{"product_id":"9781848427532-ella-hickson-plays-one","title":"Ella Hickson Plays: One","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA first collection of plays by Ella Hickson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her first play, \u003cem\u003eEight\u003c\/em\u003e, transferred from student theatre in Edinburgh to the West End and then New York, Ella Hickson was still in her early twenties. She has since built on that promise with a series of engaged and engaging dramas that pit romanticism and optimism against the realities of life as a young person in Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEight\u003c\/em\u003e (Edinburgh Fringe, 2008), that astonishing first success, is included here: a state-of-the-nation group portrait in monologues, ‘an interactive \u003cem\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/em\u003e for 21st-century teens and twentysomethings’ (\u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included is \u003cem\u003eHot Mess\u003c\/em\u003e (Edinburgh Fringe, 2010), a dark and lyrical tale about twins born with just a single heart between them, and \u003cem\u003ePrecious Little Talent\u003c\/em\u003e (Edinburgh Fringe, 2009; West End, 2011), about two young adults graduating into a world that’s sold them down the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBoys\u003c\/em\u003e (HighTide Festival, Nuffield Theatre Southampton and Soho Theatre, 2012), the Class of 2011 faces a tricky transition to adulthood in a play that ‘powerfully captures the mood of a generation’ (\u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume also contains an introduction by the author and two short plays: the previously unpublished \u003cem\u003ePMQ\u003c\/em\u003e, part of the Coalition season at Theatre503, London, in 2010; and \u003cem\u003eGift\u003c\/em\u003e, first seen as part of Headlong’s immersive theatre production \u003cem\u003eDecade\u003c\/em\u003e in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘On the cusp of greatness’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eIndependent\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":40945986011233,"sku":"9781848427532","price":15.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_15795967_jpg.jpg?v=1706713033","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848427532-ella-hickson-plays-one","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}