{"product_id":"the-new-real-9781839043703","title":"The New Real","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of those few brave plays to confront the politics of our world head on. --\u003ci\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the 2000s. We're in a faraway country. Rachel, a stellar American political strategist, and Caro, her British data expert, have been hired to fight a ferocious election, in a place where it's hard to tell what's real and what's fake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey think they're here to teach the Eastern Europeans how to do democracy, but it turns out they're here to learn. And when Rachel's former political partner turns up on the rival side, their showdown threatens to change global politics, from Warsaw to Wisconsin. Forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Real\u003c\/i\u003e is David Edgar's epic, panoramic play about how the political fault-line was redrawn. It is an origin story, for right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Edgar\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading UK playwright and author of many original plays and adaptations. He also pioneered the teaching of playwriting in the UK, founding the Playwriting Studies course at Birmingham University in 1989 and serving as the program's director for a decade. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eHow Plays Work\u003c\/i\u003e (Nick Hern Books, 2009; revised 2021). His plays include: \u003ci\u003eThe New Real\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Shakespeare Company \/ Headlong, 2024); \u003ci\u003eHere in America\u003c\/i\u003e (Orange Tree Theatre, 2024); \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted from the story by Charles Dickens (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017); \u003ci\u003eIf Only\u003c\/i\u003e (Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 2013); \u003ci\u003eWritten on the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (RSC, 2011); a version of Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eThe Master Builder\u003c\/i\u003e (Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 2013); \u003ci\u003eArthur and George\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted from the novel by Julian Barnes (Birmingham Rep and Nottingham Playhouse, 2010); \u003ci\u003eTesting the Echo\u003c\/i\u003e (Out of Joint, 2008); \u003ci\u003eA Time to Keep\u003c\/i\u003e, written with Stephanie Dale (Dorchester Community Players, 2007); \u003ci\u003ePlaying With Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre, 2005); \u003ci\u003eContinental Divide\u003c\/i\u003e (US, 2003); \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e (RSC, 2001); \u003ci\u003eAlbert Speer\u003c\/i\u003e, based on Gitta Sereny's biography of Hitler's architect (National Theatre, 2000); \u003ci\u003eDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e (Birmingham Rep, 1996); \u003ci\u003ePentecost\u003c\/i\u003e (RSC, 1994); \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of the Table\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre, 1990); and \u003ci\u003eMaydays\u003c\/i\u003e (1983). His work for television and film includes adaptations of his play \u003ci\u003eDestiny\u003c\/i\u003e, screened by the BBC in 1978, and \u003ci\u003eThe Jail Diary of Albie Sachs\u003c\/i\u003e, televised by the BBC in 1981, as well the screenplay for the film \u003ci\u003eLady Jane\u003c\/i\u003e (1986). He has also authored several radio plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779029958930,"sku":"9781839043703","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a93cc43a-260f-4a16-8e53-133d680fde3f.jpg?v=1765365197","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-new-real-9781839043703","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}