{"product_id":"9781408140451","title":"Crash","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrash\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary, satirical comedy, probing the feelings behind and reaction to the economic crisis and the people who caused it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe play follows a reunion of sorts, but on the basis of the characters' current situations, their common ground is at best elusive.  Nick is a Securities Trader for Goldman Sachs and collector of art. Humphrey is an artist with ethics and a cheque he's not sure he should cash.  And Christine is the beautiful girl they both loved, but Humphrey married. All together again, in Nick's Elizabethan mansion, getting ready to celebrate the unveiling of a new sculpture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut under the surface Humphrey is angry. Angry in the same way that the whole world is angry, angry about how people like Nick seem to have got away with causing a financial meltdown that affected everyone, but still manage to bank their bonuses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Nicholson is the Tony and Academy award nominated author of \u003ci\u003eShadowlands\u003c\/i\u003e and screenwriter on \u003ci\u003eGladiator\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElizabeth: The Golden Age \u003c\/i\u003eas well as an acclaimed novelist. His new play seethes with the fury of a nation duped, alongside some sharp political humour about art, Collateralised Debt Obligations and ramblers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140663984368,"sku":"9781408140451","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408140451_p0.jpg?v=1763718465","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408140451","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}