{"product_id":"9781350274457","title":"Tarantula","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTarantula\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhilip Ridley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf course – as you've no doubt guessed – there's a big 'But Then' moment heading this way…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a sunny, spring day in East London.\u003cbr\u003eOn a street corner, two teenagers kiss.\u003cbr\u003eOne of them is Toni. This is her first kiss.\u003cbr\u003eIt makes her very happy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut someone is watching.\u003cbr\u003eSomeone who doesn't care about her happiness at all.\u003cbr\u003eAnd they're about to change Toni's life… forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Ridley's thrilling new play is a startling exploration of identity, memory, love, and the lengths it takes someone to free themselves from the web of their past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhilip Ridley\u003c\/b\u003e was born and grew up in the East End of London. He studied painting at St Martin's School of Art. He has written many highly regarded and hugely influential stage plays: the seminal \u003ci\u003eThe Pitchfork Disney (\u003c\/i\u003epublished as a Methuen Modern Classic\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fastest Clock\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein the Universe \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of a Time Out Award, the Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the Meyer-Whitworth Prize\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGhost from a Perfect Place\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for The Evening Standard Best New Play Award), amongst others. He has also directed three feature films from his own screenplays, such \u003ci\u003eThe Reflecting Skin\u003c\/i\u003e, which won eleven international awards\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003eIn 2012 \u003ci\u003eWhat's On Stage\u003c\/i\u003e named him a Jubilee Playwright (one of the most influential British writers to have emerged in the past six decades). Philip has won both the Evening Standard's Most Promising Newcomer to British Film and Most Promising Playwright Awards. The only person ever to receive both prizes.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 July 2021\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\u003e9781350274457\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\u003e64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369500639372,"sku":"9781350274457","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f970708f-aa73-4d82-a916-3ae1fd49fb0f.jpg?v=1783879364","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350274457","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}