{"product_id":"9781472508423","title":"Heather Gardner","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHeather Gardner\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobin French\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the rooms reek of lavender and rose petals. There's something dead about it. Like flowers the day after a ball.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturning to her home town in the house of her dreams, her husband with a new job on the horizon, and a feeling of change in the air. Yet, for Heather, there is only the feeling of boredom, a feeling as futile as it is fatal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful and emotionally charged play about a woman's separation and isolation from the affluent, materialistic society that she has become a part of. Set in 1960s Edgbaston, \u003ci\u003eHeather Gardner \u003c\/i\u003eis a fresh and stylish new take on Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is written by one of the UK's most promising young writers Robin French, whose first play, \u003ci\u003eBear Hug\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Royal Court Young Writer's Festival and was produced at the Royal Court in 2004, where it earned an extended run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRobin French\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003ci\u003eBear Hug\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs and subsequent productions in Italy, Germany, Ireland and Poland),\u003ci\u003e Africa and Pigeon\u003c\/i\u003e (Flight 5065 on the London Eye), and \u003ci\u003eBreakfast Hearts\/Choirplay\u003c\/i\u003e  (Theatre 503). Robin was chosen by the Observer as one of the country's  most promising talents. He is writer in residence at Birmingham  Repertory Theatre. His new sitcom \u003ci\u003eCuckoo \u003c\/i\u003e(co-written with Kieron Quirke) recently showed on BBC3 with a high-profile cast.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 June 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\u003e9781472508423\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\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331382018188,"sku":"9781472508423","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3a735071-dafa-421a-8071-9e83d6256db3.jpg?v=1783596240","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781472508423","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}