{"product_id":"9781350381520","title":"Not Now","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNot Now\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Ireland\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew, I don't give a f*** who's Irish and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewho's not. I'm just thinking about what's best \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003efor your career. And that's how themmuns in \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon'll see you. Calling yourself British just \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eembarrasses them.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe morning after his father's funeral, an unsure and still grief-stricken Matthew prepares to fly to London to audition for the prestigious drama school, RADA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen his painter-decorator Uncle Ray interrupts his private rendition of Richard III's opening monologue to offer some unwanted direction and dubious career advice, Matthew starts to doubt whether he should really be leaving Belfast in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst presented by A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Òran Mór in May 2022. \u003ci\u003eNot Now\u003c\/i\u003e received its English premiere at the Finborough Theatre, London, in November 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlaywright David Ireland is the multi award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eCyprus Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDavid Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e is from Belfast and trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. His first play, WHAT THE ANIMALS SAY, was produced at Oran Mor, Glasgow in 2009. In 2015, he adapted Lorca's BLOOD WEDDING for Dundee Rep and Graeae. His 2016 play CYPRUS AVENUE (Royal Court London\/Abbey Theatre Dublin\/Public Theatre NYC) won the Irish Times Award for Best New Play and the James Tait Black Award for Drama and in 2018 ULSTER AMERICAN (Traverse, Edinburgh) won a Scotsman Fringe First, the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh award and the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland Award for Best New Play.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 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\u003e9781350381520\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\u003e2.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369624174732,"sku":"9781350381520","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_92a4f0be-6129-4517-9b23-c25e0fd56b5b.jpg?v=1783879900","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350381520","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}