{"product_id":"9780413761804","title":"'Year Of The Monkey' And Other Plays The Year of the Monkey , Designs for Living , Sodom","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003e'Year Of The Monkey' And Other Plays\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Year of the Monkey , Designs for Living , Sodom\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\u003eThe latest collection of plays from \"the female counterpart to Quentin Crisp\" (Evening Standard)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Year of the Monkey, originally written for BBC Radio 3, comprises Bonfire Night, in which a daughter takes her sweet revenge; Arsehammers, where a grandson is sure that his grandfather's strange disappearances reveal supernatural powers, The Allotment, in which a quiet community of pensioners create a radical, anarchic commune by mistake, and The Year of the Monkey, where a mother yearns for some bad behaviour to puncture the boredom of her middle-class life.\u003cbr\u003eDesigns for Living is a modern love story, challenging conventions of identity and sexuality.\u003cbr\u003eSodom reveals Old Testament morality alive and well in middle England.\"Claire Dowie is the supreme advocate of rebellion. She debunks conformity, non-conformity - or almost anything which can be defined\" - The Stage\u003cbr\u003e\"She makes you laugh as she kicks you in the teeth\" - Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Dowie is a writer\/performer\/poet\/comedian, and pioneer of 'stand-up theatre'. After starting out on the 'alternative' comedy circuit, she switched to stand-up comedy and to writing plays 'when the punchlines ran out'. Her first, Cat and Mouse, was performed in 1987, followed by Adult Child\/De ad Child, which won a Time Out Award. Other works include Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again fo r BBC2's City Shorts season, and Kevin for Central Children's Television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 July 2001\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\u003e9780413761804\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\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369821798540,"sku":"9780413761804","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6e555fe1-a8ac-4bbc-9191-a610918b5e94.jpg?v=1783880589","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780413761804","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}