{"product_id":"9781780013770","title":"Double Feature: Two (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouble Feature\u003c\/i\u003e brings together - in two volumes of paired short plays - four of the most exciting new voices in UK theatre, in their first commissions for the National Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume contains:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNightwatchman\u003c\/i\u003e by Prasanna Puwanarajah\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThere is a War\u003c\/i\u003e by Tom Basden\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNightwatchman\u003c\/i\u003e a British Sri Lankan cricketer prepares for the innings of her life for England against Sri Lanka at Lord's. Facing a relentless bowling machine she challenges our preconceptions of politi, sport and national pride as harshly as she challenges her own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere is a War\u003c\/i\u003e is a miniature epic that explores the mad savagery of war with biting black comedy, and takes us into the dark heart of a strange and surreal conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs soldiers, priests and scavengers roam a battle-scorched landscape, a young medical officer finds herself abandoned and useless, unable to locate the hospital or even the war she was promised.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe plays premiered in a specially converted space at the National Theatre in July 2011. They were performed alongside \u003ci\u003eEdgar \u0026amp; Annabel\u003c\/i\u003e by Sam Holcroft and \u003ci\u003eThe Swan\u003c\/i\u003e by DC Moore, published in the companion volume \u003ci\u003eDouble Feature: One.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'sharp, funny and fizzing with invention' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'marvellously incisive' - \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'a sharp satire with an irresistibly silly strain' - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152192225520,"sku":"9781780013770","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780013770_p0.jpg?v=1763710871","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780013770","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}