{"product_id":"dublin-gothic-9781350620858","title":"Dublin Gothic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn prize 2026.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecause everyone has a story to tell.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDublin Gothic is a loser's history of the city and its people, told through a joyous mix of literary styles. This extraordinary tragicomedy follows three generations of residents in one Dublin 1 house across a century of social upheaval. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the backdrop of a transforming city and teeming with Dublin wit and character, generations of losers tumble through time, struggling against the villain of circumstance to create a shadow history of a city both strange and familiar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the production at the Abbey Theatre in November 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Bergin\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and actor from Dublin who makes original work for Screen, Audio and Theatre. Barbara trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre, TCD. Writing credits include \u003ci\u003eLove is the Drug \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Clinic \u003c\/i\u003e(RTÉ), and \u003ci\u003eOn the Couch \u003c\/i\u003e(TV3) which she also directed. Plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e for The National Archives UK and \u003ci\u003e14 Voices from the Bloodied Field\u003c\/i\u003e at the Abbey. She is the recipient of an Irish Times Irish Theatre award, a Markievicz award and a Commemoration Bursary from the Abbey Theatre.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51998123589906,"sku":"9781350620858","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66704cd6-4fc1-4c2e-8f96-54d5495be57a.jpg?v=1770140084","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dublin-gothic-9781350620858","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}