{"product_id":"the-it-paperback","title":"The It - 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\u003eVivienne Franzmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA teenage girl has something growing inside her. She doesn't know what it is, but she knows it's not a baby. It expands. It has claws. Eventually it takes over the entirety of her body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one must know about it. She has to keep its presence, its possession of her, concealed. She pulls away from her friends. She refuses to speak, in case \"The IT\" is heard. But she can't contain it forever. Sooner or later something's got to give...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in the style of a direct-address documentary, Vivienne Franzmann's \u003cem\u003eThe IT\u003c\/em\u003e is a darkly comic state-of-the-nation play exploring adolescent mental health and the rage within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten specifically for young people, the play formed part of the 2021 National Theatre Connections Festivals and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK. It offers opportunities for a large, flexible cast of any size and mix of genders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivienne Franzmann\u003c\/b\u003e was a teacher who took up playwriting after winning the Bruntwood Playwriting award in 2008 with her first play, \u003cem\u003eMogadishu\u003c\/em\u003e, which also won the 2010 George Devine Award and was first staged at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther plays include: \u003cem\u003eThe IT\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre Connections festival, 2020); \u003cem\u003eBodies\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2017); \u003cem\u003ePests\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court, Royal Exchange Manchester and Clean Break, 2014); and \u003cem\u003eThe Witness\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court, 2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has written for Channel 4, BBC 1, Radio 4 and Radio 3. In 2014, she was awarded a BAFTA for her short film for children, \u003cem\u003eLizard Girl.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219822887161,"sku":"9781839040375","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RzJ4WEtlTjRjWTY5a01yVlZqUFdXdz09.webp?v=1768170323","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-it-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}