{"product_id":"the-glow-9781350329843","title":"The Glow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople find me. When it's dark.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1863. An asylum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA woman locked in a windowless cell, with no memory as to who she is, or how she arrived there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen spiritualist medium Mrs Lyall requires a new assistant, this nameless woman seems the perfect candidate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as the woman's past begins to reveal itself, so do new powers neither are prepared for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlistair McDowall's haunting new play \u003ci\u003eThe Glow\u003c\/i\u003e was the 2018 Pinter Commission, an award given annually by Lady Antonia Fraser to support a new commission at the Royal Court Theatre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Royal Court Theatre in January 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlistair McDowall \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in the North East of England. Plays include: \u003ci\u003eThe Glow \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Royal Court Theatre 2022); all of it (Royal Court Theatre 2020); Zero for the Young Dudes! \u003c\/i\u003e(National Theatre Connections 2017); \u003ci\u003eX\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Theatre 2016); \u003ci\u003ePomona\u003c\/i\u003e (RWCMD\/Gate 2014; Orange Tree Theatre\/Royal Exchange\/National Theatre 2014\/5); \u003ci\u003eTalk Show\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Theatre 2013); \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Young Writers' Festival 2012; Royal Exchange, Manchester and Live Theatre, Newcastle 2013) and \u003ci\u003eCaptain Amazing\u003c\/i\u003e (Live Theatre, Newcastle and Edinburgh Fringe 2013; UK tour 2014). He is a MacDowell fellow, and a recipient of the Harold Pinter Commission. His work has been translated and produced internationally.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452934656274,"sku":"9781350329843","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad92de35-91f6-4bfd-b998-943c97363679.jpg?v=1729828422","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-glow-9781350329843","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}