{"product_id":"9781350346239","title":"Bliss","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBliss\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFraser Grace\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's good to see you're alive. Good to know not all the ghosts in the streets are enemies...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1921. Russia. Winter. When Nikita returns home from the brutal civil war, he attempts to start a new life with his drunken father Mikhail and his new wife Lyuba, the feisty young girl he remembers from his school days. When Nikita fails to consummate his marriage – all the while aware that he is being haunted by a mysterious figure – escape is the only solution he can find. He finally emerges in a new town further along the Potudan River, only to be accused of an ambiguous crime against the Soviet State…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on a short story by the Russian writer Andrey Platonov (1899-1951), \u003ci\u003eBliss \u003c\/i\u003eis a kaleidoscope of hopes, dreams and realities, as the survivors of years of devastating war and political revolution search for their 'bliss' in post-war Soviet Russia. They quickly learn that a society needs time to recover from catastrophe, and that the future is only built by those who manage to accept their past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition of \u003ci\u003eBliss\u003c\/i\u003e was published alongside the world premiere at the Finborough Theatre, London in May 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFraser Grace\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award winning playwright whose acclaimed \u003ci\u003eBreakfast with Mugabe\u003c\/i\u003e (directed for the RSC by Antony Sher) transferred to the West End and won the 2006 John Whiting Award. Other plays include \u003ci\u003ePerpetua \u003c\/i\u003e(Winner of the Verity Bargate Award), \u003ci\u003eFrobisher's Gold, The Lifesavers\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the 2009 TMA\/Stage Awards) and \u003ci\u003eKing David: Man \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, described by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e as 'urgent and bang up to date...gripping and exceptionally meaty, delivered with a light touch and a compassion for human fallibility.'\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 June 2022\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\u003e9781350346239\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\u003e3.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369591210124,"sku":"9781350346239","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_545c9f5f-ad4c-43f5-94bd-4d7df01650e4.jpg?v=1783879747","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350346239","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}