{"product_id":"david-ireland-plays-1-david-ireland-9781350320307","title":"David Ireland Plays 1: Half a Glass of Water; The End of Hope; Ulster American; Cyprus Avenue; Sadie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Playwright David Ireland challenges people to draw lines between what they find funny and what they find outrageous'\u003c\/i\u003e (Sydney Morning Herald)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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three of his most successful hits that have enjoyed numerous productions around the world alongside two previously unpublished plays: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalf a Glass of Water: '\u003c\/i\u003eThe dialogue is brutal and tender, horrific and humorous ...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.' (\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe End of Hope: '\u003c\/i\u003eA freewheeling, majestically entertaining, all-too-brief hour that touches on everything from religion and identity to body dysmorphia' (\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCyprus Avenue: '\u003c\/i\u003eThe most shocking play on the London stage ... a blackly comic examination of sectarian hatred - and a subversive drama that has never been more relevant' (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUlster American: '\u003c\/i\u003eWhat 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.' (\u003ci\u003eWhatsOnStage\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSadie: '\u003c\/i\u003eA fascinating account of one woman, her troubles and the Troubles\u003ci\u003e.' \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eIrish News\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ci\u003eCyprus Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Ireland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350320307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350320307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.67d","brand":"David Ireland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438749364479,"sku":"9781350320307","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_edc049d4-5aca-4b25-96f3-4ac3d1cf9623.jpg?v=1777173101","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/david-ireland-plays-1-david-ireland-9781350320307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}