{"product_id":"producers-choice-megan-barker-9781408128855","title":"Producers' Choice: Six Plays for Young Performers: Promise; Oedipus\/Antigone; Tory Boyz; Butterfly Club; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Punk Rock","description":"\u003ci\u003eProducers' Choice: Six Plays for Young Performers\u003c\/i\u003e showcases some of the best plays for young people produced by the UK's leading theatre companies. The plays are ideal for young performers aged 13-25 and offer a diverse range of challenges, styles and subjects. The volume will prove essential for teachers and students of Drama and for youth drama groups. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe plays include modern reworkings of classics, such as Simon Reade's witty and brilliantly inventive adaptation of Lewis Carroll's much-loved fantasy, and DJ Britton's version of Sophocles' Theban plays, the tragic \u003ci\u003eOedipus\/Antigone\u003c\/i\u003e. Contemporary teenage issues are dealt with in Megan Barker's beautiful and uplifting \u003ci\u003ePromise\u003c\/i\u003e and Sarah May's \u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly Club\u003c\/i\u003e. Simon Stephens' hit-play \u003ci\u003ePunk Rock\u003c\/i\u003e set in a grammar school explores dislocation and aggression among sixth form pupils; James Graham's \u003ci\u003eTory Boyz \u003c\/i\u003eis a fast-paced, political comedy about prejudice and ambition in Westminster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach play features production notes and the volume is introduced by Paul Roseby, Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre. For schools, youth theatre groups and drama colleges this anthology of thematically and stylistically diverse plays will prove an invaluable resource.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Barker, D. J. Britton, James Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408128853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408128855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Megan Barker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45180187738367,"sku":"9781408128855","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb610c36-d0b5-468d-b04d-c0c9ec73269e.jpg?v=1712897687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/producers-choice-megan-barker-9781408128855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}