{"product_id":"affair-of-the-heart","title":"Affair of the Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eA book of selected reviews from one of the foremost authorities on British theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil his retirement in 2019, Michael Billington was Britain's longest-serving theatre critic, penning around 10,000 theatre reviews during his 48-year tenure as the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's drama critic. He was present at an eye-watering number of premieres and witnessed first-hand the exciting developments in British theatre over the past 30 years, as well as the substantial pressures it faced - never more so than today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing on from Billington's first collection \u003ci\u003eOne Night Stands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAffair of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich, authoritative insight into British theatre over the last 3 decades from his unique professional perspective. It begins with Tony Kushner's UK premiere of \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e at the National Theatre in 1992 and culminates with Inua Ellams's celebrated adaptation of Chekhov's \u003ci\u003eThree Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e at the same venue almost 30 years later. En route, we're exposed to the fallibility of theatre criticism through his much-regretted original criticism of Sarah Kane's \u003ci\u003eBlasted \u003c\/i\u003eand its role in identifying major talents at the first opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting each chapter is a brief commentary on the developments of that era and the social, political and cultural context within which this theatre was being produced. Also included are key obituaries and letters in response to reviews written, providing a rich collection of curated archival material.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226536333656,"sku":"9781350367258","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350367258_e9e0ac66-611e-4b0c-b910-7b1e2dc606b6.jpg?v=1770280210","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/affair-of-the-heart","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}