{"product_id":"9780413648501","title":"Edgar Plays: 3 Teendreams; Our Own People; That Summer and Maydays","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Dramatists\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEdgar Plays: 3\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTeendreams; Our Own People; That Summer and Maydays\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Edgar\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"David Edgar, like Balzac, seems to be the secretary for our times.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis third collection of plays by David Edgar includes \u003ci\u003eOur Own People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeendreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaydays\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThat Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, encompassing some of his best work from the late 1970s and early 80s, and demonstrating the range of one of Britain's major political playwrights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Own People\u003c\/i\u003e: \"A courageous and intelligent discussion of race and industrial relations.\" - \u003ci\u003eCity Limits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeendreams\u003c\/i\u003e (written with Susan Todd of Monstrous Regiment theatre company) is about the failed revolutionary dreams of a set of teenagers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaydays\u003c\/i\u003e compares the phenomenon of post-war social rebellion from Western and Eastern perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat Summer\u003c\/i\u003e is an \"elegantly tangential treatment of the 1984 miners' strike\" (\u003ci\u003ePlays and Players\u003c\/i\u003e). \"Edgar never lets his drama simplify into ideological diagram ... This elegant, humane play keeps its emphasis on the ... results that can ensue when diverse lives briefly brush against each other.\" (\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 October 1991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780413648501\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e432\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369782509708,"sku":"9780413648501","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b4ded2d4-d2f8-4b91-87b8-f94aacb2765f.jpg?v=1783880421","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780413648501","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}