{"product_id":"9781408157183","title":"Realism","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRealism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnthony Neilson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lazy Saturday for Stuart? With interruptions from a radio panel show, a threesome, the Black and White Minstrels, a nagging mother and a mouthy cat - no chance. Luckily, none of them know what he's thinking . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRealism \u003c\/i\u003eis an exquisite, surreal trip inside the mind of one man during an ordinary day. However, it veers off from the commonplace to become a deliriously comic trip inside his wayward imagination. Dreams and daydreams are brought to life to hilarious effect exposing the faultlines between everyday life and the world of the imagination in which fantasies ignore conventions of taste and political correctness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Anthony Neilson's follow-up to his multi award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful World of Dissocia\u003c\/i\u003e. The text was published to coincide with its English premiere at the Soho Theatre in June 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRenowned for his pioneering, ground-breaking and imaginative new work, \u003cb\u003eAnthony Neilson \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the most prominent voices in British theatre. His plays include \u003ci\u003ePenetrator, Heredity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lying Kind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Censor\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Writers Guild and Time Out Award (all for the Royal Court). His other work includes \u003ci\u003eEdward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e (Headlong Theatre), \u003ci\u003eStitching\u003c\/i\u003e (The Traverse, The Bush - Time Out Off West End Award) and \u003ci\u003eNormal\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh Festival). His films include \u003ci\u003eThe Debt Collector\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeeper Still\u003c\/i\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\u003e9781408157183\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\u003e3.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331347677324,"sku":"9781408157183","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_abeab411-773b-490a-ac56-7ff95b096e1d.jpg?v=1783596045","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408157183","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}