{"product_id":"9781848428249-caryl-churchill-plays-five","title":"Caryl Churchill Plays: Five","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth volume of the collected plays of one of our finest playwrights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of plays from one of our finest dramatists, Caryl Churchill demonstrates her remarkable ability to find new forms to express profound truths about the world we live in. Complete with a new introduction by the author, this volume contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Jewish Children\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2009): a short play about seven families wondering how to protect their children, written at the time of the bombing of Gaza by Israel in 2008–9.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove and Information\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Royal Court, 2012): a fast-moving kaleidoscope in which more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDing Dong the Wicked\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Royal Court, 2012): two families on opposite sides of a war, locked in identical hatred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere We Go\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (National Theatre, 2015): a play about dying and being dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEscaped Alone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Royal Court, 2016): three old friends and an unexpected neighbour have tea in a sunny back yard, and face catastrophes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePigs and Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Royal Court, 2016): a look at how colonialism crushed the fluidity of sexuality in Africa and brought a new intolerance, as shown in the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are three previously unpublished short plays, each written in response to political events: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar and Peace Gaza Piece\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2014), \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTickets are Now On Sale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2015) and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautiful Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The wit, invention and structural ingenuity of Churchill's work are remarkable… she never does anything twice' \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The most dazzlingly inventive living dramatist in the English language' \u003cem\u003eNew 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":40946002559073,"sku":"9781848428249","price":13.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28923236.jpg?v=1723046984","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848428249-caryl-churchill-plays-five","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}