{"product_id":"9781350079595","title":"Silk Road (How to Buy Drugs Online) and Rules for Being a Man","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSilk Road (How to Buy Drugs Online) and Rules for Being a Man\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlex Oates\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow is it delivered? That's the best bit! Royal Mail. Postman Pat brings your smack to your door with a smile and his black and white cat is none the wiser.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruce is nineteen, unemployed and living with his Nan. A struggling young Geordie tech-head, he's the unlikeliest international criminal mastermind you can imagine. But sucked into an underworld dark web of new-age pirates, local gangsters and tea-cosies, it isn't long before Bruce discovers how easy it is to buy narcotics online.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrompted by the arrest in October 2013 of the alleged owner of Silk Road, and the first play ever to be funded by bitcoin, Alex Oates's play is a biting black comedy about how simple it is not only to buy, but also sell drugs online. Published alongside  \u003ci\u003eRules For Being a Man\u003c\/i\u003e, a stirring new play that uses silent disco technology to create a vivid soundscape and take the audience into the head of three generations of men as they struggle with mental health issues and contemplate suicide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRules For Being a Man\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the everyday battle of masculinity, whilst these men go about their lives and struggle to hold on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree different generations of men come to terms with love, life and other peoples expectations.\u003cbr\u003e Living in a society where the scars of toxic masculinity are becoming more and more visible on the cultural landscape, \u003ci\u003eRules For Being A Man\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the marks men create in themselves, and others. Following three generations of a family centred around one pivotal action, this honest new play attempts to try to come to terms with the different pressures men face going through life trying to be a man and the damaging toll they take on their mental health. Inspired by interviews with survivors of suicide and The Samaritans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex grew up in the North East of England and studied theatre and playwriting at Middlesex University and S.U.N.Y New Paltz. On graduating he was selected to be part of the team who would write the Webby award winning TV series and online drama E20 for the BBC, Alex wrote the first episode and then for every subsequent series of the show.\u003cbr\u003eAlex took part in the Old Vic New Voices 24 hour plays and Time Warner Ignite program. His first play \u003ci\u003eFan Fiction \u003c\/i\u003ewas workshopped with Russell Tovey, Iwan Rheon and Rebekah Ryan.\u003cbr\u003eAlex's play \u003ci\u003eSilk Road\u003c\/i\u003e, the first play to be funded by virtual currency 'Bitcoin', was a critical success at Assembly venues in Edinburgh, as was his third play \u003ci\u003ePig \u003c\/i\u003ewritten for Silent Uproar at Hull Truck\/New Diorama.\u003cbr\u003eAlex is currently developing a screenplay with Constant Productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 February 2018\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\u003e9781350079595\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\u003e64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332543873164,"sku":"9781350079595","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_22bcb315-6e23-466e-8122-4b2cd1afce5d.jpg?v=1783603998","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350079595","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}