{"product_id":"9781840028249","title":"Betts: Plays Three : The Optimist; The Swing of Things; The Company Man","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBetts: Plays Three\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Torben Betts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the plays The Optimist, The Swing of Things and The Company Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this third volume of his collected plays Torben Betts portrays a world of floundering, sub-alpha males and suicidally miserable women, of bullying parents, torturous childhoods and failing relationships, characters all baffled by the most basic question: how do we live good lives and be happy in the modern world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet on Guy Fawke's Night The Optimist (2002) concerns a Government Defence Minister who must face up to the consequences of the choices he has made, both professionally and personally. The Swing of Things (2005) hilariously examines a world where status anxiety and affluenza seem to have corrupted the soul of a whole generation. In The Company Man (2006) a dying woman's last night is marred by the conflict between her accomplished yet emotionally damaged husband and their deeply troubled son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781840028249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40780876611790,"sku":"9781840028249","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_acebc06a-0f62-4315-8d4e-1df5cd928d7e.jpg?v=1642229424","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781840028249","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}