{"product_id":"9781350670044","title":"As Far As We Know","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAs Far As We Know\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSam Ward\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDRA037000\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI promise you, wholeheartedly, that however \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eyou might feel, whatever you might hear, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewherever this story might go, everything . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewill make sense . . . in the end.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA woman wakes up one morning to find holes appearing in her garden. Holes that just don't make sense. She needs answers . . .  but in this strange and maddening world of government departments, banks, datacentres  and deserts . . . answers are few and far between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerformed as an act of endurance by a single performer, \u003ci\u003eAs Far As We Know \u003c\/i\u003eis a hallucinogenic, break-neck storytelling ride about living in an uncertain world and what it feels like to have no idea what the f*ck is going on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the production at Summerhall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSam Ward \u003c\/b\u003eis the founder of theatre company YESYESNONO, and former Resident Assistant Director at HOME Manchester. Sam's play \u003ci\u003eEverything I'm Thinking, All of the Time\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the George Devine Award 2023 and the Verity Bargate Award 2022. He has been commissioned by the Soho Theatre, and is currently on attachment to the Royal Court. His play \u003ci\u003ewe were promised honey!\u003c\/i\u003e (performed by the author) received five stars from the \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e in 2022 when it opened at Paines Plough's Roundabout, Summerhall. It then transferred to Soho Theatre in November 2022 before undertaking a national and international tour across 2023, having its US debut at 59E59 Theaters in New York. His play \u003ci\u003ethe accident did not take place\u003c\/i\u003e ('mesmerising' \u003ci\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e) was shortlisted for the Total Theatre Award in 2019 and his first play \u003ci\u003eFive Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist\u003c\/i\u003e ('moving and bittersweet' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) won the Total Theatre Award for Best Emerging Artist in 2017. His plays \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious French\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRevolution\u003c\/i\u003e opened at Paines Plough's Roundabout in August 2024 and New Diorama Theatre in November 2024 respectively.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 September 2026\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\u003e9781350670044\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\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52227940221068,"sku":"9781350670044","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_23d15a67-48dd-42ce-a2c6-837c71350741.jpg?v=1786502565","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350670044","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}