{"product_id":"9781848424487-jack-thorne-plays-one","title":"Jack Thorne Plays: One","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first collection of plays by one of the UK's most exciting young writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed for his screenplays for TV dramas including \u003cem\u003eSkins\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShameless\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Fades\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis is England\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e'86\/'88\/'90\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGlue\u003c\/em\u003e, Jack Thorne first emerged as a writer of unflinching, compassionate and often challenging plays for the stage. Described as a ‘powerful voice for Britain’s youth’ (\u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e), he remains one of the most distinctive talents working in theatre today and was chosen by JK Rowling to write the script for \u003cem\u003eHarry Potter and the Cursed Child\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection, with a revealing introduction by the author, covers a period of intense creativity – beginning with \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen You Cure Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Bush Theatre, 2005), a painful – and painfully funny – play about being very young and in love, and coping with serious illness at the same time. ‘One of the year’s finest pieces of new writing’ \u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the monologue play \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStacy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Arcola Theatre, 2007), twenty-something Rob tells the story of a confusing couple of days in which everything in his life seems to have gone wrong. ‘A pin-sharp, brilliant piece of work’ \u003cem\u003eTime Out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e2nd May 1997\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Bush Theatre, 2009) distils all the euphoria and despair of New Labour’s landslide electoral victory into three stories told with ‘quiet profundity and verve’ (\u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e), while \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBunny\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Edinburgh Fringe, 2010) is a white-knuckle ride through the streets of contemporary Britain, written for a solo female performer. ‘Terrific’ \u003cem\u003eScotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRed Car, Blue Car\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a heartbreaking short play about guilt, grief and responsibility, written for and performed at the Bush in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMydidae\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Soho Theatre, 2012), a two-hander set entirely in a bathroom, is an electrifyingly intimate account of the darker side of love which hits audiences ‘like a punch in the gut’ (\u003cem\u003eWhatsonstage.com\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An absolutely top-class playwright'\u003c\/strong\u003e JK Rowling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41606892486753,"sku":"9781848424487","price":16.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26819442.jpg?v=1721291852","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848424487-jack-thorne-plays-one","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}