{"product_id":"9781408147573","title":"The Grown-Ups","description":"Exciting new work dissecting the thirty-something preoccupation with status\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery much a play of our times, The Grown-Ups is a gripping examination of the way we live now and the thirty-something preoccupation with status, materialism and what it really means to be a 'grown-up' in contemporary Ireland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'You've no money, no career, no substance. You're renting these days, people think there's something wrong with you.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan and Nicola are a couple desperate to keep pace with the boom time.  However, when Alan's sister Amy is involved in a scandal, Alan finds himself questioning his values and wondering if success can truly be measured by money, ambition and material gain. The Grown-Ups is a modern-day thriller that has at its heart the malaise of a society 'seduced by extravagance'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play received its world premiere at the Abbey Theatre's Peacock Theatre, Dublin, on 10 February 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121801871600,"sku":"9781408147573","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408147573_p0.jpg?v=1763717963","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408147573","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}