{"product_id":"9781350050877","title":"Nuclear War \u0026 The Songs for Wende","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNuclear War \u0026amp; The Songs for Wende\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSimon Stephens\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI want, one more time, to be absolutely in the moment . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am going to try as hard as I can to not be a human being.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA series of suggestions on desire, death and time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNuclear War\u003c\/i\u003e is the searing result of a groundbreaking and form-defying collaboration between Simon Stephens and the choreographer and movement director Imogen Knight, developed by Actors Touring Company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduced by the author, this edition also features a suite of lyrics written by Simon Stephens for a musical collaboration with Dutch singer-songwriter Wende Snijders, performed at Schouwburg Het Park in Westerdijk, The Netherlands, in March 2017. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNuclear War\u003c\/i\u003e was published to coincide with the world premiere of the play at the Royal Court Theatre, Upstairs, London, in April 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOlivier Award winner \u003cb\u003eSimon Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Britain's best-loved playwrights. The author of more than twenty stage plays, including \u003ci\u003ePunk Rock, Port, Three Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePornography\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the celebrated adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e,  he is a former tutor on the Royal Court Young Writers Programme. Awards  include the Pearson Award for Best New Play, 2001, for \u003ci\u003ePort\u003c\/i\u003e; Olivier Award for Best New Play for \u003ci\u003eOn the Shore of the Wide World\u003c\/i\u003e,  2005; Best Foreign Playwright, as voted by German critics in Theater  Heute's annual poll, 2007; the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland  for Best New Play, 2008 for \u003ci\u003ePornography\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Olivier Award for Best New Play, 2013, for \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. \u003c\/i\u003eHis adaptation of \u003ci\u003eCurious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 May 2017\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\u003e9781350050877\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\u003e72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332468015244,"sku":"9781350050877","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_34cddfd4-cb3c-4438-8c5a-c2263bd61a68.jpg?v=1783603539","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350050877","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}