{"product_id":"9781408113899","title":"Dogstone \u0026 Nasty, Brutish and Short","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDogstone \u0026amp; Nasty, Brutish and Short\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKenny Lindsay | Andy Duffy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented by the National Theatre of Scotland and the Traverse Theatre as a double-bill as part of their Debuts season, these two shorts plays take an unflinching look at the darker side of Scottish families. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Kenny Lindsay's \u003ci\u003eThe Dogstone\u003c\/i\u003e, a father and son aren't seeing eye to eye in Oban. Teenager Lorn is trying to get his life started as his Dad is throwing his away with last night's empties. He's a 'heroic drinker' who loves to tell Lorn the local legends and stories of warriors, kings and the fabled Dogstone. Just how far can his fantasies take him? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndy Duffy's \u003ci\u003eNasty, Brutish and Short \u003c\/i\u003efinds two brothers, Jim and Luke, holed up in a Glasgow flat. No job, no money and it looks like the only things on offer are all bad. As the options start to run out, Jim takes what isn't his and sets the two brothers on a collision course . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenny Lindsay from Oban in Argyll and Andy Duffy from Glasgow are both debut writers whose first plays were selected as part of the National Theatre of Scotland's Debuts season at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 November 2008\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\u003e9781408113899\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\u003e3.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369859547276,"sku":"9781408113899","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d1617743-70cb-4a7b-84f4-20e92801eaf6.jpg?v=1783880754","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408113899","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}