{"product_id":"the-curve-vanessa-bates-9781760627072","title":"The Curve","description":"\u003cp\u003eLoneliness, fear, bad dreams, repressed attraction or repugnance, lockdown and sudden escapes, jigsaw puzzles, food deliveries, bad tempers and penguins. These were the things that stole our sleep for a year, or that rescued, haunted and comforted us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early days of Covid lockdown in 2020, playwrights Vanessa Bates, Mary Rachel Brown, Suzie Miller, Lachlan Philpott and Katie Pollock came together in a virtual writing group to support each other and spur each other on. There were only two rules: deliver a piece every Monday inspired by events of the previous week; and show up online to read them out. Write down, show up, read out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA selection of these pieces have been gathered together in \u003cem\u003eThe Curve\u003c\/em\u003e, a live performance, filmed and streamed by Critical Stages Touring. Like a modern-day journal of the plague year, this collection of monologues and scenes is a time capsule reflecting the lived experience of these five playwrights during the Covid-19 pandemic. With humour, drama, surprise and searing honesty, this collection is a deep interrogation of what it means to be alive during 'extraordinary times'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanessa Bates,Mary Rachel Brown,Suzie Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760627070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760627072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Currency Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.39w x 0.26d","brand":"Vanessa Bates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437030093055,"sku":"9781760627072","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a201049f-55da-49fb-a7ee-0d62453d551c.jpg?v=1777159386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-curve-vanessa-bates-9781760627072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}