{"product_id":"9781780015620","title":"Scottish Shorts (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of nine very different short plays by three remarkable generations of Scottish writers, selected and introduced by Philip Howard, Artistic Director of the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, from 1996-2007. Mostly with casts of two or three, these plays are especially well suited to performance in studio theatres and at festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSnuff\u003c\/i\u003e by Davey Anderson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Price of a Fish Supper\u003c\/i\u003e by Catherine Czerkawska\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBetter Days Better Knights\u003c\/i\u003e by Stanley Eveling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRamallah\u003c\/i\u003e by David Grieg\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e54% Acrylic\u003c\/i\u003e by David Harrower\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHarm\u003c\/i\u003e by Douglas Maxwell\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Basement Flat\u003c\/i\u003e by Rona Munro\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDistracted\u003c\/i\u003e by Morna Pearson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Alfred\u003c\/i\u003e by Louise Welsh\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnuff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack from Iraq, Billy is in no mood for games. But Kevin is not just playing...\u003cbr\u003eAnderson wrote and directed Snuff as part of the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh's 2005 Festival programme, for which he won the Arches Award for Stage Directors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Price of a Fish Supper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRab's fortunes have declined along with the fishing industry in which he has worked all his life, but now he eyes a glimpse of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetter Days Better Knights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sweet-hearted tale of a washed-up knight-of-old, from the grandfather of modern Scottish playwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRamallah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA writer returning home from Palestine to his wife is gently challenged as to where exactly his priorities lie.\u003cbr\u003e'I wrote the piece after a number of trips to Palestine working with young playwrights,' explains Grieg. 'It tries to capture the awkwardness of return, because the people at home have carried on and are sort of grounded, while you're kind of still in the air.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e54% Acrylic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young woman shoplifts for the first time, the store detective decides to give chase, but just how far is he prepared to go?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA father and son wait in a new 'self-harming unit'. As the clock ticks by, the father begins to pour out his guilt, anger and concern to his son.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Basement Flat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiona and Stephen's tenant has become their landlord and their daughter has taken to living in the overgrown garden, which is creeping into the house as temperatures rise...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDistracted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvid insect-collector Jamie Purdy and his disintegrating granny are new to the Morayshire caravan park where George-Michael Skinner and his young mother Bunny lives. But this is no ordinary mother and son relationship.\u003cbr\u003eA darkly surreal and richly comic play from Morna Pearson, former member of the Traverse Theatre's Young Writers Group.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Alfred\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-three years after his affair with Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas enters a conspiracy with a prominent homophobe...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131240169712,"sku":"9781780015620","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780015620_p0.jpg?v=1769890174","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780015620","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}