{"product_id":"penelope-9781559363877","title":"Penelope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most dazzling wordsmiths of contemporary theater, and one who has a direct conduit to our wanting hearts.\"--\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Superbly talented.\"--Paul Muldoon, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A writer who deserves to be better known in this country.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Walworth Farce\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Electric Ballroom\u003c\/i\u003e--works whose joint publication was named one of the best books of 2009 by \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e--comes an adaptation of Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, as only Enda Walsh could do it. Due to be presented at the Galway Arts Festival by the Druid Theater Company, which launched many of Walsh's other works, \u003ci\u003ePenelope\u003c\/i\u003e focuses not on the titular character awaiting her husband Odysseus' return, but on her gaggle of suitors. The setting is the bottom of a drained swimming pool. The costuming involves Speedos. And topics of conversation include bickering over sausages for the BBQ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnda Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e has been recognized by numerous awards for his plays, which include \u003ci\u003eThe Walworth Farce\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Electric Ballroom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDisco Pigs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBedbound\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmall Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChatroom\u003c\/i\u003e, and the award-winning screenplay for \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420123730194,"sku":"9781559363877","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ef1732b-710b-4a9c-a65e-f0a063076891.jpg?v=1729490291","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/penelope-9781559363877","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}