{"product_id":"this-house-paperback-1","title":"This House - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Graham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicholas Holden\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, this play - first performed in 2012 at the National Theatre - is published in the Methuen Drama Student Edition series. It features commentary \u0026amp; notes by Nicholas Holden, Lecturer in Drama at the University of Greenwich, UK, that help the student unpack the play's social, political and cultural context, as well as its themes, language, structure and production history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIn tough times, the British do what we have always done. We muddle through.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis House\u003c\/i\u003e is a razor-sharp political comedy exploring Westminster and the 1974 British hung parliament, which provides a timely historical correlative to the current political climate. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the play that secured the then-30-year-old James Graham's reputation as one of the UK's most important and revered dramatists, gaining critical acclaim, enjoying a sell-out run at the National Theatre's Olivier in 2013 and being revived in the West End in 2017, when it was Olivier-nominated. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith well-paced, witty and waspish dialogue, it explores the childish digs and chauvinistic attitudes that have riddled political life both then and continue to do so now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Graham \u003c\/b\u003eis a playwright and film and television writer. His work for theatre, film and TV includes \u003ci\u003eThis House\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eInk\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFinding Neverland\u003c\/i\u003e (with Gary Barlow); Quiz; Sketching; The Culture; Labour of Love; Monster Raving Loony; \u003ci\u003eCaught in a Trap; Coalition;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrexit: An Uncivil War; X and Y; The Vote; The Angry Brigade; Privacy; Sixty Six Books; Basset; The Man; The Whisky Taster; A History of Falling Things; SuddenLossOfDignity.Com; Tory Boyz; Sons of York; Little Madam; Eden's Empire \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAlbert's Boy.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNicholas Holden is Head of Academic Affairs and Research at LAMDA, having previously been Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Greenwich, UK. He works on contemporary British theatre, in particular, the work of the Royal Court and its work with young people and writers throughout its history.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43156173488191,"sku":"9781350155534","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/W0JmWo70KkfHDHU-zmUMzg_8c0ec0e2-f2ad-4735-9e1b-58d607eae84a.webp?v=1776969961","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/this-house-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}