{"product_id":"9780413774804","title":"Dumb Show","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDumb Show\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJoe Penhall\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry's fifteen minutes of infamy are overdue, and when laughter's your living ... that's no joke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCourted at the end of his show by bankers John and Jane, TV star Barry believes he is to get the 5-star treatment that he deserves. However urged to provide a candid account of his off-stage life and views, the Barry that emerges is the least of the surprises in the tense game of power and manipulation that ensues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning writer Joe Penhall was described by The\u003cbr\u003eFinancial Times as 'one of the finest playwrights of his generation.' His debut\u003cbr\u003eat the Royal Court, Some Voices, won the John Whiting Award for best new play.\u003cbr\u003eHis National Theatre play \u003ci\u003eBlue\/Orange \u003c\/i\u003ewon an Olivier Award, an Evening\u003cbr\u003eStandard Award and the Critics Circle Award for Best Play. Joe wrote and\u003cbr\u003eproduced the BAFTA winning BBC serial Moses\u003cbr\u003eJones and his feature film of Some Voices starred Daniel Craig and\u003cbr\u003epremiered in competition at the Cannes Film festival . This was followed\u003cbr\u003eby \u003ci\u003eEnduring Love\u003c\/i\u003e, also starring Daniel Craig, based on Ian McEwan's\u003cbr\u003enovel; and his adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e, starring\u003cbr\u003eCharlize Theron and Viggo Mortensen, which premiered in competition at the\u003cbr\u003eVenice Film Festival in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 September 2004\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\u003e9780413774804\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\u003e96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370188931212,"sku":"9780413774804","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780413774804","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}