{"product_id":"the-methuen-drama-book-of-21st-century-british-plays-9781408123911","title":"The Methuen Drama Book of 21st Century British Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Methuen Drama Book of 21st Century British Plays\u003c\/i\u003eshowcases five of the best new plays from the first decade of the twenty-first century. A perfect reminder of the relevance, vitality and innovation of British theatre, this collection represents some of the most exciting plays to emerge in recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Penhall's\u003c\/b\u003e multi-award-winning \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlue\/Orange\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas heralded as 'one of the best new plays in the National's history' (\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e). Set in a mental hospital it provides a riveting exploration of racism, health and power, and was the winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2001. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElmina's Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby\u003cb\u003e Kwame Kwei-Armah, \u003c\/b\u003eabout gun crime and the struggle to make a living on Hackney's Murder Mile, marked the emergence of a major new writing talent. 'An exquisite tragi-comedy for our times' (\u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cb\u003eNeilson's \u003ci\u003eRealism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e dramatises the everyday life and increasingly bizarre fantasies and thoughts of its protagonist with comic zeal and inspired inventiveness. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGone Too Far!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eexplores a London community divided by race and prejudice. The first play to be written about the London 7\/7 terrorist bombings, \u003cb\u003eSimon Stephens' \u003ci\u003ePornography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003etells seven entwining stories of people's lives during the day leading up to the catastrophic event.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Penhall\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003ePenhall Plays: 2 \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2008. \u003cb\u003eKwame Kwei-Armah\u003c\/b\u003e's first collection of plays was published in July 2009. \u003cb\u003eAnthony Neilson: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeilson Plays: 2\u003c\/i\u003e published in 2008. \u003cb\u003eBola Agbaje\u003c\/b\u003e had her first play \u003ci\u003eGone Too Far!\u003c\/i\u003e produced at the Royal Court in 2007. \u003cb\u003eSimon Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e won the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2005. \u003ci\u003eStephens Plays 2\u003c\/i\u003e published in 2009. Editor \u003cb\u003eAleks Sierz \u003c\/b\u003eis the theatre critic of \u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e and a freelance theatre reviewer and writer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572283965714,"sku":"9781408123911","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62db689d-a41f-4ad4-b962-fea5591b624e.jpg?v=1755858676","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-methuen-drama-book-of-21st-century-british-plays-9781408123911","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}