{"product_id":"dream-of-perfect-sleep-kevin-kautzman-9780881459005","title":"Dream of Perfect Sleep","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"Kevin Kautzman, an American playwright here making his British debut, has hit upon an important subject: how we deal with dementia and attendant problems, in a world where the old are growing ever larger in number...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's difficult to describe the play without revealing the moral dilemma it poses. All I can say is that it takes the form of a fraught family reunion in which an elderly couple invite their grownup children to what looks like a Christmas dinner even though it is only mid-June. Gene, the dad, has an unspecified terminal illness, and his wife, Mary, who periodically lapses into fantasies of being a Sumerian fertility goddess, has only the shakiest grasp on reality. Together they have made a big decision which they announce to Robert, a recovering addict, and their adopted daughter, Melissa, who is into tantric healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ...Kautzman has written a perfectly good family play, with palpable echoes of O'Neill...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Billington, The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"There is a feeling of raw truth about this play that is constantly absorbing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhats On Stage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A funny, heartwarming and powerful story of hope and loss-as an elderly couple plan their last days on earth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroadway World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A play that seeks to tug at your heartstrings and not overburden you with guilt and scenes of familial dysfunction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything Theatre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Witty, insightful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"An original insight into dementia.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The story is moving and the questions Kautzman asks of death and aging are resounding.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Younger Theatre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"[Kautzman] tackles serious themes without ever being heavy-handed or too earnest.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Kautzman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0881459003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780881459005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadway Play Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.17d","brand":"Kevin Kautzman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441379258623,"sku":"9780881459005","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6bf1957a-4645-42d9-9756-d419ce8f21aa.jpg?v=1777190514","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dream-of-perfect-sleep-kevin-kautzman-9780881459005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}