{"product_id":"9781854595409-caryl-churchill-plays-four","title":"Caryl Churchill Plays: Four","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourth volume of the collected plays of one of the best playwrights alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourth volume of the collected plays of one of the best playwrights alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten over a period of ten years and evincing an extraordinary range of topics and techniques, this fourth volume of Caryl Churchill's collected plays confirms her standing as a playwright who is 'amongst the best half-dozen now writing' (\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHotel \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(Schauspielhaus, Hannover, 1997), an innovative theatre piece combining music, voices and dance, with a text by Caryl Churchill and music by Orlando Gough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a Chair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court Theatre, 1997), a short play about the surreal nature of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Out of Joint \u0026amp; Royal Court Theatre, 1997), two linked one-act plays, both startlingly innovative, exploring the underpinnings of family relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFar Away \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(Royal Court, 2000), a brilliantly unsettling play about conflict and its unsettling effect on our lives and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Number \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(Royal Court, 2002), a fascinating meditation on human cloning, personal identity and the conflicting claims of nature and nurture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrunk Enough to Say I Love You? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(Royal Court, 2006),examining US foreign policy and international power politics through the lens of an intense personal relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Dream Play\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (National Theatre, London, 2005), a spare and resonant version of August Strindberg's 1901 masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450874474870,"sku":"9781854595409","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27261737.jpg?v=1760454119","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781854595409-caryl-churchill-plays-four","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}