{"product_id":"two-plays-the-kings-of-the-kilburn-high-road-brothers-of-the-brush-paperback","title":"Two Plays: The Kings of the Kilburn High Road\/Brothers of the Brush - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJimmy Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStuart Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA subtle, unsentimental lament for the working class in which a group of decorators misuse each other for their own advantage, Jimmy Murphy's \u003ci\u003eBrothers of the Brush\u003c\/i\u003e won the award for best new play when first performed at the Dublin Theatre Festival, 1993. Stuart Parker's \u003ci\u003ePentecost\u003c\/i\u003e is a cry of compassion for the walking wounded of Belfast and articulates a hope for spiritual regeneration through personal grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJimmy Murphy's plays for the Abbey Theatre include Brothers of the Brush, 1993 (winner of the Dublin Festival Best new play award.) A Picture of Paradise 1997, and The Muesli Belt, 2000 Other works include Aceldama, 1998, The Kings of the Kilburn High Road, 2000 (2001 Tricycle Theatre, London) The Castlecomer Jukebox, (2004) for Red Kettle and What's left of the Flag, 2010 Theatre Upstairs @ The Plough, (nominated for Best New Play, 2010 Irish Theatre awards.) In 2008 an Irish language feature film version of The Kings of the Kilburn High Road; Kings, was Ireland's official entry into the Best foreign language Oscars category and a subsequent postage stamp was issued in its honour. He is former writer in residence at NUI, Maynooth, a member of the Abbey Theatre's Advisory Council and a recipient of three Bursaries in literature from the Arts Council\/An ChomhairleEalaion. In 2004 he was elected a member of Aosdana, the affiliation of Irish artists. In September 2011 Focus Theatre will premiere his new play The Hen Night Epiphany\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.24 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47496097267890,"sku":"9781840021844","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/51d9d2230c8980935c6a7e245dd66b4b.webp?v=1779423676","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/two-plays-the-kings-of-the-kilburn-high-road-brothers-of-the-brush-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}