{"product_id":"9781472530479","title":"Can't Forget About You","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCan't Forget About You\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Ireland\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five year-old east Belfast man Stevie meets forty-nine year-old  Glaswegian widow Martha while recovering from a painful breakup with his  ex-girlfriend. Stevie and Martha are immediately attracted to each  other. Although their relationship is based entirely upon sexual  attraction, they find themselves falling in love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis challenges the  expectations of Stevie's conservative Christian mother and his  ultra-Unionist, Ulster-Scots-speaking sister who work hard to break the  pair up. Stevie and Martha must decide if their relationship has a real  future and if they can both overcome the pain of their heartbroken  pasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile primarily a hilarious comedy, \u003ci\u003eCan't Forget About You \u003c\/i\u003etouches  on deeper themes such as grief, loss, sexual mores, cultural identity,  sectarianism, generation, and the question of how Northern Ireland moves  on from the politics of the past and faces the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Ireland \u003c\/b\u003eis one of Northern Ireland's hottest young writing talents. He is the former Playwright-in-Residence at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast (from May 2011), the winner of the BBC Radio Drama Award and the prestigious Meyer Whitworth Award, 2011, for Best New Play by an Emerging Writer for \u003ci\u003eEverything Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e (Tinderbox Theatre Company\/Solas Nua). Other plays include \u003ci\u003eWhat the Animals Say\u003c\/i\u003e (Oran Mor\/Lyric, Belfast), \u003ci\u003eArguments for Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e (Oran Mor), \u003ci\u003eThe End of Hope The End of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (Oran Mor), \u003ci\u003eHalf A Glass of Water\u003c\/i\u003e (Abbey Theatre) and \u003ci\u003eYes, So I Said Yes\u003c\/i\u003e (Ransom Productions).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 July 2013\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\u003e9781472530479\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\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331385950348,"sku":"9781472530479","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_276c2815-3a55-425b-a675-fc86a154b1cd.jpg?v=1783596283","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472530479","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}