{"product_id":"david-ireland-plays-1-by-david-ireland-9781350320307","title":"David Ireland Plays 1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Playwright David Ireland challenges people to draw lines between what they find funny and what they find outrageous'\u003c\/em\u003e (Sydney Morning Herald).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis first collection of plays by David Ireland brings together three of his most successful hits that have enjoyed numerous productions around the world, alongside two previously unpublished plays:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalf a Glass of Water:\u003c\/em\u003e 'The dialogue is brutal and tender, horrific and humorous... this is a tough, challenging work, undercut by Ireland's trademark black humour, which asks questions of what a successful post-conflict society looks like.' (\u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe End of Hope:\u003c\/em\u003e 'A freewheeling, majestically entertaining, all-too-brief hour that touches on everything from religion and identity to body dysmorphia.' (\u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCyprus Avenue:\u003c\/em\u003e 'The most shocking play on the London stage... a blackly comic examination of sectarian hatred – and a subversive drama that has never been more relevant.' (\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUlster American:\u003c\/em\u003e 'What a brave, savage writer David Ireland is! There are moments in this play that are so shockingly provocative, so laugh-out-loud funny while simultaneously curl-into-a-ball-and cringe-worrying that I found my mouth was actually open. He can't go there, I thought. And then he did.' (\u003cem\u003eWhatsOnStage\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSadie:\u003c\/em\u003e 'A fascinating account of one woman, her troubles and the Troubles.' (\u003cem\u003eIrish News\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Ireland was Playwright-in-Residence at the Lyric Theatre Belfast 2011-12. He won the Stewart Parker Award and the Meyer-Whitworth Award in 2012 and was shortlisted for the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright 2016. He won the James Tait Black Prize Award for \u003cem\u003eCyprus Avenue\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470383366380,"sku":"9781350320307","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350320307-david-ireland-plays-1.jpg?v=1775217921","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/david-ireland-plays-1-by-david-ireland-9781350320307","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}