{"product_id":"medea-paperback-11","title":"Medea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEuripides\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMike Bartlett\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf there's a God, which at the moment I DOUBT, I want you to curse him.\u003cbr\u003eIf there's any justice, I want them - both of them - in a car crash.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer husband's gone and her future isn't bright. Imprisoned in her marital home, Medea can't work, can't sleep and increasingly can't cope. While her child plays, she plots her revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis startlingly modern version of Euripides' classic tragedy explores the private fury bubbling under public behaviour and how in today's world a mother, fuelled by anger at her husband's infidelity, might be driven to commit the worst possible crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe production is written and directed by one of the UK's most exciting and in-demand writers, Mike Bartlett, who has received critical acclaim for his plays including \u003ci\u003eEarthquakes in London\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCock\u003c\/i\u003e (Olivier Award), a new stage version of \u003ci\u003eChariots of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLove Love Love\u003c\/i\u003e. This programme text coincides with a run at the Headlong Theatre in London from the 27th of September to the 1st of December 2012.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Barlett\u003c\/b\u003e's debut play, \u003ci\u003e My Child\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), saw him hailed by The Stage as 'one of the most exciting new talents to emerge in recent times'. In 2009, \u003ci\u003eCock\u003c\/i\u003e won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, while \u003ci\u003eContractions\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the TMA Best New Play award. Bartlett was Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Royal Court in 2007, and is currently Associate Playwright at Paines Plough. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuripides \u003c\/b\u003e(484-406 BC) was a Greek dramatist. The last major tragic playwright of the classical world, he has also been called \"the first modern\".\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718265475135,"sku":"9781408183915","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5c54219601a87a7289234cea5ba19a52.webp?v=1765081315","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/medea-paperback-11","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}