{"product_id":"9781350675735","title":"After Party","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAfter Party\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMorna Young\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNone of you are brave enough to live,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003elet alone die.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatriarch Vivienne Blackwood has always lived life on her own terms; much to the frustration of her fractured family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummoned for her 80th birthday party, they arrive expecting the usual family shenanigans. What they're not expecting, however, is Viv's announcement that tonight is much more than a birthday party – it's the\u003cbr\u003ecelebration of a lifetime. Because tomorrow, Viv will die. . . and she wants her whole family at her side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in a world where Assisted Dying is newly legalised, \u003ci\u003eAfter Party\u003c\/i\u003e by award winning Scottish playwright Morna Young is a bold and life-affirming story about a life-ending decision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the Traverse Theatre, Paines Plough and Belgrade Theatre co-production in August 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMorna Young\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, screenwriter, journalist, actress and musician from a wee fishing village in the North East of Scotland. She was named Scots Writer of the Year at the 2019 Scots Language Awards. Other accolades include: Peggy Ramsay \/ Film 4 Award in 2024 (Traverse), SSP@50 Fellowship in 2024 (Aberdeen Arts Centre), recipient of the 2017 Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship (hosted by Creative Learning, Aberdeen City Council), the 2018 'Tomorrow at Noon' award for female playwrights (Jermyn Street Theatre, 2018) and the New Playwrights Award 2014 (Playwrights' Studio, Scotland). She was recipient of the Scotland-New Zealand playwriting exchange 2018 (BATS Theatre, Toi Poneke Arts Centre and Playmarket NZ) and the Traverse's Scotland-in-Japan residency playwright 2019.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 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\u003e9781350675735\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\u003e128\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":51669927493772,"sku":"9781350675735","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_925f8453-cc90-4040-b72a-9fece0b96ca6.jpg?v=1785204562","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350675735","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}