{"product_id":"whisky-galore-paperback","title":"Whisky Galore - 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\u003eCompton MacKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Goulding\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1955 and the Pallas Players, an all-female theatre company, are putting on a play: \u003cem\u003eWhisky Galore\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey transport us back to 1943 on the Scottish islands of Great and Little Todday, where the whisky supply has dried up because of the war, leaving tensions running high. Relief seems to be at hand when a ship carrying 50,000 bottles of whisky is wrecked just offshore. Then it's every thirsty man for himself as the islanders try to rescue as many bottles as possible before stuffy Captain Waggett of the Home Guard can put a stop to their fun.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst performed in a touring production by Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Hull Truck Theatre and New Vic Theatre, \u003cem\u003eWhisky Galore\u003c\/em\u003e combines rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an array of hilarious characters for any female-led theatre company.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition includes an introduction by Philip Goulding, notes on the characters, and the original music by Alan Edward Williams that accompanied the premiere production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompton Mackenzie\u003c\/strong\u003e (1883-1972) was a writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and lifelong Scottish nationalist. He was one of the co-founders in 1928 of the Scottish National Party. He was knighted in 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Goulding\u003c\/strong\u003e is a playwright and screenwriter. His work includes a stage adaptation of Compton Mackenzie's \u003cem\u003eWhisky Galore\u003c\/em\u003e (Oldham Coliseum \/ Hull Truck \/ New Vic Stoke, 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219755778297,"sku":"9781848428492","price":38.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/04hYscBLIB9781848428492.webp?v=1768170163","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/whisky-galore-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}