{"product_id":"9781474237680","title":"National Theatre Connections 2015 : Plays for Young People: Drama, Baby; Hood; The Boy Preference; The Edelweiss Pirates; Follow, Follow; The Accordion Shop; Hacktivists; Hospital Food; Remote; The Crazy Sexy Cool Girls' Fan Club","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNational Theatre Connections 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing together the work of ten leading playwrights - a mixture of  established and emerging writers - this \u003ci\u003eNational Theatre Connections\u003c\/i\u003e  anthology is published to coincide with the 2015 festival, which takes  place across the UK and Ireland, finishing up at the National Theatre in London. The programme offers young performers between the ages of thirteen and nineteen  everywhere an engaging selection of plays to perform, read or study. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach  play is specifically commissioned by the National Theatre's literary  department with the young performer in mind. The plays are performed by  approximately 200 schools and youth theatre companies across the UK and  Ireland, in partnership with multiple professional regional theatres  where the works are showcased.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe anthology contains all ten of the play scripts, and  notes from the writer and director of each play, addressing the themes and ideas  behind the play, as well as production notes and exercises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe  \u003ci\u003eNational Theatre Connections\u003c\/i\u003e series has been running for twenty years  and the anthology that accompanies it, published for the last five years by Methuen Drama, is gaining a greater profile by the year. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis year's anthology includes  plays by Jamie Brittain, Katherine Chandler, Elinor Cook, Ayub Khan Din, Katie Douglas, Cush Jumbo, Ben Ockrent, Eugene O'Hare, Stef Smith and Sarah Solemani.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781474237680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596089372878,"sku":"9781474237680","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_fa6523fb-eed1-43dd-bb69-96f20d1c1d8f.jpg?v=1637849082","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781474237680","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}