{"product_id":"9781408152195","title":"Stephens Plays: 3 Harper Regan, Punk Rock, Marine Parade and On the Shore of the Wide World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Dramatists\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eStephens Plays: 3\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHarper Regan, Punk Rock, Marine Parade and On the Shore of the Wide World\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSimon Stephens\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper Regan\u003c\/i\u003e follows a woman's road trip through the heart of England in a violent and comic exploration of the moralities of sex and death.  Quietly harrowing, this play is a barometer for our times exploring dark secrets and familial estrangement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarine Parade\u003c\/i\u003e is a musical about sex, betrayal and hope, set in a run-down B\u0026amp;B on Brighton's waterfront.  A moving and poignant play, it 'captures the peculiar aroma of Brighton, with its mix of the bracing and the melancholy' (\u003ci\u003eGuardian).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlivier award-winning play \u003ci\u003eOn the Shore of the Wide World\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic piece about love, family, Roy Keane and the size of the galaxy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePunk Rock \u003c\/i\u003eis based on Simon Stephens's experience as a teacher and he describes this play as '\u003ci\u003eThe History Boys\u003c\/i\u003e on crack'. It explores the underlying tensions and potential violence in a group of affluent, articulate seventeen year old students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSimon Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e has been the recipient of both the Pearson Award for Best New Play 2001-2 for his play \u003ci\u003ePort, \u003c\/i\u003eand the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2005 for \u003ci\u003eOn the Shore of the Wide World.\u003c\/i\u003e His recent plays include \u003ci\u003eHarper Regan (\u003c\/i\u003eNational Theatre) and \u003ci\u003ePunk Rock (\u003c\/i\u003eLyric Hammersmith\/Royal Exchange, Manchester).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 March 2012\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\u003e9781408152195\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\u003e464\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":51331344728204,"sku":"9781408152195","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_176abd41-0bdb-4ad1-ac2d-206c5d9f8e68.jpg?v=1783596034","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408152195","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}