{"product_id":"9781350402379","title":"Great Wave","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStudent Editions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGreat Wave\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrancis Turnly | Jenny Stevens | Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. | Chris Megson | Matthew Nichols | Sara Freeman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Student Edition is ideal for any teacher coming to Francis Turnly's 2018 play for the first time or those who already have some familiarity with it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning 1979 to 2003, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Wave\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the mysterious disappearance of a Japanese schoolgirl and her mother and sister's tireless search to find her again. The girl – Hanako – is discovered living in captivity in a compound in North Korea, employed to teach a young woman Japanese language and culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Turnly's gripping play is based on a a true story and it conveys, not only the magnitude of these events globally, but also the beating human heart at the centre of this story. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe commentary in the edition unpacks: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the author's identity as a \"Japanese Ulsterman\", owing to his Northern Irish-Japanese heritage\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the play's place within a trilogy \u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the significance of Japanese history and culture \u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; themes of occupation, colonisation, grief, loss and hope  \u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the use of language in the play (including English and phonetic Japanese and Korean)\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the play's use of objects as cultural markers \u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the play's structure and representation of 24 years\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the play's form and genre\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; productions of the play so far (including in London and San Francisco)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition is invaluable in helping to make sense of this thematically and contextually rich play for students, and to bring it alive through the discussion of its inherent theatricality and production opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis Turnly \u003c\/b\u003eis a playwright, radio dramatist and screenwriter. He has written several plays for Radio 4 and his stage plays have been produced at numerous theatres across the UK and Ireland. He was a winner of a Channel 4 playwright bursary in 2015 and as a result was Playwright in Residence at the Kiln (then Tricycle) Theatre which culminated in him winning the Catherine Johnson Best Play Award in 2016 for his play \u003ci\u003eThe Great Wave\u003c\/i\u003e which premiered at the National Theatre in 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin J. Wetmore, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theatre Arts and Director of the Graduate Program at Loyola Marymount University, US, with areas of expertise in Japanese theatre, African theatre, Shakespeare, horror theatre, Asian cinema, horror cinema, Greek tragedy, stage combat and comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 November 2024\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\u003e9781350402379\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\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63412910948492,"sku":"9781350402379","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e81469be-19f2-4352-9224-868ce0c6d4fb.jpg?v=1792539633","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350402379","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}