{"product_id":"9781408123881","title":"Murphy Plays: 6 The Cherry Orchard; She Stoops to Folly; The Drunkard; The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Dramatists\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMurphy Plays: 6\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Cherry Orchard; She Stoops to Folly; The Drunkard; The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTom Murphy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurphy Plays: 6 \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together four plays by the author inspired by other great works of literature:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e: In Chekhov's tragi-comedy - perhaps his most popular play - the Gayev family is torn by powerful forces, forces rooted deep in history and in the society around them. Tom Murphy's fine vernacular version allows us to re-imagine the events of the play in the last days of Anglo-Irish colonialism. It gives this great play vivid new life within our own history and social consciousness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Stoops to Folly\u003c\/i\u003e: Modelled on Oliver Goldsmith's classic novel \u003ci\u003eThe Vicar of Wakefield\u003c\/i\u003e, Murphy builds a comedy peopled with thieves, pimps, bawds, lechers and imposters who will prey on innocence unless God - or the ruling class - takes a hand. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drunkard\u003c\/i\u003e is inspired by the American temperance play first performed in 1844 and attributed to W. H. Smith and A gentleman. A drama in five acts, it was perhaps the most popular play produced in the United States before the dramatization of \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1850s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn epic family drama, shot through with dark humour, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant\u003c\/i\u003e tells the tragic story of a family disintegrating, having lost its moral values and is inspired by \u003ci\u003eThe Golovlyov Family\u003c\/i\u003e by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. It follows Arina who rises from servant girl to matriarch controlling a vast family estate and empire until she slackens her hold and loses her power to the hypocrisy and relentless grasping of her chosen son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTom Murphy was born in Tuam, County Galway. His plays include \u003ci\u003eA Whistle in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConversations on a Home Coming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBailegangaire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gigli Concert\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlice Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e. His career has been closely associated with The Abbey Theatre, Dublin who have produced many of his plays.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 April 2010\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\u003e9781408123881\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\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369973743756,"sku":"9781408123881","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781408123881","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}