{"product_id":"conor-mcpherson-conor-mcpherson-plays-one-2011","title":"Conor McPherson: Conor McPherson Plays: One [2011]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour early plays from the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Weir\u003c\/em\u003e, with a foreword by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plays in this volume - three monologues and a three-hander - were all written while Conor McPherson was in his twenties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThis Lime Tree Bower \u003c\/em\u003e(Crypt Arts Centre, Dublin, 1995; Bush Theatre, London, 1996), three young men from a small seaside town near Dublin tell us in overlapping monologues of their inextricably linked lives and the eventful week which was to change things for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSt Nicholas\u003c\/em\u003e (Bush Theatre, London, 1997) is an eccentric, teasing yarn in which a cynical and jaded drama critic falls for a beautiful young actress. In pursuing her, he meets a group of modern-day vampires who offer him eternal life - his part of the bargain is to feed their bloodlust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRum and Vodka\u003c\/em\u003e (University College Dublin, 1992; City Arts Centre, Dublin, 1994) is a short monologue play in which a young Irishman with a drink problem tells of three momentous days in his life when his drab nine-to-five existence is obliterated in an escapist binge which threatens to engulf him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Thief \u003c\/em\u003e(City Arts Centre, Dublin, 1994) is a monologue play about a petty criminal who is punished by his conscience when he becomes involved in a bungled kidnap.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mcpherson, Conor","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52857066684755,"sku":"9781848422216","price":24.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/9781848422216.jpg?v=1769114051","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/conor-mcpherson-conor-mcpherson-plays-one-2011","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}