{"product_id":"the-preston-bill-andy-smith-9781783199747","title":"The Preston Bill","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a work of fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAny names, characters, events or locations depicted are the product of the imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAny resemblance to actual persons (living or dead) is entirely coincidental. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's also a kind of history play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'll admit that there are plenty of gaps, but that's OK. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou can fill them in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLet's begin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning theatre-maker Andy Smith presents a new piece of theatre telling a story from the north. The story of a life. The story of our lives. Exploring some of the events of the last eighty years alongside the experience of a man who has lived through it, the work looks to examine as well as challenge some of our ideas of identity, location and history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreated as part of Fuel's New Theatre in Your Neighborhood project. Co-commissioned by They Eat Culture. Supported by Live at LICA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Preston Bill \u003c\/i\u003eis a new monologue from acclaimed theatre maker Andy Smith. Telling the story of the life of a man from this city, it reflects on the socio-political and historical shifts of the last eighty years by placing everyday moments alongside extraordinary global events. Commissioned and produced by Fuel for the New Theatre in Your Neighborhood project, \u003ci\u003eThe Preston Bill \u003c\/i\u003ecan be presented in any room that can be turned into a theatre for its duration. It has been performed in a social club, a gallery, and around a pub table as well as in more conventional and traditional theatre spaces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume also contains the texts of two earlier works, \u003ci\u003ecommonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eall that is solid melts into air\u003c\/i\u003e, which have also been presented as a double bill under the title \u003ci\u003etwo from a smith\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783199741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783199747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.10w x 0.30d","brand":"Andy Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962681086207,"sku":"9781783199747","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_011dee05-1532-4d02-9477-33fa1b8dff17.jpg?v=1750652202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-preston-bill-andy-smith-9781783199747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}