{"product_id":"9781350019706","title":"Diary of a Madman","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDiary of a Madman\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAl Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eApparently, back in the day us McClouds used to be the Thanes of Queensferry, before all that shit got stamped out by the English . . . We've got Royal Blood in us he says, and he says when we eventually realise we should've voted Yes not No Dad's gonna rise up to be Thane of Queensferry once more.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePop Sheeran, proudly shouldering the family trade of restoring the Forth Bridge, is about to lose it all. A global corporation has bought this Scottish icon, bringing with them innovative new paint.   \u003cbr\u003eHow will Pop fight back when he realises he's painting himself out of a job?   \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiary of a Madman\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharply political, witty new adaptation of Gogol's classic story, reimagined in a contemporary Scotland on the brink of voting for independence. The play received its world premiere at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, on 5 August 2016 before opening at the Gate Theatre, London, in September 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAl Smith\u003c\/b\u003e's theatre includes \u003ci\u003eEnola \u003c\/i\u003e(Underbelly, 2005), \u003ci\u003eRadio \u003c\/i\u003e(Soho \/ 59E59  NYC, 2006\/7), \u003ci\u003eThe Astronaut Wives Club\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho, 2006), \u003ci\u003eThe Bird\u003c\/i\u003e  (Underbelly \/ Arcola, 2008), \u003ci\u003eGold \u0026amp; Popcorn and Black \u0026amp; White\u003c\/i\u003e  (NYTRep, 2012). He has been Pearson Playwright in Residence at the   Finborough Theatre and a participant of the Paines Plough Future  Perfect  scheme. He has recently finished a new play, \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropophaga\u003c\/i\u003e, for  Headlong \/ Old Red Lion and \u003ci\u003eHarrogate \u003c\/i\u003ewas premiered at HighTide Theatre Festival in September 2015.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 August 2016\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\u003e9781350019706\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\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332327178380,"sku":"9781350019706","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_438be943-0906-437e-aed9-867abda24775.jpg?v=1783602938","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350019706","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}