{"product_id":"seagull-9781849434256","title":"Seagull","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We need the theatre, couldn't, couldn't do without it. Could we?\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA successful actress visits her brother's isolated estate far from the city, throwing the frustrated residents unfulfilled ambitions into sharp relief. As her son attempts to impress with a self-penned play, putting much more than his pride at stake, others dream of fame, love and the ability to change their past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChekhov's darkly comic masterpiece is reignited for the 21st century by one of the most exciting new voices in British Theatre, Anya Reiss, Winner of the Most Promising Playwright at both the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnya Reiss wrote her first play when she was 14, as a member of the Royal Court Theatre's Young Wrtiers' Programme. Her debut play, \u003ci\u003eSpur of the Moment\u003c\/i\u003e (written when she was 17) opened at the Royal Court Theatre in 2010. Anya won the Most Promising Playwright Award at the 2010 Evening Standard Awards, Best New Play at the 2010 TMA Awards and Most Promising Playwright at the 2010 Critics' Circle Awards. He latest play, \u003ci\u003eThe Acid Test\u003c\/i\u003e, opened at the Royal Court in May 2011 and received rave reviews. She also contributed to the Bush Theatre's \u003ci\u003eSixty Six Books\u003c\/i\u003e in 2011 and the Old Vic's Children's Monologues in 2010. She has also written the play \u003ci\u003eForty Five Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e for the 2013 National Theatre Connections.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506516824338,"sku":"9781849434256","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bfaf039e-2167-4284-829a-3da3f88f48cd.jpg?v=1748730529","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seagull-9781849434256","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}