{"product_id":"9781350014732","title":"Petrification","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePetrification\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eZoe Cooper\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe night before the funeral was when he told us that he was getting the lot and I said, I said only then in retaliation, you know, and I am not proud of this, but how Dad had, how he had smashed his glass and cried, cried for Simon when he rang home to tell him how he had failed his exams, how it broke his dad's heart.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon and Sean's dad is dead. Returning home from London, Simon is shocked to find Sean in a relationship with a man called Aidan. Sean is irritated by Simon's new cosmopolitan ways. And Aidan? He just wants to be part of the family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a play for anyone who ever left home and comes back to find everything changed. And for anyone who never went away in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAttempting to find common ground, they head out for a booze-fueled night in Gateshead. Before long they are arguing. What is it about the memory of a childhood trip to Whitby that sets them off? Darts, pints and fists fly across the room, as past and present collide with dizzying consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePetrification \u003c\/i\u003ereceived its world premiere at Live Theatre, Newcastle, on 23 May 2016, before a UK tour, presented by Telltale in association with LittleMighty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eZoe Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e's credits as a playwright include \u003ci\u003eNativities \u003c\/i\u003e(Live Theatre), \u003ci\u003eUtopia \u003c\/i\u003e(Live Theatre \/ Soho Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe Winter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (adaptation for The Globe Theatre), \u003ci\u003eLongshore Drift \u003c\/i\u003e(Old Vic New Voices) and \u003ci\u003eLearning How to Swim\u003c\/i\u003e (ATC\/Root Theatre). She has also had work developed or produced with the RSC and National Theatre Studios, as well as with Ovalhouse, Theatre503, Nabakov and the Tristan Bates Theatre. She is currently doing a PhD at Newcastle University and is an Artist in Residence for Newcastle City. She has an MPhil in Playwriting at the University of Birmingham and was on the Royal Court Young Writers' Programme. She worked as literary assistant at Hampstead Theatre and now works as a freelance dramaturg and theatre education officer.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 June 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\u003e9781350014732\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\u003e4.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332307157132,"sku":"9781350014732","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2733075d-c301-41e6-ac57-5cec66d163ee.jpg?v=1783602832","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350014732","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}