{"product_id":"9781350431348-ryan-craig-plays-against-the-tide","title":"Ryan Craig: Plays Against the Tide","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Holy Rosenbergs; Filthy Business; What We Did to Weinstein; Charlotte and Theodore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A scared playwright won’t write a good play. We’re going to have to try to find a bit more steel.' – \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eRyan Craig is not afraid of controversial topics. Described as a 'playwright with the ability to become one of the best of his generation' (British Theatre Guide), his work to date is known to probe both social norms and ethical issues. Since being nominated for the Evening Standard's Most Promising Playwright Award in 2005 his plays have been produced at venues of all sizes from London's National Theatre and the Hampstead to Theatre Royal Bath and the Menier Chocolate Factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this first collection of his works, Craig brings together four plays that go 'against the tide', offering an insight into the power of contemporary drama that doesn't shy away from the most contentious and hot-button debates of the age. Complete with a new introduction by the author, it begins with his hit National Theatre play \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Rosenbergs \u003c\/i\u003eand includes his piece, \u003ci\u003eCharlotte and Theodore \u003c\/i\u003ewhich premiered in 2023, published here for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Holy Rosenbergs (2011):\u003ci\u003e '\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ebuzzes with discussion and debate . In the clarity of its construction, the tension of its climax and the slow unveiling of its emotional core, this is a very fine play indeed' \u003c\/i\u003e(Aleks Sierz, \u003ci\u003eArts Desk\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Filthy Business (2017\u003c\/b\u003e): '\u003ci\u003eA superbly modern \u003c\/i\u003eMother Courage\u003ci\u003e…If plays survive by creating meaty roles for actors, Ryan Craig’s new work is destined for a long life' \u003c\/i\u003e(Michael Billington, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat We Did to Weinstein (2005): '\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere is no more compelling or politically significant drama in town than Ryan Craig’s\u003c\/i\u003e What We Did to Weinstein\u003ci\u003e….fascinates because it reflects the complex passions of Jews in more than two minds about what Jewishness entails' \u003c\/i\u003e(Nicholas de Jongh, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharlotte and Theodore (2023\u003c\/b\u003e): '\u003ci\u003ecancel-culture drama that bravely captures the acrimonious mood of today' \u003c\/i\u003e(Dominic Cavendish, \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\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":55538741248374,"sku":"9781350431348","price":83.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34127806.jpg?v=1746729262","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350431348-ryan-craig-plays-against-the-tide","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}