{"product_id":"9780413776228","title":"Donkeys' Years","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDonkeys' Years\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Frayn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Frayn's 'gorgeous farce' about a university reunion\u003cbr\u003epremiered thirty years ago at the Globe Theatre, London. Returning to\u003cbr\u003ethe West End in a sparkling new production, it remains a classic\u003cbr\u003ecomedy. \u003cbr\u003eTwenty years after graduation, six former students return to\u003cbr\u003etheir university college for a reunion dinner. Whilst their lives may\u003cbr\u003ehave had varying degrees of success, all are connected by a common\u003cbr\u003epast. Once locked in college for the night, the graduates begin to\u003cbr\u003erelive their youth, and old friendships, feuds - and the much-desired\u003cbr\u003ebut absurdly proper Master's wife - come tumbling back into the present\u003cbr\u003e. . . \u003cbr\u003e'The show reaches that plateau of comic bliss when it becomes physically impossible to stop laughing' Daily Telegraph \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The West End's summer gets off to an exhilarating start with\u003cbr\u003ethe hilarious return of Michael Frayn's comedy Donkeys' Years' Sunday\u003cbr\u003eExpress \u003cbr\u003e'All the confidence of a serious comic masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003eMasterclass performances. This is one of the best revivals in the West\u003cbr\u003eEnd for years. Unmissable!' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Frayn's work for the stage includes \u003ci\u003eAlphabetical Order\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMake and Break \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNoises Off\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which received Best Comedy of the Year awards, while \u003ci\u003eBenefactors\u003c\/i\u003e was named Best Play of the Year. His other works include \u003ci\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCopenhagen\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated Chekhov's four last\u003cbr\u003eplays and is also a novelist and recipient of the Whitbread Prize for\u003cbr\u003eBest Novel for \u003ci\u003eSpies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 August 2007\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\u003e9780413776228\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\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369837199500,"sku":"9780413776228","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_56ecd81d-76d1-485f-94cf-86d68942e4b9.jpg?v=1783880654","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780413776228","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}