{"product_id":"9781350007420","title":"McDowall Plays: 1 Brilliant Adventures; Captain Amazing; Talk Show; Pomona","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Dramatists\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMcDowall Plays: 1\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBrilliant Adventures; Captain Amazing; Talk Show; Pomona\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlistair McDowall\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first collection from groundbreaking playwright Alistair McDowall\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003ean exceptionally talented and fast-rising writer\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eStill only in his twenties, this writer is surely going places. Whatever  he dreams up next, his name will almost certainly be in lights at the  Royal Court soon, if not at the National Theatre.\u003ci\u003e\" (The Times) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving won a Judges Award at the Bruntwood Prize in 2011 and been  shortlisted for the Writers' Guild Best Play Award in 2013, Alistair  McDowall is one of the most exciting playwrights of this generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe anthology features the play that brought McDowall to people's attention, \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Adventures, \u003c\/i\u003eup to his latest major play, \u003ci\u003ePomona\u003c\/i\u003e, that received ecstatic reviews, transferred to the National Theatre, and hailed him as one of the most important playwrights of this generation. It also includes two previously unpublished plays. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Exchange\/Live Theatre, 2013) is a fast paced tale of brotherhood, addiction and breaking the laws of physics. It won McDowall a Bruntwood Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaptain Amazing\u003c\/i\u003e (Live Theatre, 2013) is a funny and poignant one-man show that  thrusts us into the life of Britain's only part-time superhero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTalk Show\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court, 2013) is black comedy about talking and  transmission. It was premiered as part of the Royal Court's Open Court  season and has not previously been published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePomona \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama\/Orange Tree Theatre, 2014) is a sinister and surreal thriller, which takes as its setting Manchester's Pomona - an abandoned concrete island at the heard of the city; a place where journeys end and nightmares are born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe anthology is introduced by the author and includes a foreword by Olivier-award-winning playwright Simon Stephens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAlistair McDowall grew up in the North East of England. \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e   was awarded a Bruntwood Prize in 2011 and was developed as part of  the Young Writers Festival 2012 at the Royal Court. Other plays include  \u003ci\u003eTalk Show\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court)\u003ci\u003e, Captain Amazing\u003c\/i\u003e (Live  Theatre) and Pomona (Royal Welsh College\/Orange Tree Theatre).  He has been a writer on attachment with the Royal Court,  Paines Plough, and the National Theatre Studio (Summer 2013).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 April 2016\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\u003e9781350007420\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\u003e448\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332301389964,"sku":"9781350007420","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_fb6a8571-9720-47d6-8447-a3a4fc1fce3f.jpg?v=1783602731","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350007420","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}