{"product_id":"9781474259637","title":"Flannelettes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFlannelettes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard Cameron\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe could teach more folk round 'ere  about what's bloody well important in their lives - when it comes down to it. What matters . . . That precious bit of you that gets buried in shit, and she's there clearin' it all away.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelie is special and she's won a trophy for picking up litter from the mayor. Every summer she goes on her holidays to her Aunty Brenda who runs a women's domestic abuse refuge in a Yorkshire mining village. Delie and her Aunty Brenda and a pawnbroker called George who wears a dress are The Flannelettes - a Motown tribute band. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelie is in her twenties but with a mental age of ten; when she meets Roma - who used to live on the streets in Rotherham - the two become best friends, sharing each others' secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the award-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eThe Glee Club, The Flanelettes \u003c\/i\u003eis a tough, uncompromising play which looks at love and violence in a shattered community, all playing to a bittersweet soundtrack of Sixties soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRichard Cameron \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. His plays include \u003ci\u003eHaunted Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrugglers \u003c\/i\u003e(winner 1988 Sunday Times Playwriting Award), \u003ci\u003eThe Moon's the Madonna\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Independent Theatre Award and winner 1989 Company Award at NSDF), \u003ci\u003eCan't Stand Up for Falling Down\u003c\/i\u003e (winner 1990 Sunday Times Playwriting Award, Scotsman Fringe First, 1990 Independent Theatre Award), \u003ci\u003ePond Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNot Fade Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mortal Ash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlmost Grown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeven\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Glee Club\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGong Donkeys\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). His first television play \u003ci\u003eStone Scissors Paper\u003c\/i\u003e won the inaugural BBC Television Dennis Potter Play of the Year Award in 1995.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 June 2015\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\u003e9781474259637\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\u003e4.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332074569868,"sku":"9781474259637","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2449efa8-3525-427e-b8f6-38054eda0ca2.jpg?v=1783601349","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474259637","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}