{"product_id":"9781839041525-jack-thorne-plays-two","title":"Jack Thorne Plays: Two","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive plays from 'Britain's hottest playwright and screenwriter' (\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e), showcasing his extraordinary ability to combine electrifying dialogue with heartfelt warmth, candour and humour. Plus two short plays and a revealing introduction by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the breakout success of his early work for stage and screen, Jack Thorne turned for inspiration to his own family for a series of plays about hope, idealism and domestic politics. The work in this collection – five full-length plays and two shorts – showcases his extraordinary ability to combine electrifying dialogue with heartfelt warmth, candour and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(Royal Court Theatre, 2014) is a funny and scathing fable about the leaders of a local council faced with savage funding cuts. 'A surprisingly entertaining state-of-the-nation drama'\u003cem\u003e The Stage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Solid Life of Sugar Water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Graeae\/Theatre Royal Plymouth, 2015) is an intimate, tender play about loss, hurt and rediscovery. 'Startlingly good. an adult play in the very best sense' \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJunkyard\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(Headlong, 2017) is a joyful celebration of imaginative play, a musical drama about a group of young people tasked with building a playground out of junk. 'Genuinely funny and poignant' \u003cem\u003eWhatsOnStage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe end of history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Royal Court, 2019) is a moving and sophisticated portrait of the impact of political idealism on a family. 'Clever and highly intriguing' \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBurying Your Brother in the Pavement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, written for the National Theatre Connections Festival in 2008, which tackles complex themes of grief, violence and sexuality with fierce compassion and wild imagination; and two short plays: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhiff Whaff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I think these plays are about love, about heroes, about trying to understand how to be heroic, about trying to understand how to lead a good life'\u003c\/strong\u003e Jack Thorne, from his Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Jack Thorne is Britain's hottest playwright and screenwriter'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Jack Thorne never ceases to stimulate and entertain'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Thorne is a writer of immense emotional intelligence and his dialogue regularly devastates'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40823520198753,"sku":"9781839041525","price":16.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29736609.jpg?v=1725706930","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839041525-jack-thorne-plays-two","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}