{"product_id":"wingman-and-skittles-richard-marsh-9781474222006","title":"Wingman and Skittles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDad wasn't angry. As I started to cry.\u003cbr\u003eHe hugged me. He calmed me. And he taught me to lie.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWingman \u003c\/i\u003eis a new father-son comedy from Fringe-First winner Richard Marsh. Mum's dead. Annoyingly, dad's not. After twenty years apart, can father and son say goodbye to mum without saying hello to each other? This achingly funny story reminds us that no matter how bad life is, family can make it worse. \u003ci\u003eWingman \u003c\/i\u003ereceived its world premiere at the Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh, on 30 July 2014, directed by Justin Audibert, before transferring to the Soho Theatre Upstairs from 2 - 20 September and then touring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe play is published alongside Richard Marsh's \u003ci\u003eSkittles\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2011 and then featured on Radio 4 as \u003ci\u003eRichard Marsh: Love and Sweets\u003c\/i\u003e, winning Best Scripted Comedy at the BBC Audio Drama Awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'For verse with heart and verve, see Richard Marsh's dazzling love-gone-wrong show \u003ci\u003eSkittles\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Richard Marsh's \u003ci\u003eSkittles \u003c\/i\u003ecame at high velocity, whizzing through the various stages of a romantic entanglement that began when two colleagues shared 'a noncommittal Skittle' during a work break, progressing quickly to proposal and marriage . . . Funny and wise.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474222005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474222006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\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 5.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Richard Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453670699263,"sku":"9781474222006","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36180e5c-5bf8-4371-bd1f-423fb83dbda9.jpg?v=1777301563","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wingman-and-skittles-richard-marsh-9781474222006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}