{"product_id":"9781408173442","title":"The Static and Blackout","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Static\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'We all have sick thoughts. It doesnae matter what you think, it's what you do that counts. Trouble is, my thoughts do things. Don't believe me? Just watch.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSparky is a bright but volatile 15-year-old boy on the brink of permanent exclusion from school. Then one day he falls under the spell of a seemingly psychic girl called Siouxsie and develops his own kinetic superpower. But will it save him or push him over the edge?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Static\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age love story about what happens when our darkest dreams come true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A small room, bright lights, white walls, a metal door. Oh my God! Imagine you wake up in a jail cell and you don't know how you got there.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackout \u003c\/i\u003eis the true story of a 15-year-old boy charged with attempted murder who tries to piece together the events in his life that have brought him into a secure care unit and threaten to keep him there. This short play packs a big emotional punch with its stylistic economy and razor-sharp storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Static\u003c\/i\u003e was originally produced by ThickSkin for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and UK tour 2012. \u003ci\u003eBlackout\u003c\/i\u003e was commissioned for NT Connections and produced by ThickSkin at the Edinburgh Fringe 2010, winning the Arches Brick Award and subsequently touring the UK.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157757968624,"sku":"9781408173442","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408173442_p0.jpg?v=1763719776","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408173442","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}