{"product_id":"9781913630867-race-to-be-seen","title":"Race to Be Seen","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraham, the World's Fastest Blind Runner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the same documentary style as \u003cem\u003eToo Much Punch For Judy\u003c\/em\u003e, Mark’s first version of \u003cem\u003eRace to be Seen\u003c\/em\u003e, his play about Graham Salmon MBE, was awarded Critics' Choice at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (1984).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRevised and expanded 2021 edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRace To Be Seen \u003c\/em\u003ewas nominated as the Scottish Evening News \u003cem\u003eCritics Choice Best Play \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePick of the Fringe \u003c\/em\u003eby Radio Forth at the 1984 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRace To Be Seen\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of how an award-winning play came to be written about the amazing World Champion Blind Athlete \u003cem\u003eGraham Salmon MBE,\u003c\/em\u003e who tragically died in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt charts his parents story when, as a baby, Graham had to have both eyes removed due to an incurable eye cancer. It follows his schooldays and how he was expelled for running a book as well as his trials in trying to secure a job and finally, his incredible sporting success!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraham went on to play golf for the international visually impaired team. He hit the headlines again for hitting a «hole in one». \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis final battle was against cancer. Graham surrendered first his leg and then his life … but never became downcast … he wanted his autobiography to be called “\u003cem\u003eWide Eyed And Legless”!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraham Salmon is the most inspiring athlete I have met; I say this without a moments hesitation even though I have enjoyed the rare privilege of sharing the company of Muhammad Ali, Stanley Matthews, Gary Sobers, Martina Navratilova, Nadia Comaneci, Arnold Palmer and countless others in the course of my job. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e– \u003c\/em\u003eRobert Philip \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA remarkable play . a story of great courage and dedication; It is also entertaining and good Theatre, with plenty of scope for imaginative direction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– \u003cem\u003eAmateur Stage Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e (of the original \u003cem\u003eRace To Be Seen\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSnappily written episodes . a moving, eminently performable show. Get this book if you are looking for something of real substance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– H. Wright \u003cem\u003eNational Association of Drama Teachers Broadsheet\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (of the original \u003cem\u003eRace to Be Seen\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuration: 55 minutes\u003cbr\u003eCast: 6 (3m 3f with doubling). Can be performed with a cast of up to around 30. (10m, 8f \u0026amp; 12 m or f)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945902911585,"sku":"9781913630867","price":9.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33154440.jpg?v=1745603017","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913630867-race-to-be-seen","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}