781350577671.webp?v=1768174354","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/dealers-choice-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}