The 47th by Mike Bartlett Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The 47th by Mike Bartlett A viciously funny play offering a dazzling glimpse into the underbelly of the greatest political show on earth: the US presidential race. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Its not a game for gentlemen were playing,Political and civilized. This is Historic2024. As America goes to the polls, democracy itself is on the brink. Who takes the White House – and at what cost?Mike Bartletts viciously funny and foreboding The 47th is a dazzling glimpse into the underbelly of the greatest political show on earth: the US presidential race.It was first produced at The Old Vic, London, in March 2022 by The Old Vic, Sonia Friedman Productions and Annapurna Theatre, directed by Rupert Goold, and featuring Bertie Carvel as Donald J. Trump, Tamara Tunie as Kamala Harris, and Lydia Wilson as Ivanka Trump.Gripping... relentlessly enthralling... a wilfully audacious drama... and my god its entertaining: the plot grips mercilessly... tremendous— Time OutMike Bartletts satire blends billionaire pomp with political chicanery, dynastic family drama and blank verse... the play sparkles with delightful lines— GuardianUtterly, utterly gripping... the serious imaginative heft of Bartletts writing is thrilling... both fascinating and frightening... sensational... a knockout punch— WhatsOnStageExceptionally entertaining— Broadway WorldTaps into the heightened, malevolent energy of the Trump years in a fantastical account of the US presidential election campaign to come in 2024— The StageA picture of US politics drawn broadly but boldly with all the skullduggery of its Shakespearean prototypes... a rich mix of comic and serious... unpredictable, totally engrossing, and also very funny— British Theatre GuideA riff on Shakespearean tragedy with a punchy contemporary angle... Mike Bartlett has crafted an epic— Independent Author Biography Mike Barlett is an award-winning playwright whose plays include: Scandaltown (Lyric Hammersmith, 2022); The 47th (Old Vic, London, 2022); Mrs Delgado (Old Fire Station, Oxford, 2021); Vassa, adapted from Maxim Gorkys play Vassa Zheleznova (Almeida Theatre, London, 2019); Snowflake (Old Fire Station, Oxford, 2018; revived at Kiln Theatre, London, 2019); Albion (Almeida Theatre, 2017); Wild (Hampstead Theatre, 2016); Game (Almeida Theatre, 2015); King Charles III (Almeida/West End/Broadway, 2014-15); An Intervention (Paines Plough/Watford Palace Theatre); Bull (Sheffield Theatres/Off-Broadway); Medea (Glasgow Citizens/Headlong); Chariots of Fire (based on the film; Hampstead/West End); 13 (National Theatre); Love, Love, Love (Paines Plough/Plymouth Drum/Royal Court); Earthquakes in London (Headlong/National Theatre); Cock (Royal Court/Off-Broadway); Artefacts (Nabokov/Bush); Contractions and My Child (Royal Court).He was Writer-in-Residence at the National Theatre in 2011, and the Pearson Playwright-in-Residence at the Royal Court Theatre in 2007. Cock won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in 2010. Love, Love, Love won the TMA Best New Play Award in 2011. Bull won the same award in 2013. King Charles III won the Critics Circle Award for Best New Play in 2015.He has written several plays for BBC Radio, winning the Writers Guild Tinniswood and Imison prizes for Not Talking. His work for television includes Press (BBC One, 2018); Trauma (ITV, 2018); two series of Doctor Foster (BBC One, 2015 & 2017, Best New Drama at the National Television Awards); and The Town (ITV1, 2012). Review Gripping... relentlessly enthralling... a wilfully audacious drama... and my god its entertaining: the plot grips mercilessly... tremendous * Time Out *Mike Bartletts satire blends billionaire pomp with political chicanery, dynastic family drama and blank verse... the play sparkles with delightful lines * Guardian *Utterly, utterly gripping... the serious imaginative heft of Bartletts writing is thrilling... both fascinating and frightening... sensational... a knockout punch * WhatsOnStage *Exceptionally entertaining * Broadway World *Taps into the heightened, malevolent energy of the Trump years in a fantastical account of the US presidential election campaign to come in 2024 * The Stage *A picture of US politics drawn broadly but boldly with all the skullduggery of its Shakespearean prototypes... a rich mix of comic and serious... unpredictable, totally engrossing, and also very funny * British Theatre Guide *A riff on Shakespearean tragedy with a punchy contemporary angle... Mike Bartlett has crafted an epic * Independent *Funny, outrageous… seduces us into a twilight zone of gulping speculation * Sunday Times * Review Quote "Gripping... relentlessly enthralling... a wilfully audacious drama... and my god its entertaining: the plot grips mercilessly... tremendous." --Time Out "Mike Bartletts satire blends billionaire pomp with political chicanery, dynastic family drama and blank verse... the play sparkles with delightful lines." --Guardian "Utterly, utterly gripping... the serious imaginative heft of Bartletts writing is thrilling... both fascinating and frightening... sensational... a knockout punch." --WhatsOnStage "Exceptionally entertaining." --Broadway World "Taps into the heightened, malevolent energy of the Trump years in a fantastical account of the US presidential election campaign to come in 2024." --The Stage "A picture of US politics drawn broadly but boldly with all the skullduggery of its Shakespearean prototypes... a rich mix of comic and serious... unpredictable, totally engrossing, and also very funny." --British Theatre Guide "A riff on Shakespearean tragedy with a punchy contemporary angle... Mike Bartlett has crafted an epic." --Independent "Funny, outrageous... seduces us into a twilight zone of gulping speculation." --Sunday Times Excerpt from Book Its not a game for gentlemen were playing, Political and civilized. This is Historic Description for Sales People Premiered at The Old Vic in London in March 2022. Details ISBN1839040742 Author Mike Bartlett Pages 128 Publisher Nick Hern Books Year 2022 ISBN-10 1839040742 ISBN-13 9781839040740 Publication Date 2022-04-07 UK Release Date 2022-04-07 Format Paperback Imprint Nick Hern Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-04-07 NZ Release Date 2022-04-07 Series NHB Modern Plays DEWEY 822.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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