{"product_id":"anatomy-of-a-suicide-9781350200777","title":"Anatomy of a Suicide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Alice Birch's new play is scored like a piece of music ... It is an extraordinary echoing text, full of pain and strange beauty. The three stories play out simultaneously on stage, the dialogue from one scene overlapping with the other two in a manner that borders on the choral ... Birch has provided a text that explores these ideas in a formally invigorating way.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree generations of women. For each, the chaos of what has come before brings with it a painful legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful, unflinching look at a family afflicted with severe depression and mental illness. Presented as a triptych of plays performed side by side, this groundbreaking play reverberates with audiences and readers. Published for the first time in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, this edition features a brand new introduction by Ava Davies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Birch'\u003c\/b\u003es previous work at the Royal Court includes \u003ci\u003ePeckham: The Soap Opera\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRevolt\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eShe Said. Revolt Again\u003c\/i\u003e (RSC). Other credits include: \u003ci\u003eWe Want You To Watch\u003c\/i\u003e (National), \u003ci\u003eThe Lone Pine Club \u003c\/i\u003e(Pentabus), \u003ci\u003eLittle Light\u003c\/i\u003e (Orange Tree), \u003ci\u003eLittle on the Inside\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida \/ Clean Break), \u003ci\u003eSalt\u003c\/i\u003e (Comedie de Valence), \u003ci\u003eMany Moons\u003c\/i\u003e (Theatre 503), \u003ci\u003eFlying the Nest\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC Radio 4) and \u003ci\u003eLady Macbeth\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC Films \/ BFI \/ Creative England). Alice was the co-winner of the 2014 George Devine Award for \u003ci\u003eRevolt. She said. Revolt Again\u003c\/i\u003e and winner of the Arts Foundation Award for Playwriting 2014.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724770414866,"sku":"9781350200777","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a63f22f9-b4e1-4cf5-ae5f-4d5351abddb2.jpg?v=1770135037","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/anatomy-of-a-suicide-9781350200777","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}