{"product_id":"9781350671966","title":"Slow Fire","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSlow Fire\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSimon Stephens\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe hope is what matters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a disused bunker on the edge of an imaginary city in the aftermath of an apocalypse, Ashton and Reece have spent years looking for hope in the stories they act out. And then one day, from nowhere, a stranger arrives. He has a generator. He has fresh meat. And he has a gun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe staggering new play from Tony and Olivier award-winning playwright Simon Stephens is part thriller, part excavation of the soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the UK premiere production by Glass Mask Theatre at Jermyn Street theatre in August 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFor more than twenty-five years Simon Stephens' work has been widely translated and produced throughout the world. He has won many Awards including Olivier and Tony Awards for new plays. His 2026 play \u003ci\u003eAn Ark\u003c\/i\u003e staged by Tim Drum Collective at the Shed in New York was one of the first plays ever written for Mixed Reality . His radical adaptation of Uncle Vanya, \u003ci\u003eVanya,\u003c\/i\u003e starring Andrew Scott ran in London's West End and at the Lucille Lortel , New York between Autumn 23 and Spring 25. His most famous play is his adaptation of Mark Haddon's best-selling novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has had thirty five original plays produced professionally.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2026\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\u003e9781350671966\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\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976398889100,"sku":"9781350671966","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2acf6c74-e352-4c81-a9b6-555a16e68846.jpg?v=1787715806","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350671966","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}