{"product_id":"1536-9781839044205","title":"1536","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKings don't kill their wives alright? It's not--it just don't happen. It doesn't.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTudor England. A field in Essex. Three women hurry to their childhood meeting place, thirsty for gossip from London. Word spreads of a clash between King Henry VIII and his Queen, Anne Boleyn. And closer to home, another rumour threatens to catch fire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs these women realise the parallels between their ordinary, rural lives and the royal drama taking place at a distance, they are faced with several choices, all of which end in violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAva Pickett's play \u003ci\u003e1536\u003c\/i\u003e is a fiendishly smart and funny new play which asks whether female solidarity can survive in a world where barbarism and misogyny are state sanctioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAva Pickett\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer for theatre, film, and television. Her plays include an adaptation of Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e (Rose Theatre, Kingston, 2025) and \u003ci\u003e1536\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida Theatre, London, 2025; winner of the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize). Her work for television includes co-writing on \u003ci\u003eThe Great\u003c\/i\u003e (Hulu\/Channel 4), \u003ci\u003eBrassic\u003c\/i\u003e (Sky) and \u003ci\u003eTen Pound Poms\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC One).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52038958383378,"sku":"9781839044205","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45678457-2862-4c5b-ab3b-cf429ddff502.jpg?v=1771343446","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/1536-9781839044205","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}