{"product_id":"the-buddha-of-suburbia-9781350512818","title":"The Buddha of Suburbia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred. Almost.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSouth London in the late seventies. High unemployment, high inflation, food shortages and strikes. But despite the winter of discontent, 17-year-old Karim's life is about to explode into glorious technicolour as he navigates a path to enlightenment. Or at the very least, Beckenham. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmma Rice adapts the award-winning 1990 novel, which was later turned into an acclaimed TV series, with Hanif Kureishi. On stage it becomes an irresistible, heart-breaking and joyful exploration of family, friends, sex, theatre and, ultimately, belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the RSC in April 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Rice \u003c\/b\u003eis the proud and excited Artistic Director of her new company, Wise Children. She adapted and directs the company's forthcoming \u003ci\u003eBagdad Cafe\u003c\/i\u003e, and previous productions Angela Carter's \u003ci\u003eWise Children\u003c\/i\u003e (The Old Vic\/UK tour) and Enid Blyton's \u003ci\u003eMalory Towers\u003c\/i\u003e (Bristol Passenger Shed\/UK tour).?For the ENO she directed \u003ci\u003eOrpheus in the Underworld. \u003c\/i\u003eAs Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe (2016-18), she directed \u003ci\u003eRomantics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Little Matchgirl\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(and Other Happier Tales)\u003c\/i\u003e. For the previous 20 years, she worked for Kneehigh as an actor, director and Artistic Director. Her productions for Kneehigh include: \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Lovers of Vitebsk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTristan \u0026amp; Yseult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Bride\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wooden Frock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCymbeline\u003c\/i\u003e (in association with RSC), \u003ci\u003eA Matter of Life and Death\u003c\/i\u003e (in association with the National Theatre), \u003ci\u003eRapunzel\u003c\/i\u003e (in association with Battersea Arts Centre); \u003ci\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e (in association with David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers Productions); \u003ci\u003eDon John\u003c\/i\u003e (in association with the RSC and Bristol Old Vic); \u003ci\u003eWah! Wah! Girls\u003c\/i\u003e (in association with Sadler's Wells and Theatre Royal Stratford East for World Stages); and \u003ci\u003eSteptoe and Son\u003c\/i\u003e. Notable engagements elsewhere: the West End production of \u003ci\u003eThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOedipussy\u003c\/i\u003e (Spymonkey); \u003ci\u003eThe Empress\u003c\/i\u003e (RSC); and \u003ci\u003eAn Audience with Meow Meow\u003c\/i\u003e (Berkeley Repertory Theatre).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901533589778,"sku":"9781350512818","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_709f7baa-f2f1-402c-b4da-8e20fb37a4a6.jpg?v=1738429099","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-buddha-of-suburbia-9781350512818","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}