{"product_id":"9781472574435","title":"Contemporary Scottish Plays : Caledonia; Bullet Catch; The Artist Man and Mother Woman; Narrative; Rantin","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary Scottish Plays\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Alistair Beaton, Rob Drummond, Morna Pearson, Anthony Neilson, Kieran Hurley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo paraphrase Alistair Beaton's Caledonia - the first play in this collection - 'The English have anthologies, the Spanish have anthologies, the French have anthologies . . . why should not Scotland have its anthology?'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Scotland is entering a crucial period in its history, where its identity is being debated daily, from everyday conversation to the national and international press. At the same time, its theatre is resurgent, with key Scottish playwrights, theatres and theatre companies expanding their performance vocabularies while coming to prominence in national and international contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Caledonia is a tale of hubris and delusion, portraying a crucial slice of Scotland's history and its foray into imperial colonialism told with dark humour and creative flair, by award-winning playwright and satirist Alistair Beaton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Bullet Catch, by Rob Drummond, is a unique theatrical experience exploring the world of magic, featuring mind-reading, levitation, and the most notorious finale in show business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Morna Pearson's The Artist Man and the Mother Woman is a wickedly funny, deceptively simple, surreal portrait of a spectacularly dysfunctional relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Rantin', by Kieran Hurley draws on storytelling, live music and an unapologetically haphazard take on Scottish folk tradition, in an attempt to stitch together fragmented stories to reveal a botched patchwork of a nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  First performed at the Royal Court in 2013, Narrative by Anthony Neilson is a theatrical exploration of the the boundaries and possibilities of storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Featuring plays from Alistair Beaton, Rob Drummond, Morna Pearson, Kieran Hurley and Anthony Neilson, this collection is edited by Dr. Trish Reid, a leading critical voice on Scottish theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472574435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40595490373838,"sku":"9781472574435","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_54f3552a-427c-4a31-98e2-6c79aab2a3d1.jpg?v=1637833290","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472574435","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}