{"product_id":"the-last-return-9781350345713","title":"The Last Return","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I do not organise the ticket queue, it is up to the people in the ticket queue to organise themselves. Have I made myself clear?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2022\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne final night. One last chance. Five people queue for a ticket to the hottest show in town. All they must do is simply wait in line. But what in life is ever simple? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho will triumph, who will fail, and who will walk away with... \u003ci\u003eThe Last Return\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA new play by acclaimed playwright Sonya Kelly (\u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFurniture\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Last Return\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling comedy about conflict, peace and the pursuit of territory at any cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the premiere at Druid Theatre, Galway, in July 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonya Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish Writer. Her first play, \u003ci\u003eThe Wheelchair on My Face, \u003c\/i\u003eproduced by\u003ci\u003e Fishamble, \u003c\/i\u003ewon a Scotsman \u003ci\u003eFringe First Award\u003c\/i\u003e in 2012 and received a \u003ci\u003eCritics' Pick\u003c\/i\u003e in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eHer second play, \u003ci\u003eHow To Keep An Alien\u003c\/i\u003e, produced by \u003ci\u003eRough Magic\u003c\/i\u003e won Best \u003ci\u003eProduction\u003c\/i\u003e at the Dublin Fringe, 2014 and toured Brisbane, Edinburgh, London, New York, and New Zealand.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHer play, \u003ci\u003eFurniture\u003c\/i\u003e, produced by Druid Theatre premiered at the Galway International Arts Festival in 2018 and was revived for a national tour. It received an Irish Writers Guild Award for Best New Theatre Script and the Stewart Parker Award. Her second play for Druid, \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon A Bridge, \u003c\/i\u003ewas live streamed to 14,000 viewers during Covid restrictions. It is currently nominated for a British Writers' Guild Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453642707218,"sku":"9781350345713","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f6c1e5f-16d0-421a-b082-2977a743fd97.jpg?v=1729852731","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-return-9781350345713","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}