{"product_id":"the-real-imagined-history-of-the-elephant-man-9781839042508","title":"The Real \u0026 Imagined History of the Elephant Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eArriving from his East Midlands beginnings into a London thick with the grime of industrialization, Joseph Merrick is an anomaly. In a city of factories that churn out uniformity, there is no place for someone like him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Merrick and the city are evolving into something new. We follow him through the workhouse, the freak show and the hospital, as he searches for acceptance in a society that just wants to stare at him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful, angry and surprising, Tom Wright's acclaimed play imagines an alternative history of the person who came to be known as 'the Elephant Man'. It restores Joseph Merrick to the center of his own story: a man fighting for his right to be and to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Real \u0026amp; Imagined History of the Elephant Man\u003c\/em\u003e was first performed at Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre, before receiving its European premiere at Nottingham Playhouse in 2023, directed by Stephen Bailey, and supported by a grant from The Royal Theatrical Support Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Australian theatre writer, mostly known for his adaptations and translations. He was born and educated in Melbourne. He was a member of Barrie Kosky's Gilgul Theatre in the 1990s, was Associate Director of Sydney Theatre Company 2004-2012, and is currently Associate Artist at Belvoir, Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis plays and adaptations include \u003cem\u003eThe Real \u0026amp; Imagined History of the Elephant Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePicnic at Hanging Rock\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Journal of the Plague Year\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Caucasian Chalk Circle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUbu\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Is a True Story\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLorilei\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBabes in the Wood\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTense Dave\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Lost Echo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCriminology\u003c\/em\u003e (with Lally Katz), \u003cem\u003eTales from the Vienna Woods\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Women of Troy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe War of the Roses\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Duel\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBaal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOptimism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOresteia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOn the Misconception of Oedipus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Histrionic\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Black Diggers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929059266834,"sku":"9781839042508","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c511a1a8-2a65-4602-890a-f9656aff7be4.jpg?v=1739030565","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-real-imagined-history-of-the-elephant-man-9781839042508","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}