{"product_id":"9781350189096","title":"Laura Wade Plays 2 : Posh; Home, I'm Darling; The Watsons; Kreutzer vs. Kreutzer","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Wade Plays 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Laura Wade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second collection of work by Olivier award-winning British playwright Laura Wade, bursting with her trademark satirical humour and her sharp, witty insight into gender and privilege. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePosh (2010):\u003c\/b\u003e the cult sensation which propelled Laura Wade onto the national stage and inspired the film \u003ci\u003eThe Riot Club\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). Based on Oxford's real-life Bullingdon Club, the play unfolds during an evening of debauchery in an all-male elite student dining society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKreutzer vs. Kreutzer (2010):\u003c\/b\u003e a \"play for voices\" to be performed with an orchestra, re-imagining Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eThe Kreutzer Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e as an intimate two-hander.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHome, I'm Darling (2018): \u003c\/b\u003ea dark comedy about marriage and relationships, following one woman in the quest to be the perfect 1950s housewife. Winner of the 2019 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Watsons (2018):\u003c\/b\u003e a sparkingly funny new take on the unfinished Jane Austen novel, catapulting the characters into a contemporary context whilst dealing with questions of authorship and writer's block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A stunning play” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian (on The Watsons)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jane Austen's unfinished novel bursts onto the stage in Wade's brilliantly funny take” —\u003ci\u003eMetro (on The Watsons)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An amusing, affecting, inspiring evening of soft gingham and hard truths” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times (on Home, I'm Darling)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superb” —\u003ci\u003eThe Stage (on Home, I'm Darling)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Excellent. Jane Austen has never been quite as much fun” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times (on The Watsons)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Laura Wade's depiction of wealth and privilege is savagely funny” —\u003ci\u003eTime Out (on Posh)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beautifully observed, very funny” —\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard (on Posh)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350189096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40814190919886,"sku":"9781350189096","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350189096","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}