{"product_id":"9781350270596","title":"Beats and Elements: A Hip Hop Theatre Trilogy : No Milk for the Foxes; DenMarked; High Rise eState of Mind","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBeats and Elements: A Hip Hop Theatre Trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Conrad Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of three hip hop plays by Conrad Murray and his Beats \u0026amp; Elements collaborators Paul Cree, David Bonnick Junior and Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, is the first publication of the critically acclaimed theatre-maker's work. The three plays use hip hop to highlight the inequalities produced by the UK's class system, and weave lyricism, musicality and dialogue to offer authentic accounts of inner-city life written by working-class Londoners. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe plays are accompanied by two introductory essays: The first gives a specific social and historical context that helps readers make sense of the plays, the second positions hip hop as a contemporary literary form and offers some ways to read hip hop texts as literature. The collection also includes a foreword by leading hip hop theatre practitioner Jonzi D, interviews with the Beats \u0026amp; Elements company, and a glossary of words for students and international readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A show with something to say, and a stylish way of saying it.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Stage (on High Rise Estate of Mind)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If there were thousands more like Murray who managed to 'breakthrough' from a working class background to the mainstream Arts, the landscape would be very different to what it is today.” —\u003ci\u003eBreaking the Fourth Wall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It's dramatic authenticity is pitch perfect.” —\u003ci\u003eExeunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350270596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40826200785102,"sku":"9781350270596","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350270596","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}