{"product_id":"9781350025271","title":"R and D","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eR and D\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSimon Vinnicombe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan a computer program, that basically shuffles numbers of zero and one, duplicate the ability of the neurons to create minds, with mental states, understanding, perceiving. Can we replicate consciousness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eDavid sets his brother Lewis up on a blind date with April. April is  like no woman Lewis has ever met before. She is beautiful, kind and  intelligent. In fact, she seems perfect, perhaps even too perfect to be  real…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA moving and fascinating story about the modern intersection of grief, technology and late capitalism, \u003ci\u003eR and D\u003c\/i\u003e asks  what's more powerful: science or the soul? And when it comes to our  obsession with 'research and development', how far is too far in the  search for 'progress'?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR and D\u003c\/i\u003e was first performed at the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs on 22 September 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSimon Vinnicombe\u003c\/b\u003e was a Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theatre. Previous plays produced at the Finborough Theatre include \u003ci\u003eCradle Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYear 10\u003c\/i\u003e. He won a Peggy Ramsay Pearson Award in 2010 and was a member of the BBC Continuing Drama Writers Academy. Theatre includes \u003ci\u003eUntitled \u003c\/i\u003e(Brit School commission), \u003ci\u003eWisdom \u003c\/i\u003e(Manhattan Theatre Club), \u003ci\u003eTurf \u003c\/i\u003e(Bush Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe Old Vic 24 Hour Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (Old Vic), \u003ci\u003eA Night with the Apathists\u003c\/i\u003e (Union Theatre) \u003ci\u003eWilde Tales \u003c\/i\u003e(Southwark Playhouse) and \u003ci\u003eCity Love \u003c\/i\u003e(Bussey Building). Radio includes \u003ci\u003eMary Cherry \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Hard Road\u003c\/i\u003e (both for BBC Radio 4).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 October 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\u003e9781350025271\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\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332425547916,"sku":"9781350025271","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_0a2827a8-82f9-44fd-bb93-332a21af9e32.jpg?v=1783603275","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350025271","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}