{"product_id":"9781350135338","title":"Haughey\/Gregory","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHaughey\/Gregory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColin Murphy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA housing crisis, a hung Dáil and an unlikely alliance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaughey|Gregory \u003c\/i\u003efollows the deal made between Tony Gregory and Charles Haughey in 1982, when Gregory took a surprise Dáil seat - and suddenly found himself holding the balance of power. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDublin's Inner City is devastated by unemployment and addiction – and the planners' solution is simply to bulldoze it. But the general election results in the novice TD, Tony Gregory, holding the balance of power. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan Gregory use his vote to achieve something for his constituents?  To do so, he will have to face off against the dominant personality of Irish politics - Charles J Haughey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eColin Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e writes plays about politics, and journalism. He is the author of a series of plays on Irish political history: \u003ci\u003eHaughey\/Gregory\u003c\/i\u003e, on the 1982 \"Gregory Deal”, \u003ci\u003eInside the GPO,\u003c\/i\u003e on the Easter Rising\u003ci\u003e, Guaranteed!,\u003c\/i\u003e on the bank guarantee of 2008, \u003ci\u003eand Bailed Out!\u003c\/i\u003e, on the subsequent crisis and Troika “bailout” of 2010, all produced by Fishamble. He adapted the latter two for screen, as \u003ci\u003eThe Guarantee\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bailout\u003c\/i\u003e (both produced by John Kelleher Media). He adapted the Charlie Bird book \u003ci\u003eA Day in May\u003c\/i\u003e for the stage. His verbatim dramas\u003ci\u003e, Jack Duggan's War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJudging Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e (based on Fintan O'Toole's book of the same name) have been staged by ANU Productions. His short film \u003ci\u003eLeave to Remain\u003c\/i\u003e was made for RTÉ Storyland (produced by Treasure Entertainment). He writes a weekly column for the Sunday Business Post.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 May 2019\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\u003e9781350135338\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\u003e104\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":51332707942540,"sku":"9781350135338","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_57ca0cc0-8a28-47a8-8a1b-ff52ed369c76.jpg?v=1783605237","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350135338","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}