{"product_id":"9781472570987","title":"Thebes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThebes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGareth Jandrell | Sophocles | Aeschylus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI mean, what is Thebes? A theocracy? No. A meritocracy? Certainly not. A monarchy? Kind of. A patriarchy? Less and less so. Thebes is many things, and to revolutionise that? Well, how?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Oedipus to Antigone, the story of Thebes remains a fascinating exploration of fate, morality and chaos, two and a half thousand years after the saga was originally written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first domino falls as Oedipus realises he has unwittingly fulfilled a cruel and unusual prophecy. As control of Thebes is handed to Creon, his sons fight each other for the kingdom and his daughter Antigone is determined to serve the honour of her family to the bitter end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis version weaves together Sophocles and Aeschylus to present the full, visceral and bloody account of the Oedipus dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGareth Jandrell\u003c\/b\u003e has an MA in Writing for Performance (Goldsmiths University) and was part of the Royal Court Writers' Studio Group (2012). His plays have been performed at Soho Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, Arcola Theatre, Theatre503 and White Bear Theatre. His play \u003ci\u003eAche \u003c\/i\u003ewon the ScriptSpace competition and was performed at Tobacco Factory, Bristol. He has been shortlisted for the Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh Season and HighTide's Escalator Plays. He is an Artistic Associate of The Story Project and an Associate Artist of The Faction where his credits include adaptations of Lorca's\u003ci\u003e Blood Wedding \u003c\/i\u003eand Schiller's \u003ci\u003eDemetrius\u003c\/i\u003e co-adapted with Che Walker, April de Angelis and Ranjit Bolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 February 2014\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\u003e9781472570987\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\u003e136\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332022141068,"sku":"9781472570987","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_22369aed-ea65-4590-8649-db9a451450fd.jpg?v=1783600989","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781472570987","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}