{"product_id":"mates-in-chelsea-paperback","title":"Mates in Chelsea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRory Mullarkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut I do have a job. I'm a professional viscount.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThings aren't looking good for Theodore 'Tug' Bungay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis mother, Lady Agrippina, has a plan to cut off his funds. His fed-up fiancée wants to drag him up the aisle. An oligarch is eyeing up his beloved Northumberland castle. Is Tug's dissolute life about to change completely? Or will he get to carry on doing exactly as he pleases without ever facing any consequences? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRory Mullarkey's riotous new play takes inspiration from Wilde and Wodehouse to create a contemporary comedy of manners set among the dwellers of south-west London who - somehow - remain our country's ruling class. This edition is published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Royal Court Theatre, in November 2023.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRory Mullarkey\u003c\/b\u003e's original plays include \u003ci\u003ePity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf from the Door \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Court Theatre), \u003ci\u003eSaint George and the Dragon \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal National Theatre), \u003ci\u003eEach Slow Dusk \u003c\/i\u003e(Pentabus Theatre\/UK Tour), \u003ci\u003eCannibals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSingle Sex \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Exchange, Manchester), \u003ci\u003eThe Grandfathers \u003c\/i\u003e(National Theatre Connections, then Bristol Old Vic\/National Theatre) and \u003ci\u003eOn the Threshing Floor \u003c\/i\u003e(Heat \u0026amp; Light Company, Hampstead Theatre). His adaptations\/translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard \u003c\/i\u003eby Anton Chekhov (Bristol Old Vic\/Manchester Royal Exchange), \u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia \u003c\/i\u003eby Aeschylus (Shakespeare's Globe) and \u003ci\u003eRemembrance Day \u003c\/i\u003eby Aleksey Scherbak (Royal Court). He has written the libretti for \u003ci\u003eThe Skating Rink \u003c\/i\u003eby David Sawer (Garsington Opera), \u003ci\u003eCoraline \u003c\/i\u003eby Mark-Anthony Turnage (Royal Opera House) and \u003ci\u003eThe Way Back Home \u003c\/i\u003eby Joanna Lee (ENO\/Young Vic). He has won the Abraham Woursell Prize (co-winner 2017), the James Tait Black Prize for Drama (2014), the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright (co-winner, 2014), the Harold Pinter Commission for the Royal Court (2014) and the Pearson Bursary for the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460540219570,"sku":"9781350448353","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/166804a32e3e7eae60a1fdccf7416764.webp?v=1778923930","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/mates-in-chelsea-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}