{"product_id":"9781408156568","title":"Silence","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSilence\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFilter Theatre | David Farr\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeft alone in an unfamiliar land, Kate struggles to silence the noises inside her head and begins to question her own sanity. In London, Michael listens carefully to a conversation recorded twenty years ago. Can he hear a third silent person on the tape? In a small Russian town, Irina searches desperately for her missing friend, piecing together fragments from his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom urban noise to rural emptiness, through rationalism to spirituality, from Russia to the UK, \u003ci\u003eSilence \u003c\/i\u003eis the latest collaboration between the celebrated theatre company Filter and RSC Associate Director David Farr. \u003ci\u003eSilence \u003c\/i\u003epremiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, on 12 May 2011, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded in 2001 by actors Oliver Dimsdale and Ferdy Roberts and musician Tim Phillips, \u003cb\u003eFilter\u003c\/b\u003e is a company that brings together actors, musicians, technicians, designers, writers and directors to create new works of original theatre as well as thrilling incarnations of existing texts, resulting in a platform for some of the most exciting theatre work around. Filter's highly acclaimed productions include \u003ci\u003eFaster\u003c\/i\u003e (BAC\/tour), \u003ci\u003eWoyzeck\u003c\/i\u003e (NT Studio\/Lyric Hammersmith), \u003ci\u003eThe Caucasian Chalk Circle\u003c\/i\u003e (NT), \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e (RSC) and \u003ci\u003eThree Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e (Lyric Hammersmith).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 2005 to 2008, David Farr was the Artistic Director of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. He was joint Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic from 2002 to 2005 and Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, London, from 1995 to 1998. He has also directed at the National Theatre, the Young Vic and the National Theatre of Czech Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003e9781408156568\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\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.04\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331347611788,"sku":"9781408156568","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6d6d6607-a866-44b5-8a08-b92538159208.jpg?v=1783596041","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408156568","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}