{"product_id":"9781408142066","title":"The 'Cut' and 'Product'","description":"Two bold new dramas from the author of Shopping \u0026amp; F***ing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul is an ordinary man with a shocking secret.  At home, he is a loving husband and father.  At work, he administers the cut.  In a society sickened by his profession, Paul struggles with his conscience and longs to tell the truth.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cut has its world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, London, on 23 February 2006, starring Ian McKellan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduct\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I love your work, I love it. I've seen you do those turns on a sixpence....You're fabulous. And this material is going to be fabulous once it's punched up.' Amy is a hot young starlet. Now all she needs is the script which will save her from B movie hell, a script which balances artistic integrity with blockbuster bucks. Mark thinks he's got the perfect pitch - a script which combines a torrid love story with the dark spectre of terrorism and big, big explosions. If he can only persuade Amy, he's got the perfect Product. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Ravenhill starred in this monologue piece when it premiered to critical acclaim at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in August 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Ravenhill has more to say, and says it more refreshingly and wittily, than any other playwright of his generation' Time Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'There are few stage authors writing more interestingly than Mark Ravenhill ... He is – it is now yet more evident – a searing, intelligent, disturbing sociologist with a talent for satirical dialogue and a flair for sexual sensationalism' Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Compelling viewing' Guardian (on The Cut at the Donmar Warehouse)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138217820400,"sku":"9781408142066","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408142066_p0.jpg?v=1763719064","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408142066","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}