{"product_id":"9780571335169","title":"Owen McCafferty: Plays 2: Absence of Women; Titanic; Quietly; Unfaithful; Death of a Comedian; Beach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbsence of Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fine example of theatre at its small-scale best.' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitanic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Owen McCafferty's rigorous verbatim play provides an antidote to Titanic fatigue... Two months of hearings from 97 witnesses are whittled down to nine... What remains, even after a century, is a disturbing sense of moral ambiguity: 1, 517 dead and no one to blame.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuietly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vibrates with a violent tension so taut that if you were a bystander... you'd hardly dare to breathe.' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Remarkable. inspired. The piece packs sweeping questions about forgiveness and accountability into a tightly plotted encounter.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The most powerful theatrical production I have had the privilege of seeing... McCafferty's script is perfectly taut... This play is extraordinary and completely unmissable.' \u003ci\u003eMetro Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnfaithful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'McCafferty excels with tight plotting and pithy, painful dialogue.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'McCafferty writes with empathy and a wry humour that makes for an absorbing - if painful - hour.' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Owen McCafferty is a sly observer of the human heart.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeath of a Comedian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Despite the humour, McCafferty's play is a tragedy. his most accomplished work to date.' \u003ci\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104142541040,"sku":"9780571335169","price":22.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571335169_p0.jpg?v=1763719241","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571335169","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}