{"product_id":"dolphins-and-sharks-9781786822925","title":"Dolphins and Sharks","description":"Three employees of Harlem Office, New York, a neighbourhood copy shop where promotions are rare, raises are even rarer, and racism is often on display...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolphins and Sharks\u003c\/i\u003eis set in a mundane copy shop, but paints a brutal picture of life as an employee. The boss, Mr Timmons, is never on stage, but his orders must be obeyed by his staff. When one staff member is given the chance to move up to manager, friendships are tested and loyalty turns out to be less valuable than cold hard cash.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon cutbacks and office politics have everyone fighting to keep their jobs and their sanity. \"Encapsulating the cruelty of 21st-century capitalism in one retail outpost, Tyler conveys a gut-level understanding of this world in which more and more is expected for less and less.\" (\u003ci\u003eTheatermania\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDolphins and Sharks has been performed to critical acclaim Off-Broadway and at the Finborough Theatre in London\/\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Tyler\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning playwright who holds a MFA in Film from Howard University and a MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University where his concentration was Playwriting.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359053021458,"sku":"9781786822925","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_259eb44d-3db1-408c-aea9-255a569f00b5.jpg?v=1749577644","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dolphins-and-sharks-9781786822925","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}