{"product_id":"9780413615008","title":"A Whistle In The Dark","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Whistle In The Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tom Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Murphy's early masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eA Whistle in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the reunion of an Irish family in Coventy: a picture of Irishmen 'over here' asserting themselves in one of England's post-war dream cities. \u003cbr\u003eMichael Carney has left Mayo for Coventry, hoping to leave behind his homeland and his past with modest ambitions for a decent job and respectable family. However, he is relentlessly pursued by his past: a past that is both the flesh of his own family and the soured spirit of a haunted, marginalised people. With tragic inevitability, the impossibility of escape from his own dark history becomes all too obvious. \u003cbr\u003eProduced to a mixture of acclaim and notoriety by Theatre Royal, Stratford East in 1961, \u003ci\u003eWhistle in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is now regarded as a modern classic. \u003cbr\u003e'It is a considerable and refreshing shock to encounter this clenched fist of a play...National identity has been a theme in contemporary Irish drama common to Murphy, Friel and McGuinness. Nothing has been so brutish and direct, though, as this picture of Irishmen \"over here\" asserting themselves in one of England's post-war dream cities.' (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003e'A play worthy of every tribute.' (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is a considerable and refreshing shock to encounter this clenched fist of a play…National identity has been a theme in contemporary Irish drama common to Murphy, Friel and McGuinness. Nothing has been so brutish and direct, though, as this picture of Irishmen \"over here\" asserting themselves in one of England's post-war dream cities.” —\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A play worthy of every tribute.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780413615008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592863559886,"sku":"9780413615008","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_4f6169f0-bec8-40a5-8d74-65ecbd945221.jpg?v=1637776055","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780413615008","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}