{"product_id":"9781350185050","title":"Fight Against...","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFight Against...\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePablo Manzi | William Gregory\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“He said, 'The day will come when they don't cut our heads off in front of people.' And I asked him, 'Why?' And he said, 'Because we'll cut them off ourselves.'”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lecturer in Chile. A study group in the USA. A guard in the desert. A hangman in Mexico. A woman who won't stop dancing in Peru. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePablo Manzi's darkly comic odyssey across the Americas explores whether violence brings us closer together and what it takes to make a community. \u003ci\u003eA Fight Against… \u003c\/i\u003emarks the English-language debut of one of Chile's most significant new voices. It was developed on a residency at the Royal Court Theatre, London, where it premiered in December 2021 in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePablo Manzi\u003c\/b\u003e's theatre credits include: \u003ci\u003eDonde Viven los Bárbaros\u003c\/i\u003e (BONOBO\/Festival Santiago a Mil, Chile\/Festival Adelante, Germany\/MIT BH, Brasil\/Festival Cádiz, Spain\/FIT, México\/Temporada Alta, Perú); \u003ci\u003eTú Amarás \u003c\/i\u003e(BONOBO\/ Festival Santiago a Mil, Chile\/Noorderzon, Netherlands\/Residency Baryshnikov Art Center, USA\/KFDA, Belgium\/Triennale de Milano,Italy); \u003ci\u003eAmansadura \u003c\/i\u003e(BONOBO\/Teatro del Puente, Chile\/Festival Cielos del Infinito, Chile). Awards include: Chilean Art Critique Organisation Award for Best Playwriting, Municipality of Santiago Award for Best Playwriting, Chilean Council for Arts \u0026amp; Culture Award for Best Playwriting (Donde viven los bárbaros).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e has been translating plays since 2003. He has translated over 100 plays, many of them new works, for theatres and organisations including Royal Court Theatre, the BBC, the Old Vic and the Edinburgh International Festival, and performed around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 February 2022\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\u003e9781350185050\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\u003e88\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":51369565454476,"sku":"9781350185050","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350185050","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}