{"product_id":"philip-ridley-ridley-plays-1-2012-paperback","title":"Philip Ridley: Ridley Plays 1 [2012] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains Ridley's first three plays, which heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama.   They are seminal works in the development of the 'in yer face' theatre that emerged in Britain during the mid-1990s.The three plays here all manifest Ridley's vivid and visionary imagination and the dark beauty of his outlook. They resonate with his trademark themes: East London, storytelling, moments of shocking violence, memories of the past, fantastical monologues, and that strange mix of the barbaric and the beautiful he has made all his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pitchfork Disney \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas Ridley's first play and is now seen as launching a new generation of playwrights who were unafraid to shock and court controversy.  This unsettling, dreamlike piece has surreal undertones and thematically explores fear, dreams and story-telling.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fastest Clock in the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award-winning play which caused a sensation when it premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1992.  An edgy and provocative drama, it is now regarded as a contemporary classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhost from a Perfect Place \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a scorchingly nasty blend of comedy, spectacle and terror where a monster from the past meets the monsters of the present. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume contains the definitive version of the plays, plus an extended and updated introduction and three monologues (B\u003ci\u003eloodshot, Angry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVoosh\u003c\/i\u003e), published here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ridley, Philip","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53101366739283,"sku":"9781408142318","price":32.84,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":53101366706515,"sku":"XG81408142318","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ridley-philip-philip-ridley-ridley-plays-1-2012-paperback-1222285359.jpg?v=1771965552","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/philip-ridley-ridley-plays-1-2012-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}