{"product_id":"9781350320307","title":"David Ireland Plays. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Playwright David Ireland challenges people to draw lines between what they find funny and what they find outrageous'\u003c\/i\u003e (Sydney Morning Herald)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first collection of plays by David Ireland brings together three of his most successful hits that have enjoyed numerous productions around the world alongside two previously unpublished plays: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalf a Glass of Water: '\u003c\/i\u003eThe dialogue is brutal and tender, horrific and humorous ... this is a tough, challenging work, undercut by Ireland's trademark black humour, which asks questions of what a successful post-conflict society looks like.' (\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe End of Hope: '\u003c\/i\u003eA freewheeling, majestically entertaining, all-too-brief hour that touches on everything from religion and identity to body dysmorphia' (\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCyprus Avenue: '\u003c\/i\u003eThe most shocking play on the London stage ... a blackly comic examination of sectarian hatred - and a subversive drama that has never been more relevant' (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUlster American: '\u003c\/i\u003eWhat a brave, savage writer David Ireland is! There are moments in this play that are so shockingly provocative, so laugh-out-loud funny while simultaneously curl-into-a-ball-and cringe-worrying that I found my mouth was actually open. He can't go there, I thought. And then he did.' (\u003ci\u003eWhatsOnStage\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSadie: '\u003c\/i\u003eA fascinating account of one woman, her troubles and the Troubles\u003ci\u003e.' \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eIrish News\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Ireland was Playwright-in-Residence at the Lyric Theatre Belfast 2011-12. He won the Stewart Parker Award and the Meyer-Whitworth Award in 2012 and was shortlisted for the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright 2016. He won the James Tait Black Prize Award for \u003ci\u003eCyprus Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57650865176949,"sku":"9781350320307","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781350320307.jpg?v=1791898337","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781350320307","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}