{"product_id":"9781350378353","title":"Fame Whore","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFame Whore\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTom Ratcliffe | Gigi Zahir\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you click my face in the corner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat's it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen the blue follow button\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTap it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou're done\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome hunny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecky wants to be famous. Becky deserves to be famous. Becky has to be famous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen drag artist Becky Biro is told they need a larger following to be considered for international TV hit \u003ci\u003eThe Drag Factor\u003c\/i\u003e, Becky can smell success. She will do whatever it takes to get there, then reap the rewards of her inevitable stardom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the writer of the multi-award winning \u003ci\u003eVelvet\u003c\/i\u003e comes an outrageous, fast-paced dark comedy, laced with irreverent humour and cabaret songs. \u003ci\u003eFame Whore\u003c\/i\u003e holds a mirror up to the desperate human desire for relevance, and the lengths one may go to get there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the run at King's Head Theatre in London, in October 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Ratcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally produced, multi-award winning writer who is based in London and Cambridge. He is currently under commission for Harlow Playhouse, Above the Stag Theatre and has work attached to Wildcard \/ Mercury Theatre.\u003cbr\u003eHis debut play, \u003ci\u003eCirca\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered at the Theater de Meervaart, Amsterdam, in 2016 before running at The Vaults Theatre later the same year as part of Pride In London. The play was revived In 2019 at The Old Red Lion theatre where it ran for four weeks in a co-production with Harlow Playhouse.  \u003ci\u003eVelvet \u003c\/i\u003eoriginally premiered at the Pleasance Courtyard during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018. The play featured in The Scotsman's 'Best of the Fest' feature on multiple occasions and won 'Outstanding Monologue' in Theatre Weekly's 'Best of the Fest'. \u003ci\u003eVelvet \u003c\/i\u003ealso ran at both VAULT Festival and Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival in 2019, where the play won the Sean Meehan Identity in Theatre award at the latter.\u003cbr\u003eThe premise of \u003ci\u003eEvelyn\u003c\/i\u003e saw him shortlisted for the 2016 intake of the Old Vic 12 and the play was longlisted for multiple awards including Theatre503 playwriting award, Papatango Award and Soho Theatre's Verity Bargate Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than just a drag queen - \u003cb\u003eGigi Zahir\u003c\/b\u003e, the human behind Crayola the Queen, is also a seasoned actor and theatre-maker. With two degrees under her belt from The Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the University of Reading, she's both a classically trained actress and theatre-maker: the stage is her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 November 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\u003e9781350378353\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":51369621356684,"sku":"9781350378353","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_77d1bf7e-ef86-4135-8a54-36dd00709b84.jpg?v=1783879888","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350378353","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}