{"product_id":"cold-water-9781350515765","title":"Cold Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen I'm walking with her the whole time I'm imagining I'm with someone else.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho do you imagine?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou, sometimes.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter university, Emma moves back in with her parents in Hertfordshire and gets a job at her old school, assisting in the Drama department. Before long, she's spending every day in the studio with Matt, her boss. Matt decides to teach Emma everything he knows, and Emma feels her life starting to change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilippa Lawford's \u003ci\u003eCold Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a play about wanting things so much you can't do anything about them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Park Theatre in May 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilippa Lawford \u003c\/b\u003eis a London-based playwright and director. She has been directing plays on the fringe for the last few years and she trained as a writer with the John Burgess Playwriting Course and an MSt in Writing for Performance from Cambridge University. Philippa has worked as an assistant director (\u003ci\u003eSaviour\u003c\/i\u003e, Jermyn Street Theatre) and reader (Finborough Theatre, ETPEP award) alongside her writing and directing work. \u003ci\u003eIkaria \u003c\/i\u003ewas her first full-length play, which originally premiered at the Old Red Lion Theatre in November 2022 before returning for a UK tour in September 2023.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50870383804690,"sku":"9781350515765","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b047e392-ed38-470f-b268-1891a05b3fed.jpg?v=1737803264","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cold-water-9781350515765","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}