{"product_id":"cinzano-smirnovas-birthday","title":"Cinzano \u0026 Smirnova's Birthday","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo linked plays from the Russian playwright dubbed the 'female Chekhov', depicting the grim reality of domestic life in Soviet Russia, in English translations by Stephen Mulrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCinzano\u003c\/em\u003e, three young men drink themselves into a stupor to escape their drab lives and family responsibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLudmila Petrushevskaya's play \u003cem\u003eCinzano\u003c\/em\u003e was first staged in this translation at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, in November 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the companion piece, \u003cem\u003eSmirnova's Birthday\u003c\/em\u003e, the men's girlfriends meet up at a birthday celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248551645528,"sku":"9781854598127","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781854598127_4a85f2db-789e-47d5-b1fa-84b7b9cda220.jpg?v=1777844723","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cinzano-smirnovas-birthday","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}