{"product_id":"9781839043369-red-speedo","title":"Red Speedo","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e A stage thriller set in the world of competitive swimming, from a major US writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay lives to swim. He is within touching distance of international glory and a life-changing sponsorship deal. But everything changes when performance-enhancing drugs are discovered in his swimming club's refrigerator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs tensions run high, Ray's brother wants them destroyed, his coach wants to call the authorities, his ex-girlfriend doesn't want to know, and Ray wants the drugs back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA thriller played at the breakneck pace of an Olympic sprint, Lucas Hnath's play \u003cem\u003eRed Speedo\u003c\/em\u003e tackles the unforgiving weight of success in a world where the only crime is getting caught.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sharp and stylish play was first performed at New York Theatre Workshop in 2016. It received its UK premiere at the Orange Tree Theatre, London, in 2024, in a co-production with David Adkin. It was directed by Matthew Dunster and starred Finn Cole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'One of the brightest new voices of his generation' \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\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":41617208770657,"sku":"9781839043369","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29000206.jpg?v=1723300102","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839043369-red-speedo","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}