{"product_id":"james-graham-plays-2-this-house-the-angry-brigade-the-vote-monster-raving-loony-paperback","title":"James Graham Plays: 2: This House; The Angry Brigade; The Vote; Monster Raving Loony - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Graham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second collection of plays from eminent playwright James Graham, bringing together four of his state-of-the-nation plays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume includes the following plays, alongside an introduction by the author: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis House\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) explores Westminster and the 1974 hung parliament through a combination of wit and waspish dialogue, comedy and political comment, and historical and contemporary concerns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Angry Brigade\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) takes a look at the story behind the Angry Brigade - a British anarchist group who carried out a series of bomb attacks between 1970 and 1972. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vote\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) looks at what happens in Britain on election night through the eyes of those at the polling station. Set in a fictional London polling station, Graham's play dramatises the final ninety minutes before the polls close in the 2015 general election. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonster Raving Loony\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) explores the life and exploits of Screaming Lord Sutch to examine the state of the nation and Britain's post-war identity crisis. It tells the story of Sutch through a cavalcade of comic characters from music hall to Monty Python, panto to Partridge.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Graham\u003c\/b\u003e's work has been produced internationally. He\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewon the Catherine Johnson Award for the Best Play 2007 for \u003ci\u003eEden's Empire\u003c\/i\u003e. Other plays include \u003ci\u003eAlbert's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (recipient of a Pearson Playwriting Bursary), \u003ci\u003eLittle Madam\u003c\/i\u003e (Finborough), \u003ci\u003eTory Boyz\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho), \u003ci\u003eThe Man \u003c\/i\u003e(Finborough), \u003ci\u003eThe Whisky Taster\u003c\/i\u003e (Bush), \u003ci\u003eSons of York \u003c\/i\u003e(Finborough), \u003ci\u003esuddenlossofdignity.com \u003c\/i\u003e(Bush), \u003ci\u003eThis House\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre), \u003ci\u003ePrivacy \u003c\/i\u003e(Donmar Warehouse), The Vote (Donmar Warehouse) and \u003ci\u003eMonster Raving Loony\u003c\/i\u003e (Theatre Royal Plymouth\/Soho). James Graham also writes extensively for TV and film, including the award-winning screenplay for \u003ci\u003ex + y, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was on the prestigious Brit List, the list of the best unproduced screenplays in the UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47477705179314,"sku":"9781350021570","price":41.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0c5d4995efac9c95b61129f9690c01a6.webp?v=1779206355","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/james-graham-plays-2-this-house-the-angry-brigade-the-vote-monster-raving-loony-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}