{"product_id":"lorenzo-ben-targzst-9781839042928","title":"Lorenzo","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Ben Targét was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2012 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, he was set on the path to becoming a critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning performance artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight years later, amidst a global pandemic, he gave it all up to become the live-in carer for his uncle: an irascible octogenarian prankster called Lorenzo Wong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLORENZO\u003c\/em\u003e is their story, a show that confronts the messiness of ageing and dying through the medium of storytelling, servitude to the audience and live carpentry, a combination not seen on the world stage since Nazareth circa 30AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the full script of that life-affirming show, with illustrations by Targét himself. It was directed by Adam Brace, and was premiered at Summerhall, Edinburgh, during the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it was awarded a Fringe First. It subsequently transferred to Soho Theatre, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Targét\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839042923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839042928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.30d","brand":"Ben Targét","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424495452415,"sku":"9781839042928","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c78192f-be71-4e04-82ca-29fdb8deecc0.jpg?v=1761530596","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lorenzo-ben-targzst-9781839042928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}