{"product_id":"karagula-paperback","title":"Karagula - 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\u003ePhilip Ridley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA doorway to a new future is ready to open. We are the hinge of that moment. We will let the door swing wide.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a beautiful spring evening - when both moons are full - two teenagers vow eternal love. It is a moment that will have cataclysmic consequences. Not just for them, but for the world on which they live. A world where Prom Night is a matter of life or death, where weapons are grown and trained like pets, and where a chosen few are hearing a voice. A voice that speaks of ... Karagula. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilip Ridley's extraordinary, form-shattering \u003ci\u003eKaragula \u003c\/i\u003eis a play of epic proportions. Written in a fractured timescale, it explores our constant need to find meaning. To believe we're here for a reason. To have faith in something. Faith in ... anything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaragula \u003c\/i\u003ereceived its world premiere on 10 June 2016 at a secret London location in one of the largest productions ever staged in the Off-West End.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Ridley \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in the East End of London. He studied painting at St Martin's School of Art and his work has been exhibited widely throughout Europe and Japan. As well as three books for adults (\u003ci\u003eCrocodilia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn The Eyes of Mr Fury\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFlamingos in Orbit)\u003c\/i\u003e - and the highly acclaimed screenplay for the The Krays feature film (winner of the Evening Standard Best Film of the Year Award) - he has written eleven adult stage plays: the seminal \u003ci\u003eThe Pitchfork Disney\u003c\/i\u003e, the multi award-winning T\u003ci\u003ehe Fastest Clock in the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGhost from a Perfect Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVincent River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMercury Fur, Leaves of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePiranha Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTender Napalm \u003c\/i\u003e(nominated for the London Fringe Best Play Award), Shivered (nominated Off-West End Best New Play Award), \u003ci\u003eDark Vanilla Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of an Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award) and \u003ci\u003eRadiant Vermin\u003c\/i\u003e, plus several plays for young people: \u003ci\u003eKaramazoo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFairytaleheart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoonfleece \u003c\/i\u003e(named as one of the 50 Best Works About Cultural Diversity by the National Centre for Children's Books), \u003ci\u003eSparkleshark \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBrokenville\u003c\/i\u003e (collectively known as \u003ci\u003eThe Storyteller Sequence\u003c\/i\u003e), and a play for the whole family, \u003ci\u003eFeathers in the Snow \u003c\/i\u003e(shortlisted for the Brian Way Best Play Award). He has also written books for children, including \u003ci\u003eScribbleboy \u003c\/i\u003e(shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal), \u003ci\u003eKasper in the Glitter\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the Whitbread Prize), \u003ci\u003eMighty Fizz Chilla \u003c\/i\u003e(shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award), \u003ci\u003eZinderZunder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVinegar Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZip's Apollo\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestseller \u003ci\u003eKrindlekrax \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of both the Smarties Prize and WH Smith's Mind-Boggling Books Award), the stage play of which - adapted by Ridley himself - was premiered at the Birmingham Rep Theatre in 2002. He has also directed three feature films from his own screenplays: \u003ci\u003eThe Reflecting Skin\u003c\/i\u003e - winner of eleven international awards (including the prestigious George Sadoul Prize) - \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Darkly Noon \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Best Director Prize at the Porto Film Festival) and \u003ci\u003eHeartless \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of The Silver Meliers Award for Best Fantasy Film). For the latter two films, Philip Ridley co-wrote a number of original songs, one of which, \u003ci\u003eWho Will Love Me Know?\u003c\/i\u003e (performed by P.J. Harvey), was voted BBC Radio 1's Top Film Song of 1998 and has since been covered by the techno-house band Sunscreem (as \u003ci\u003ePlease Save Me\u003c\/i\u003e), becoming both a club and viral hit. In 2010 Ridley, along with song-writing collaborator Nick Bic?t, formed the music group Dreamskin Cradle and their first album, \u003ci\u003eSongs from Grimm\u003c\/i\u003e, is available on iTunes, Amazon and all major download sites. Philip Ridley is also a performance artist in his own right, and his highly charged readings of his ongoing poetry sequence \u003ci\u003eLovesongs for Extinct Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e (first embarked on when he was a student) have proved increasingly popular in recent years. In 2012 What's On Stage named him a Jubilee Playwright (one of the most influential British writers to have emerged in the past six decades). Philip Ridley has won both the Evening Standard's Most Promising Newcomer to British Film and Most Promising Playwright Awards. The only person ever to receive both prizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452212293881,"sku":"9781350016101","price":29.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Hd1mdXXz-R9781350016101.webp?v=1779947553","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/karagula-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}