{"product_id":"9780571378234-april-de-angelis-plays-2","title":"April De Angelis Plays 2","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJumpy; The Village; A Laughing Matter; Rune; Extinct; Gin Craze\u003cbr\u003eApril de Angelis's second collection covers six plays written between 2011 and 2021, including the previously unpublished short play Rune and her first musical, Gin Craze!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eApril de Angelis's second collection covers six plays written between 2011 and 2021, including the previously unpublished short play \u003ci\u003eRune\u003c\/i\u003e and her first musical, \u003ci\u003eGin Craze!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJumpy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The funniest new play the West End has seen in ages. It's not only funny, it's painfully acute; and its wit is of a piece with its insight.' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Village\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A great piece of storytelling . flat-out wonderful.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Laughing Matter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'De Angelis's writing is even funnier than it is stimulating. Comedy needn't be soft and comforting. It can be mischievous and subversive. You see the bind in which Garrick finds himself, trapped as he is by the economic, social and moral pressures. It's a bind his descendants know even today. I haven't seen it dramatised before with such infectious brio.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gorgeous little nugget of a show in which a bored teenager on a school trip to see the hoard at the Potteries Museum suddenly discovers a power within her when she gets to hold a piece of it.' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtinct\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Builds its drama with its own gripping truth . Necessary and urgent.' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGin Craze!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's terrifically vivid and exciting. A Brechtian message delivered with the most glorious, full-throated ebullience: an intoxicating show that leaves your head spinning, your spirit soaring and a fire in your belly.'  - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451373236598,"sku":"9780571378234","price":18.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36388565.jpg?v=1760462162","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571378234-april-de-angelis-plays-2","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}