{"product_id":"9781474272018","title":"The Effect","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Effect\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lucy Prebble\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI can tell the difference between who I am and a side effect.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Effect\u003c\/i\u003e  is a clinical romance. Two young volunteers, Tristan and Connie, agree  to take part in a clinical drug trial. Succumbing to the gravitational  pull of attraction and love, however, Tristan and Connie manage to throw  the trial off-course, much to the frustration of the clinicians  involved. This funny, moving and perhaps surprisingly human play  explores questions of sanity, neurology and the limits of medicine,  alongside ideas of fate, loyalty and the inevitability of physical  attraction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing on from the critical and commercial success of \u003ci\u003eEnron\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Effect\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vibrant theatrical  exploration into the human brain via the heart. It received its world premiere at the National Theatre's  Cottesloe Theatre in November 2012, starring Billie  Piper and Jonjo O'Neill. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is published here in the Modern Classics series alongside an introduction by Miriam Gillinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lucy Prebble is a playwright blessed with an exceptionally fine mind . . . the play struck me as being both wise and sane, raising more questions  than it answers, to be sure, but that seems a sign of integrity in a  work dealing with such a complex subject. But what makes \u003ci\u003eThe Effect\u003c\/i\u003e  so special, is that as well as being a play of ideas, it is also deeply  moving, both in its depiction of the giddy wonder of love, and also in  its account of the terrifying wasteland of depression itself . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Effect\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishingly rich and rewarding play, as intelligent as it is deeply felt.” —\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lucy Prebble's follow-up to \u003ci\u003eEnron\u003c\/i\u003e is a scintillating exploration  of the clash between scientific advance and human impulse … it  demonstrates the same vivid, provocative intelligence” —\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This four-hander brings the author's agile wit, intellectual penetration  and a fresh, deeply affecting empathy to bear on a fundamentally much  more complex topic than finance: brain chemistry and what it can – and  cannot – tell us about the causes of severe depression and the  experience of being in love … This is a provocative and challenging play  … it ends in edgy gesture of good sense that made me feel like  cheering.” —\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“After her hit with \u003ci\u003eEnron\u003c\/i\u003e, Lucy Prebble turns to medicine and the mind - to great effect ... \u003ci\u003eThe Effect \u003c\/i\u003eis a four-hander that hopscotches confidently across themes of neurology, psychopharmacology, depression, love and guilt . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Effect \u003c\/i\u003emoves you to thought, sometimes to strong feeling.” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Prebble has written a profound and stirring play. The material is  complex but always accessible, the drama serious and informative yet  deeply human, with the odd jolt of piercing humour. \u003ci\u003eThe Effect \u003c\/i\u003econfirms her as one of the most intelligent voices in British theatre.” —\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Incisive dialogue . . . Prebble really researches and the range of her subjects suggests she will have a long theatrical life” —\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Effect \u003c\/i\u003eis a headlong delve into the mysteries of the human  brain. And Prebble pulls it off with assurance, tickling our cerebellums  in the first half, before tugging on our heartstrings in the second . . .  heartbreaking . . . [it has] a heart as well as a brain.” —\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lucy Prebble's absorbing drama, a hit . . . Taut, intelligent” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a knotty drama, dealing with scientific objectivity, guilt, the mysteries of the human heart and brain and what makes us who we are, wrapped up in a deceptively simple and constantly entertaining package.” —\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781474272018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596564476110,"sku":"9781474272018","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1025521a-02fa-462d-a451-587e47566458.jpg?v=1637861713","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781474272018","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}