{"product_id":"captain-amazing-paperback","title":"Captain Amazing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlistair McDowall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy dad is a superhero. No one else knows 'cos it has to stay a secret.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlistair McDowall's play is a funny and poignant one-man show that thrusts us into the life of Britain's only part-time superhero. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStruggling to balance his family responsibilities and more conventional job with defeating super-villains and rescuing families from burning buildings, Captain Amazing represents how all parents strive to be heroes in the eyes of their children. Discover this man's origins, his family life, and how even the invincible aren't immune to tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Amazing\u003c\/i\u003e received its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013, starring Mark Weinman, and directed by Clive Judd. It was revived for a national tour from March 2014.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003e[He] is the kind of man you wouldn't look twice at in the street: balding; stooped; tentative. He's skating over the surface of life, marking time with his job at B\u0026amp;Q, barely acquiring possessions, not speaking to his alcoholic father. And then he meets a woman who does look twice at him; who gives birth to their daughter, Emily, and suddenly Emily is convinced that her beloved father is a superhero\u003c\/i\u003e.' Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlistair McDowall\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in the North East of England. \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded a Bruntwood Prize in 2011, and was developed as part of the Young Writers Festival 2012 at the Royal Court. He has been a writer-on-attachment with the Royal Court, Paines Plough, and the National Theatre Studio, and his play \u003ci\u003eTalk Show\u003c\/i\u003e was produced at the Royal Court Downstairs from 16 - 20 July 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717489496127,"sku":"9781472588227","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/074f86b66c18dadfe7dd01a957f09d37.webp?v=1765078653","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/captain-amazing-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}