{"product_id":"9781472579713","title":"Conservatory","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eConservatory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael West\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I wasn't throwing up. I was dying. I was very ill . . . And do you know what? In the middle of all that . . . malaise, I remember thinking \"This is what it's like to be married.\" But I'd do it again'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn elderly couple sit in a dark room in their house, doing the crossword, taking their tablets and knitting, all the while raking over a traumatic past that has all but destroyed them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConservatory \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling play about loss and family which shows that happiness is not a necessary condition of togetherness. It premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in March 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael West \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning playwright whose plays include \u003ci\u003eDublin  by Lamplight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFoley \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Play on Two Chairs\u003c\/i\u003e, all produced with the Corn Exchange theatre company. He has written numerous  translations including \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Ploughman\u003c\/i\u003e  (Gate Theatre, London), \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e (Abbey  Theatre) and \u003ci\u003eTartuffe \u003c\/i\u003e(Gate Theatre, Dublin).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 March 2014\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\u003e9781472579713\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\u003e64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332032823436,"sku":"9781472579713","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_5c379d44-99a7-457d-812f-e1caf5c5950a.jpg?v=1783601049","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472579713","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}