{"product_id":"earthquakes-in-london-by-mike-bartlett-9781350138803","title":"Earthquakes in London","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's Cabaret\u003c\/i\u003e, we've got our heads down and we're dancing and drinking as fast as we can. The enemy is on its way, but this time it doesn't have guns and gas; it has storms and earthquakes, fire and brimstone... \u003ci\u003eYou were the glimmer. At the end of the tunnel. And you went out.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarthquakes in London\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast and furious metropolitan crash of people, scenes, and decades, as three sisters attempt to navigate their dislocated lives and loves, while their dysfunctional father, a brilliant scientist, predicts global catastrophe. The play deals, through amplified theatricality, with a range of contemporary issues from population growth to climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn all-pervasive fear of the future and a guilty pleasure in the excesses of the present drive Mike Bartlett's epic rollercoaster of a play from 1968 to 2525 and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarthquakes in London\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 2010 and has subsequently become a much-produced and widely studied drama text. It is published here as a Student Edition alongside commentary and notes by Bridget Escolme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ancillary material is geared at students and includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn introduction outlining the play's plot, character, themes, context, and performance history\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe full text of the play\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA chronology of the playwright's life and work\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eExtensive textual notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eQuestions for further study\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn interview with the playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470490681580,"sku":"9781350138803","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350138803-earthquakes-in-london.jpg?v=1775220107","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/earthquakes-in-london-by-mike-bartlett-9781350138803","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}