{"product_id":"9781408160541","title":"'Ten Plagues' and 'The Coronation of Poppea'","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003e'Ten Plagues' and 'The Coronation of Poppea'\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Ravenhill\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCame the plague in sixteen sixty five\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne hundred thousand dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut I alive.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon is infected. The dead fall in the streets. As the plague pits fill, the people of London struggle to maintain a society in the face of overwhelming mortality. Based on eye-witness accounts from 1665 and drawing poetic parallels with modern epidemics, \u003ci\u003eTen Plagues\u003c\/i\u003e relates one man's journey through a city in crisis.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold entirely through a series of songs, \u003ci\u003eTen Plagues \u003c\/i\u003eexplores humanity's struggle with sickness and death and celebrates our capacity for survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume also contains \u003ci\u003eThe Coronation of Poppea\u003c\/i\u003e, a new version of Monteverdi's opera depicting the triumphant adultery between Poppea and Roman Emperor Nero. Tackling this tale of epic lives, Ravenhill updates Tacitus' scathing portrayal of decadence and imperial degeneracy with language which is contemporary, spare and brutally powerful. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking opera librettos as a foundation, this volume presents two texts for modern music theatre by the seminally controversial playwright Mark Ravenhill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Ravenhill's introduction to the volume explains the inspiration and writing process behind the two pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMark Ravenhill is one of the most distinctive contemporary UK playwrights. He burst on to the theatre scene in 1996 with the huge hit \u003ci\u003eShopping and Fucking\u003c\/i\u003e. He has continued to garner critical acclaim for plays that include \u003ci\u003eSome Explicit Polaroids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Clap's Molly House\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eShoot\/Get Treasure\/Repeat \u003c\/i\u003e(National Theatre, Royal Court, Paines Plough, The Gate Theatre, April 2008).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 May 2013\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\u003e9781408160541\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\u003e3.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331368452236,"sku":"9781408160541","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_7308499d-cc3d-4e3e-830f-b87df57bd73c.jpg?v=1783596144","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408160541","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}