{"product_id":"rock-paper-scissors-three-plays-paperback","title":"Rock \/ Paper \/ Scissors: Three Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Bush\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the owner of a Sheffield scissor manufacturer dies, the future of the factory site falls into uncertainty. Can it be reborn as a fashionable music venue, converted into luxury apartments, or somehow reinvigorated so the old business can survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's more than just money or bricks and mortar at stake. It's about knowing where you fit in the world - knowing that somewhere there's still a place for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFresh, funny and heartfelt, \u003cem\u003eRock \/ Paper \/ Scissors\u003c\/em\u003e are three intricately interwoven plays by Chris Bush about family, heritage and legacy. They were first performed simultaneously with the same cast moving between three theatres in Sheffield - the Crucible, the Lyceum and the Studio - as part of Sheffield Theatres' fiftieth birthday celebrations in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the three plays can be enjoyed separately, they also offer a uniquely rewarding opportunity for any company looking to take on the challenge of staging them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Bush\u003c\/strong\u003e is a playwright, lyricist and theatre-maker. Her plays include: \u003cem\u003eRock\/Paper\/Scissors\u003c\/em\u003e (Sheffield Theatres, 2022); an adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, and New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2022); \u003cem\u003eHungry\u003c\/em\u003e (Paines Plough, 2021); \u003cem\u003eFaustus: That Damned Woman\u003c\/em\u003e (Headlong, Lyric Hammersmith \u0026amp; Birmingham Rep, 2020); \u003cem\u003eThe Last Noël\u003c\/em\u003e (Old Fire Station, Oxford, 2019); \u003cem\u003eThe Changing Room\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre Connections, 2018); \u003cem\u003eSteel\u003c\/em\u003e (Sheffield Theatres, 2018); an adaptation of \u003cem\u003ePericles\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre, London, 2018); \u003cem\u003eThe Assassination of Katie Hopkins\u003c\/em\u003e, written with Matt Winkworth (Theatr Clwyd, 2018); \u003cem\u003eWhat We Wished For\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Dream\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734699348031,"sku":"9781839041075","price":71.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/275ab4b6acc1c84a71a6ff152e596bd0.webp?v=1765140784","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/rock-paper-scissors-three-plays-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}