{"product_id":"9781474285667","title":"Accrington Pals","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStudent Editions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAccrington Pals\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Whelan | Jenny Stevens | John Davey | Chris Megson | Matthew Nichols | Sara Freeman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the best plays ever written about the First World War'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'To say that it leaves you emotionally shattered feels like an insult to those bygone souls and the horrors the faced, but quietly shattering it is, all the same'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA battalion of 1,000 young men raised in 1914 from volunteers in the Accrington area of East Lancashire go to war. They are destined to see their first real action on 1st July 1916 on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, still regarded as the greatest British military disaster with huge loss of life. Not many return to Accrington alive or intact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhelan's play traces these men's history through individual stories, but his special interest lies in the lives of the women left behind, battling with their own problems, deprived of their relationships with husbands and lovers, undertaking traditionally male roles, and kept in doubt by the misinformation of wartime propaganda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir moving stories interweave in scenes that are often comic, but which reach a devastating climax as the news of the disastrous battle finally reaches them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommentary and notes by John Davey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Whelan\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the foremost playwrights of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He began his career in advertising and short film scripting before starting to write for the stage. In 1996 he was appointed an Honorary Artistic Associate of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His numerous plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Accrington Pals\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e A Revolutionary Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Earthly Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Russian in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOverture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDivine Right\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Herbal Bed\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Shakespeare Country\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The School of Night\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Davey \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts at West London  University, where he leads the BA Theatre Production course. As well as  having taught extensively at various levels, he is an experienced  theatre director.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 July 2017\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\u003e9781474285667\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332437606540,"sku":"9781474285667","price":54.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6ad8e470-38d3-447e-abab-cf99f85d77d2.jpg?v=1783603373","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474285667","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}