{"product_id":"to-have-and-to-hold-9781350448544","title":"To Have and to Hold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe talks about going to Switzerland, to that place where you pay them to kill you... And I say \"go! It'll do you good. Broaden your horizons...you've never been abroad!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter sixty years of marriage, happily settled into their retirement village in Yorkshire, Jack and Florence have elevated bickering almost to the status of high art. That said, they're otherwise getting along fine with the support of a cousin and the hilarious interventions of the man known locally as 'Rhubarb Eddie'. But will their anxious son, shuttling between London and LA, and their errant daughter, contemplating a move to Australia, leave them to live out their days in peace? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Bean's uproarious new comedy tackles the prickly problem of dealing with ageing parents who just don't want to be dealt with. This edition was published to coincide the world premiere at London's Hampstead Theatre, in October, 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Bean\u003c\/b\u003e: In 2011 Richard became the first playwright to win the Evening Standard Award for Best Play for two plays, \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Man, Two Guvnors\u003c\/i\u003e. The New York production of \u003ci\u003eOne Man, Two Guvnors\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the 2012 Outer Critics' Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play. His credits include \u003ci\u003eKiss Me\u003c\/i\u003e (Hampstead), \u003ci\u003eThe Nap\u003c\/i\u003e (Sheffield Crucible), \u003ci\u003eGreat Britain\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre), \u003ci\u003eMade in Dagenham: The Musical\u003c\/i\u003e (Adelphi Theatre) and \u003ci\u003ePitcairn\u003c\/i\u003e (Chichester Minerva Theatre\/Shakespeare's Globe). Richard's other work includes \u003ci\u003eUnder the Whaleback\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court. George Devine Award 2002), \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic\u003c\/i\u003e (The Royal Court. Evening Standard Best New Play 2011), \u003ci\u003eHoneymoon Suite\u003c\/i\u003e (Pearson Play of the Year), \u003ci\u003eHarvest\u003c\/i\u003e (Critic's Circle Best New Play), \u003ci\u003eThe House of Games\u003c\/i\u003e (from David Mamet's film), a new version of Moliere's \u003ci\u003eThe Hypochondriac\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Fellah\u003c\/i\u003e (Out of Joint), \u003ci\u003eEngland People Very Nice\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe Mentalists\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe English Game\u003c\/i\u003e (Headlong), \u003ci\u003eUp on Roof\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePub Quiz is Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Hull Truck), \u003ci\u003eIn the Club\u003c\/i\u003e (Hampstead), \u003ci\u003eThe God Botherers\u003c\/i\u003e (Bush Theatre) and \u003ci\u003eMr England\u003c\/i\u003e (Sheffield Crucible). His radio plays include \u003ci\u003eUnsinkable\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOf Rats and Men\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459041530130,"sku":"9781350448544","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_095801a4-f837-400a-8459-ffc0bdb133c4.jpg?v=1729973258","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/to-have-and-to-hold-9781350448544","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}