{"product_id":"9781474264501","title":"Before Monsters Were Made","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBefore Monsters Were Made\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRoss Dungan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou see, people forever say history is written by the victors. It's not. It's written by those who can shape the simplest narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDavid is a man struggling to hold together his marriage when the small town he lives in is rocked by the sudden, untimely death of a local girl. As details are uncovered, rumours and talk take hold of the town, and start to force David to revisit old memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in 1960s Ireland, \u003ci\u003eBefore Monsters Were Made\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how a few small words can have a very big impact. When suspicion and old stories start to spread like a virus, how well do we know the people we trust the most? Can we ever know what goes on inside other people's lives? And do we really want to?\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Monsters Were Made\u003c\/i\u003e is an unnerving and moving thriller about loyalty, lies and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRoss Dungan\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the Advanced Playwriting Course in Trinity College Dublin, taught by Marina Carr. He is\/was one-third of the hugely successful Irish sketch comedy group A Betrayal of Penguins, who had hugely successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe for the past two years. Ross's recent  theatrical writing work includes \u003ci\u003eMinute After Midday\u003c\/i\u003e (Scotsman Fringe First Winner – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011, Project Arts Centre 2011); \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012, Dublin Fringe Festival 2012); \u003ci\u003eReckoners \u003c\/i\u003e(April 2014). He also writes for television: \u003ci\u003eFair City\u003c\/i\u003e (RTE, 2009-2014),\u003ci\u003e Roy\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC\/RTE, 2013-4), \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle\u003c\/i\u003e (IFB Film Adaptation, in development).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 May 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\u003e9781474264501\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\u003e96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332073783436,"sku":"9781474264501","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_98d13015-30db-4b1a-916c-df03e3bd06ff.jpg?v=1783601334","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474264501","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}