{"product_id":"9781780013787","title":"Double Feature: One (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\u003eEdgar \u0026amp; Annabel\u003c\/i\u003e by Sam Holcroft\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Swan\u003c\/i\u003e by D C Moore\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEdgar \u0026amp; Annabel\u003c\/i\u003e a young couple prepare dinner - but something isn't right. In a city not so different from our own capital, a group of freedom fighters attempts to stand up to an Orwellian establishment in increasingly perilous circumstances. The story that unfolds brings into question relationships, identities and the nature of reality itself'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Swan\u003c\/i\u003e is an examination of the ties that hold us together in a fractured society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a decaying pub in South London, preparations are being made for a wake. With only an hour before their guests arrive, a family begin to settle their accounts. The ghosts of lives lived and opportunities missed are laid to rest as new and ancient betrayals are confronted and forgiven.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe plays premiered in a specially converted space at the National Theatre in July 2011. They were performed alongside \u003ci\u003eThere is a War\u003c\/i\u003e by Tom Basden and \u003ci\u003eNightwatchman\u003c\/i\u003e by Prasanna Puwanarajah, published in the companion volume \u003ci\u003eDouble Feature: Two.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'startlingly imaginative... Clever, funny and disturbing' - \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Moore is one of the best thirty-something playwrights around, an expert analyst of half-truths and human weakness' - \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152065413360,"sku":"9781780013787","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780013787_p0.jpg?v=1763712830","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780013787","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}