{"product_id":"playing-for-time-by-geraldine-cousin-9780719061981","title":"Playing for time","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlaying for time\u003c\/em\u003e explores connections between theatre time, the historical moment, and fictional time. Geraldine Cousin persuasively argues that a crucial characteristic of contemporary British theatre is its preoccupation with instability and danger. She traces images of catastrophe and loss in a wide range of recent plays and productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe diversity of the texts that are examined is a major strength of the book. In addition to plays by contemporary dramatists, Cousin analyses staged adaptations of novels and productions of plays by Euripides, Strindberg, and Priestley. A key focus is Stephen Daldry's award-winning revival of Priestley's \u003cem\u003eAn Inspector Calls\u003c\/em\u003e, which is discussed in relation both to other Priestley 'time' plays and to Caryl Churchill's apocalyptic \u003cem\u003eFar Away\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLost children are a recurring motif: Bryony Lavery's \u003cem\u003eFrozen\u003c\/em\u003e, for example, is explored in the context of the Soham murders (which took place while the play was in production at the National Theatre), whilst three virtually simultaneous productions of Euripides' \u003cem\u003eHecuba\u003c\/em\u003e are interpreted with regard to the Beslan massacre of schoolchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597515636972,"sku":"9780719061981","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6f06adc64fd6146a7a4ec2866a24829b.jpg?v=1777958309","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/playing-for-time-by-geraldine-cousin-9780719061981","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}