{"product_id":"when-the-long-tricks-over-paperback","title":"When the Long Trick's Over - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMorgan Lloyd Malcolm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'm doing this for her because this was my \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003esister's dream. This isn't my natural habitat. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eI wouldn't normally choose this. But she \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewould have.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo sisters. One dream. The hardest open-water swim in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis triumphant play from Olivier Award-winning writer Morgan Lloyd Malcolm moves forwards and backwards in time across the 21 miles between Dover and Calais as a young swimmer harnesses her mind and body to make the crossing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTackling what it means to grieve, both physically and mentally, \u003ci\u003eWhen The Long \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrick's Over\u003c\/i\u003e encapsulates the fact that love persists whatever the distance and however perilous the journey is to the other side. And that, sometimes, it means swimming against the tide and against the things that hold you back: the old memories and oil tankers, jelly\u003cbr\u003efish and Jelly Babies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere production by HighTide and the New Wolsey Theatre, February 2022.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorgan Lloyd Malcolm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a playwright and screenwriter. Her play \u003ci\u003eEmilia \u003c\/i\u003e(Shakespeare's Globe, 2018) transferred to the West End the following year. Her play \u003ci\u003eBelongings \u003c\/i\u003epremiered at the Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios (2011) and was shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Most Promising Playwright Award and her play \u003ci\u003eThe Wasp\u003c\/i\u003e at Hampstead Theatre also transferred to Trafalgar Studios in 2015. In 2013 she was chosen as a member of the Soho Six (Soho Theatre). She has co-written several acclaimed immersive site-specific plays with Katie Lyons, produced by Look Left Look Right, including \u003ci\u003eYou Once Said Yes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbove and Beyond \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e. She was part of the writing team for four of the Lyric Hammersmith's pantomimes from 2009-2012 and wrote (solo) the Bolton Octagon's Christmas plays for 2013 and 2014. She has written two large community plays for the Old Vic New Voices: \u003ci\u003ePlatform \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEpidemic\u003c\/i\u003e.\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 0.12 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727423410239,"sku":"9781350335875","price":25.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/397360fcf58db2dc55265261be06b07e.webp?v=1765114765","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/when-the-long-tricks-over-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}