{"product_id":"jerusalem-9781559364089","title":"Jerusalem","description":"\"An instant modern classic\" - \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the most exciting new plays in ages\" - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jez Butterowrth's gorgeous, expansive new play keeps coming at its audience in unpredictable gusts, rolling from comic to furious, from winsome to bawdy\" - \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Comic, contemporary vision of rural life in England's green and pleasant land.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the morning of the local county fair, Johnny Byron is a wanted man. Local officials want to serve him an eviction notice, his son wants his full attention, and his motley crew of friends wants his ample supply of booze... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter its 2009 premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London, \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play in 2009 and transferred to the West End in 2010. It opened on Broadway in April 2011 at the Music Box Theatre, with Mark Rylance reprising his award-winning performance as Byron. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJez Butterworth\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe River, Mojo, The Night Heron, The Winterling, Parlour Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the E. M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Somerset, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlays include \u003ci\u003eMojo, The Night Heron, The Winterling\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMojo, The Night Heron\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParlour Song\u003c\/i\u003e have been produced in New York in acclaimed productions at Atlantic Theater Company. He has written and directed two films: \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eBirthday Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). In 2009 he wrote and produced \u003ci\u003eFair Game\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2014 he co-wrote the screenplays for \u003ci\u003eEdge of Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGet on Up\u003c\/i\u003e. He is writing the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eLondon Calling\u003c\/i\u003e, about the British punk rock band, the Clash. He has won two Evening Standard Awards and Olivier, Critics' Circle, Writers' Guild and George Devine Awards. In 2007, he received the E.M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52175453978898,"sku":"9781559364089","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22249632-b2c7-42da-9f05-426e1a7afde1.jpg?v=1775559045","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jerusalem-9781559364089","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}