{"product_id":"the-sugar-wife-new-edition-paperback","title":"The Sugar Wife (New Edition) - 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\u003eElizabeth Kuti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDublin, 1850. The delicate balance at the heart of an affluent couple's marriage and family business is challenged when two visitors - a former enslaved woman and her emancipator - come to Ireland to speak to the public about trade, money and the abolition of slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the dark side of global commodities, Elizabeth Kuti's's play \u003cem\u003eThe Sugar Wife\u003c\/em\u003e offers an engrossing examination of sexual politics and political morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in 2006. It was first produced by Rough Magic, and performed at Project Arts Centre, Dublin, in 2005, before transferring to Soho Theatre, London. It was revived, in the version published here, at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2024, directed by Annabelle Comyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Kuti\u003c\/strong\u003e is a playwright and lecturer in drama. Her play \u003cem\u003eThe Sugar Wife\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2006 Susan Smith Blackburn Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer plays include: \u003cem\u003eFishskin Trousers\u003c\/em\u003e (Finborough Theatre, 2013; revived at Park Theatre, London, 2017); \u003cem\u003eThe Six-Days World\u003c\/em\u003e (Finborough Theatre, London, 2007); and \u003cem\u003eThe Sugar Wife\u003c\/em\u003e (Rough Magic, Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 2005; Soho Theatre, London, 2006; Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe teaches drama and playwriting at the University of Essex; and is a long-term collaborator with director Robert Price, with whom she founded Lubkinfinds Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219999736057,"sku":"9781839043475","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/przcpg6lnm9781839043475.webp?v=1768170754","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-sugar-wife-new-edition-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}