{"product_id":"9781350641891-manic-street-creature","title":"Manic Street Creature","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fresh and thrilling take on a modern love story from Olivier nominee Maimuna Memon (\u003ci\u003eStanding at the Sky’s Edge)\u003c\/i\u003e, following musician Ria and her complex relationship with her boyfriend as he struggles with his mental health and she wrestles with her past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere’s this unspoken thing right? I \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003edunno . I guess, this resistance to \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eadmitting that someone else’s trauma \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ecan be traumatising .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRia is a singer-songwriter. She’s talented. She’s ambitious. And she’s driven- quite literally- all the way from Lancashire to London, to start afresh in Camden Town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharting the rise and fall of a rollercoaster relationship, Ria is recording her debut album with her band. But the more the tracks progress, the more music and memory collide…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis soaring piece of gig theatre from Olivier Award winner Maimuna Memon brings a raw and powerful insight into first love, co-dependence and mental health care – but most of all, how music has the\u003cbr\u003epower to help us start again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis revised and updated edition was published to coincide with the critically acclaimed, multi award-winning return of \u003ci\u003eManic Street Creature\u003c\/i\u003e at Kiln Theatre in March 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57416978727286,"sku":"9781350641891","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40306908.jpg?v=1773290245","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350641891-manic-street-creature","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}