{"product_id":"mojo-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"Mojo and Other Plays - 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\u003eJez Butterworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJez Butterworth burst onto the theatre scene aged twenty-five with Mojo, \"one of the most dazzling Royal Court main stage debuts in years\" (\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e). In addition to \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection contains three of his early plays, two short one-person pieces published here for the first time, and an exclusive interview with the playwright. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e, staged in 1995 but set in the Soho clubland of 1958, \"superbly captures the atmosphere of the infant British rock and roll scene where seedy low-lifers hustle for the big time\" (\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e). It is \"Beckett on speed\" (\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e) by a \"dramatist of obvious talent and terrific promise\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Heron\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) is set in Cambridgeshire Fens amongst assorted oddballs, birdwatchers and the local constabulary. \"It's funny, it's sad, it's haunting and it is also strangely beautiful. Above all, it is quite unlike anything you've ever seen before\" (\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Winterling\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) a gangland fugitive is visited by two associates from the city who have other things on their mind than a jolly reunion. \"The dialogue is testosterone taut, a sense of menace invades every conversation... and as tales of torture and treachery unfold, the black comedy never misses\" (\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe housing estate in \u003ci\u003eParlour Song\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) is \"a place of illicit desire and painful memories, of bad dreams and mysterious disappearances... a play that combines the comic, the erotic and the downright disconcerting with superb panache\" (\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJez Butterworth\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe River, Mojo, The Night Heron, The Winterling, Parlour Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the E. M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Somerset, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJEZ BUTTERWORTH: Plays include \u003ci\u003eJerusalem, Mojo, The Night Heron, The Winterling and Jerusalem. Mojo, The Night Heron\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParlour Song\u003c\/i\u003e have been produced in New York in acclaimed productions at Atlantic Theater Company. He has written and directed two films: \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eBirthday Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). In 2009 he wrote and produced \u003ci\u003eFair Game\u003c\/i\u003e. He is writing the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eLondon Calling\u003c\/i\u003e, about the British punk rock band, the Clash. He has won two Evening Standard Awards and Olivier, Critics Circle, Writers Guild and George Devine Awards. In 2007, he received the E.M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 317\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219239256313,"sku":"9781559364188","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aVk3cWVkUFdQZnIzUCtZVnJsbklWdz09.webp?v=1768165747","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mojo-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}