{"product_id":"the-crocodile-paperback-2","title":"The Crocodile - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFyodor Dostoyevsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Basden\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvan is an actor who hasn't achieved the recognition he feels he deserves. But all that is about to change when he is swallowed whole by a crocodile. Based on Dostoyevsky's short story, \u003ci\u003eThe Crocodile\u003c\/i\u003e is a ferociously funny, eye-poppingly theatrical play about art, animals and what happens when you try to take on the system from within... a crocodile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFyodor Dostoyevsky was an 18th century Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and philosopher. His best-known works include \u003ci\u003eNotes from Underground\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e.? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Basden has written for some of Britain's best TV comedies, including \u003ci\u003ePeep Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFresh Meat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Mans\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlebs\u003c\/i\u003e, which won Best New Comedy at the British Comedy Awards 2013 and Best Scripted Comedy at the RTS Awards 2014. He is also a member of sketch group Cowards, who wrote and performed their own TV series on BBC4. For Radio 4 he has made two series of \u003ci\u003eCowards\u003c\/i\u003e and three series of his sitcom \u003ci\u003eParty\u003c\/i\u003e, based on his 2009 play. He has written plays for the National Theatre, the Arts Theatre and the Gate and has taken plays and solo comedy shows to the Edinburgh, Melbourne and Sydney Festivals. He has been nominated for a BAFTA three times, and has won a Fringe First and an Edinburgh Comedy Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460565680306,"sku":"9781848425040","price":41.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/461006cd4160d4058bb233e8577545ec.webp?v=1778924839","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-crocodile-paperback-2","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}