{"product_id":"9781472531186","title":"Grand Gesture","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGrand Gesture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDeborah McAndrew | Deborah McAndrew\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe world was cruel to Simeon Duff\u003cbr\u003eMad and mired in the deepest slough\u003cbr\u003eNobody seemed to give a stuff\u003cbr\u003e'bout Simeon, Simeon Duff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimeon Duff is working class, unemployed and desperate. His wife works. He's lost all self-esteem. He's on the scrap heap and wants to end it all . . . and so begins this brilliantly insane comedy about a man on the edge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen word gets out that Duff is going to top himself, a host of ne'er-do-wells crawl out of the woodwork, each wanting to claim his grand gesture for their 'noble cause'. Let's face it, why waste a death? But which cause shall it be . . . love, politics, religion, or the rising price of fish? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill the disillusioned Duff go through with it? Will he really top himself for a dubious cause? Is he worth it? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's \u003ci\u003eThe Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e (1928), \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Gesture \u003c\/i\u003eis a witty satire of lobbyists seeking political control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah McAndrew\u003c\/b\u003e's first break as a writer came in 2004 when Northern Broadsides produced her adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Bells\u003c\/i\u003e by Leopold Lewis. Deborah's adaptation of \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist \u003c\/i\u003e(directed by Josette Bushell-Mingo) played at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton as their 2009\/10 Christmas show. Her play, \u003ci\u003eFlamingoland\u003c\/i\u003e, is published by Nick Hern Books and her adaptation of Gogol's \u003ci\u003eA Government Inspector\u003c\/i\u003e is published by Methuen Drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 November 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\u003e9781472531186\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\u003e104\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332018339980,"sku":"9781472531186","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d871eb2a-5ea6-4e33-8f22-bdef3c765969.jpg?v=1783600954","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472531186","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}