{"product_id":"9781350370166","title":"No Magic Pill","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNo Magic Pill\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChristian O'Reilly\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you're a wheelchair-user, you've got a simple choice: either you suck sweets in a corner and watch television all day or you try to change the world around you. There ain't gonna be no magic pill in my day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the (mostly) true story of Martin Naughton AKA Michael Collins in a wheelchair. Martin is an agitator. A disruptor. A seeker of justice and planter of (truth) bombs. But will his anarchic quest for equality be derailed by dreams of love and new horizons?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the real life of Martin Naughton and his campaign for independence for disabled people in Ireland, \u003ci\u003eNo Magic Pill\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Christian O'Reilly, is a joyful, shameless, no-holds-barred story of one man's fight for justice and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the production at Black Box, Galway, and the Civic, Tallaght, for Dublin Theatre Festival in October 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChristian O'Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright from Galway whose first full-length play, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Father\u003c\/i\u003e (published in\u003ci\u003e The Tiger In Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, Methuen Drama 2006), was produced by Druid Theatre Company for the 25th Galway Arts Festival in 2002 and toured throughout Ireland in 2003. It was joint winner of the 2002 Stewart Parker New Playwright Bursary. His screen credits include\u003ci\u003e Inside I'm Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e, a feature film that won the Audience Award for Best Film at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2004, two Irish Film and Television Awards, and the AIB People's Choice Award for Best Irish Film.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 October 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\u003e9781350370166\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\u003e4.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369616015500,"sku":"9781350370166","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_9976aad3-1c5c-4da5-a9c5-07791a3c7f65.jpg?v=1783879863","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350370166","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}