{"product_id":"9780413710901","title":"Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt? and Other Stand-up Theatre Plays","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWhy Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eand Other Stand-up Theatre Plays\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eClaire Dowie\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive stand-up theatre plays from 'the female counterpart to Quentin Crisp' (\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho does Claire Dowie think she is? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAdult Child\/Dead Child\u003c\/i\u003e she invented an imaginary friend to be all the things she wasn't allowed to be... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy is John Lennon Wearing A Skirt\u003c\/i\u003e? She hated being a girl but what's the alternative? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDeath and Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e she was determined to be anything she wanted to be... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDrag Act\u003c\/i\u003e Mother would have been proud. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLeaking From Every Orifice\u003c\/i\u003e she was a lesbian, had a sexual relationship with a gay man and ended up pregnant...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'She makes you laugh as she kicks you in the teeth' (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eClaire Dowie is a writer, performer, poet, comedian and pioneer of Stand-Up Theatre, often associated with the In-Yer-Face approach to theatre-making. After starting out on the alternative comedy circuit, she switched to stand-up comedy and writing plays. Her first major work, \u003ci\u003eAdult Child\/Dead Child\u003c\/i\u003e, won a Time Out Award in 1988. Other works include \u003ci\u003eWhy is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?, Easy Access (For the Boys), All Over Lovely, Cat and Mouse, Death and Dancing \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Monkey.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 October 1996\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\u003e9780413710901\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\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369795846284,"sku":"9780413710901","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a4c58d88-15d2-4e98-a9e9-4d586009a5b0.jpg?v=1783880480","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780413710901","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}