{"product_id":"9781474265942","title":"Harrogate","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHarrogate\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAl Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere's gossip going around that we're all like him. That we're all paper thin, that it's all been painted over, and each one of us is gonna sit down one day and not be able to stand up, like we've disappeared to ourselves.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarrogate \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of a father struggling to confront his obsessions head-on without destroying his family. It is a play about how we perform versions of ourselves depending on what company we keep, and how we project onto others versions of the people we want to see, rather than accepting who stands in front of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe play is a triptych about obsession, repression and lust. It received its world premiere on the 11 September 2015 as part of the HighTide Theatre Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAl Smith's theatre includes \u003ci\u003eEnola \u003c\/i\u003e(Underbelly, 2005), \u003ci\u003eRadio \u003c\/i\u003e(Soho \/ 59E59  NYC, 2006\/7), \u003ci\u003eThe Astronaut Wives Club\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho, 2006), \u003ci\u003eThe Bird\u003c\/i\u003e  (Underbelly \/ Arcola, 2008), \u003ci\u003eGold \u0026amp; Popcorn and Black \u0026amp; White\u003c\/i\u003e  (NYTRep, 2012). He has been Pearson Playwright in Residence at the  Finborough Theatre and a participant of the Paines Plough Future Perfect  scheme. He has recently finished a new play, \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropophaga\u003c\/i\u003e, for  Headlong \/ Old Red Lion and his play \u003ci\u003eHarrogate \u003c\/i\u003ewill be premiered at HighTide Theatre Festival in September 2015.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 September 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\u003e9781474265942\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\u003e3.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332090888332,"sku":"9781474265942","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6469bd23-7db5-41c8-aedc-e871894cc665.jpg?v=1783601417","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781474265942","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}