{"product_id":"9781474256131","title":"Armour","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eArmour\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBen Ellis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecause  power is fragile, it requires you naked. That is why the most powerful  people in the world have sex in hotels. In fact, having sex in the best  hotels makes you powerful. It doesn't matter how good the sex is, only  how good the hotel is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFeaturing three duologues, set in 2015, 1970 and 1981, all within the walls of London's Langham Hotel, \u003ci\u003eThe Armour \u003c\/i\u003eis a site-specific drama  about the lasting and changing effects of empire.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe play received its world premiere at The Langham Hotel, in a promenade production, on 3 March 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBen Ellis \u003c\/b\u003eis a playwright from Gippsland in Australia, now based in London. His significant works include \u003ci\u003ePost Felicity\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eFalling Petals\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), a stage adaptation of Franz Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and more recently \u003ci\u003ePoet No. 7\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eThe Final Shot \u003c\/i\u003e(Theatre503, 2007). His play \u003ci\u003eThe Captive \u003c\/i\u003eexplores  the folklore surrounding the supposed capture of a white woman by  aboriginal people in East Gippsland. Ellis's short play about the death  of activist Rachel Corrie,\u003ci\u003e Blindingly Obvious Facts\u003c\/i\u003e, was featured  in the 2007 Melbourne Top 30 season of the Short and Sweet short play  competition. Ben Ellis was awarded the inaugural Malcolm Robertson Prize  and the Patrick White Playwrights' Award for \u003ci\u003ePost Felicity\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also the recipient of the Wal Cherry Play of the Year Award in 2002 for\u003ci\u003e Falling Petals\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 March 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\u003e9781474256131\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\u003e72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332049010828,"sku":"9781474256131","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b0ec1bcf-6ec1-4f6f-9d50-082bc490d93f.jpg?v=1783601251","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781474256131","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}