{"product_id":"9781472587985","title":"Contemporary English Plays Eden’s Empire; Alaska; Shades; A Day at the Racists; The Westbridge","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePlay Anthologies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eContemporary English Plays\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEden’s Empire; Alaska; Shades; A Day at the Racists; The Westbridge\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames Graham | DC Moore | Anders Lustgarten | Alia Bano | Rachel De-lahay | Aleks Sierz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited and introduced by leading cultural and theatre critic Aleks Sierz, this bold and urgent collection of contemporary plays by England's newest and most relevant young writers explores the various cultures and identities of a nation that is at once traditional, nationalistic and multicultural. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEden's Empire\u003c\/b\u003e, by James Graham is an uncompromising political thriller exploring the events of the Suez Crisis, and the tragic story of its flawed hero – Churchill's golden boy and heir apparent, Anthony Eden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlaska\u003c\/b\u003e, by D. C. Moore features Frank, an ordinary bloke who likes smoking, history and playing House of the Dead 3. He can put up with his job on a cinema kiosk until a new supervisor arrives who is younger than him. And Asian. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Day at the Racists\u003c\/b\u003e, by Anders Lustgarten is a timely examination of the rise of the BNP which attempts to understand why people might be drawn to the BNP and diagnoses the deeper cause of that attraction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Shades\u003c\/b\u003e, by Alia Bano shows Sabrina, a single girl-about-town, who is seeking Mr Right in a world where traditional and liberal values sit side-by-side, but rarely see eye-to-eye. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Westbridge\u003c\/b\u003e, by Rachel De-lahay begins with the accusation of a black teenager which sparks riots on South London streets. Among it all, a couple from very different backgrounds navigate the minefield between them and their disparate but coexisting neighbourhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAleks Sierz\u003c\/b\u003e FRSA is Visiting Professor at Rose Bruford College, London, UK, and author of \u003ci\u003eIn-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJohn Osborne's Look Back in Anger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRewriting the Nation: British Theatre Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eModern British Playwriting: The 1990s\u003c\/i\u003e. He also works as a journalist, broadcaster, lecturer and theatre critic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e James Graham \u003c\/b\u003ewon the Catherine Johnson Award for the Best Play 2007 for\u003ci\u003e Eden's Empire\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous plays include \u003ci\u003eAlbert's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (recipient of a Pearson Playwriting Bursary)\u003ci\u003e Little Madam \u003c\/i\u003e(Finborough), \u003ci\u003eTory Boyz\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe Man\u003c\/i\u003e (Finborough), \u003ci\u003eThe Whisky Taster \u003c\/i\u003e(Bush), \u003ci\u003eSons of York\u003c\/i\u003e (Finborough) \u003ci\u003esuddenlossofdignity.com \u003c\/i\u003e(Bush) and \u003ci\u003eThis House \u003c\/i\u003e(National Theatre). James is writer-in-residence at the Finborough Theatre and also writes for TV and film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eD.C Moore\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1980 in Duston, Northamptonshire. He took part in the Royal Court's Young Writer's Programme and his first full length play \u003ci\u003eAlaska\u003c\/i\u003e was produced there in 2007. In 2008 \u003ci\u003eAlaska\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Tom Erhardt Award for promising new playwright by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation. Moore's other plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eHonest\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eTown\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eThe Swan\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnders Lustgarten\u003c\/b\u003e is Pearson Playwright-in-Residence at the Finborough Theatre, where his first two plays, \u003ci\u003eThe Insurgents\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eEnduring Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), were produced. Other work includes \u003ci\u003eThe Punishment Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, (shortlisted for the 2007 Verity Bargate Award), an adaptation of Slawomir Mrozek's \u003ci\u003eThe Police\u003c\/i\u003e (BAC 2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie \u003c\/i\u003e(2010) for the National Theatre Studio and \u003ci\u003eIf You Don't Let Us Dream Then We Won't Let You Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court, 2013). Anders is a political activist, has taught on Death Row, been arrested by the Turkish secret police, and holds a PhD in Chinese politics from the University of California. He also won the inaugural Harold Pinter Playwrights Award with a commission from the Royal Court in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlia Bano\u003c\/b\u003e studied English at Queen Mary, University of London, and taught A Level and GCSE English in Haringey. She joined the Royal Court's Young Writers' Programme in 2004. Her early work was read at Theatre Royal, Stratford East during the BritAsia Festival in 2005. She was subsequently invited to join Soho Theatre's Core Writing Group, and took part in the Royal Court's Unheard Voices programme in 2008. Her work for the stage includes \u003ci\u003eBehind the Image\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Gap, Hens, Rough Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShades\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRachel De-lahay\u003c\/b\u003e's first full-length play, \u003ci\u003eThe Westbridge,\u003c\/i\u003e was the joint-winner of the 2010 Alfred Fagon Award and was produced in Autumn 2011 in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre. 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