{"product_id":"earthquakes-in-london","title":"Earthquakes in London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eEarthquakes in London is a play by Mike Bartlett that explores contemporary issues such as population growth, climate change, and fear of the future. It is set in a fast-paced and chaotic world, and follows the lives of three sisters as they navigate their dislocated lives and loves. The play is published as a Student Edition with commentary and notes by Bridget Escolme, and includes an introduction, full text, chronology, textual notes, questions for further study, and an interview with the playwright. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 200 pages\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 09 September 2021\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCabaret, we've got our heads down and we're dancing and drinking as fast as we can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe enemy is on its way, but this time, it doesn't have guns and gas; it has storms and earthquakes, fire, and brimstone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou were the glimmer. At the end of the tunnel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd you went out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarthquakes in London is a fast and furious metropolitan crash of people, scenes, and decades, as three sisters attempt to navigate their dislocated lives and loves, while their dysfunctional father, a brilliant scientist, predicts global catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play deals, through amplified theatricality, with a range of contemporary issues from population growth to climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn all-pervasive fear of the future and a guilty pleasure in the excesses of the present drive Mike Bartlett's epic rollercoaster of a play from 1968 to 2525 and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarthquakes in London was first published in 2010 and has subsequently become a much-produced and widely studied drama text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is published here as a Student Edition alongside commentary and notes by Bridget Escolme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ancillary material is geared at students and includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- an introduction outlining the play's plot, character, themes, context, and performance history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- the full text of the play\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- a chronology of the playwright's life and work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- extensive textual notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- questions for further study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- an interview with the playwright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 172g\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 134 x 197 x 20 (mm)\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781350138803\\n                            \\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike Bartlett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44094166466810,"sku":"9781350138803","price":11.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/earthquakes-in-london","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}