{"product_id":"9781350320307","title":"David Ireland Plays 1 : Half a Glass of Water; the End of Hope; Ulster American; Cyprus Avenue; Sadie (Contemporary Dramatists)","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Playwright David Ireland challenges people to draw lines between what they find funny and what they find outrageous' (Sydney Morning Herald) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis first collection of plays by David Ireland brings together three of his most successful hits that have enjoyed numerous productions around the world alongside two previously unpublished plays: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHalf a Glass of Water: 'The dialogue is brutal and tender, horrific and humorous ... this is a tough, challenging work, undercut by Ireland's trademark black humour, which asks questions of what a successful post-conflict society looks like.' (Independent) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe End of Hope: 'A freewheeling, majestically entertaining, all-too-brief hour that touches on everything from religion and identity to body dysmorphia' (Times)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCyprus Avenue: 'The most shocking play on the London stage ... a blackly comic examination of sectarian hatred - and a subversive drama that has never been more relevant' (Guardian) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUlster American: 'What a brave, savage writer David Ireland is! There are moments in this play that are so shockingly provocative, so laugh-out-loud funny while simultaneously curl-into-a-ball-and cringe-worrying that I found my mouth was actually open. He can't go there, I thought. And then he did.' (WhatsOnStage) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSadie: 'A fascinating account of one woman, her troubles and the Troubles.' (Irish News)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Ireland was Playwright-in-Residence at the Lyric Theatre Belfast 2011-12. He won the Stewart Parker Award and the Meyer-Whitworth Award in 2012 and was shortlisted for the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright 2016. He won the James Tait Black Prize Award for Cyprus Avenue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409104904419,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/3758\/6147\/files\/9781350320307-1.jpg?v=1788380189","url":"https:\/\/usa.kinokuniya.com\/products\/9781350320307","provider":"Books Kinokuniya USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}