{"product_id":"9781474245562","title":"City Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCity Stories\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames Phillips\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happens when someone tells you that you're the answer to the riddle of life?\u003cbr\u003e What happens when a stranger in Starbucks gives you something that will change your world forever?\u003cbr\u003e What happens if the world starts to fall asleep, hour by hour?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCity Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a new type of cabaret drama, a sequence of interwoven love stories, and a love-letter to London. Composed up of five discrete yet interwoven stories, each taking the form of a monologue or duologue, and performed with specifically composed songs, \u003ci\u003eCity Stories\u003c\/i\u003e looks at a variety of experiences of love and loss via a range of people living in the UK's capital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElegantly written and beautifully constructed, these pieces look at the varieties of love and how it might save us, showing James Phillips's writing at his very best. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eCity Stories\u003c\/i\u003e received its world premiere at St James's Theatre, London, in 2013 and has since gone on to establish a year-long residency at the theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJames Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e is a British playwright and director. Educated at St Catherine's College, University of Oxford, Phillips's first play, \u003ci\u003eThe Rubenstein Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e   (2005), won both the John Whiting Award and the TMA Award for Best   Play. He was also a recipient of the National Arts Endowment Award for   his first professional production as a director, \u003ci\u003eObserve the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme\u003c\/i\u003e (Pleasance, London). He is a selector for the NSDF and wrote a new adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows \u003c\/i\u003efor the NSDF Ensemble, performed at Latitude Festival. Other plays include\u003ci\u003e The Little Fir Tree\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eHidden in the Sand \u003c\/i\u003e(2013). \u003ci\u003eThe White Whale, \u003c\/i\u003ea site-specific piece adaption of \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e staged in Leeds Dock, played to huge audiences throughout its 2014 production by Slung Low.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 February 2015\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\u003e9781474245562\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":51332043145356,"sku":"9781474245562","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_640d4af2-135e-4803-9e4f-25bd83afb4b2.jpg?v=1783601212","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781474245562","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}