{"product_id":"mcdowall-plays-1-paperback-1","title":"McDowall Plays: 1 - 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\u003eAlistair McDowall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first collection from groundbreaking playwright Alistair McDowall\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003ean exceptionally talented and fast-rising writer\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eStill only in his twenties, this writer is surely going places. Whatever he dreams up next, his name will almost certainly be in lights at the Royal Court soon, if not at the National Theatre.\u003ci\u003e\" (The Times) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving won a Judges Award at the Bruntwood Prize in 2011 and been shortlisted for the Writers' Guild Best Play Award in 2013, Alistair McDowall is one of the most exciting playwrights of this generation.\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe anthology features the play that brought McDowall to people's attention, \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Adventures, \u003c\/i\u003eup to his latest major play, \u003ci\u003ePomona\u003c\/i\u003e, that received ecstatic reviews, transferred to the National Theatre, and hailed him as one of the most important playwrights of this generation.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIt also includes two previously unpublished plays. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Exchange\/Live Theatre, 2013) is a fast paced tale of brotherhood, addiction and breaking the laws of physics. It won McDowall a Bruntwood Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaptain Amazing\u003c\/i\u003e (Live Theatre, 2013) is a funny and poignant one-man show that thrusts us into the life of Britain's only part-time superhero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTalk Show\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court, 2013) is black comedy about talking and transmission. It was premiered as part of the Royal Court's Open Court season and has not previously been published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePomona \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama\/Orange Tree Theatre, 2014) is a sinister and surreal thriller, which takes as its setting Manchester's Pomona - an abandoned concrete island at the heard of the city; a place where journeys end and nightmares are born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe anthology is introduced by the author and includes a foreword by Olivier-award-winning playwright Simon Stephens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlistair McDowall grew up in the North East of England. \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded a Bruntwood Prize in 2011 and was developed as part of the Young Writers Festival 2012 at the Royal Court. Other plays include \u003ci\u003eTalk Show\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court)\u003ci\u003e, Captain Amazing\u003c\/i\u003e (Live Theatre) and Pomona (Royal Welsh College\/Orange Tree Theatre). He has been a writer on attachment with the Royal Court, Paines Plough, and the National Theatre Studio (Summer 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219445793017,"sku":"9781350007420","price":41.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OFQxd2FsRm1XSUcwV1lMOVZNZnhCdz09_aa669b24-4951-48a6-8ceb-b0def766af99.webp?v=1768166214","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mcdowall-plays-1-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}