{"product_id":"grotty-brute","title":"Grotty \u0026 Brute: Two Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo unflinching plays from exciting new writer and performer Izzy Tennyson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrotty\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a dark and savage exploration of the London lesbian scene. A couple of little sad old basements that drip with sweat and piss, with second-hand noise pulsating from some gay-boy night upstairs. The women sit there in their uniformed black… and they are looking at you. They are not nice girls. But \u003cem\u003eGrotty\u003c\/em\u003e is not a nice story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece was premiered by Damsel Productions at The Bunker, London, in May 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSolo show \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrute\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003etells the true story of a rather twisted schoolgirl. Poppy’s just started at an all-girls state school in a provincial English town, where there are rules with no logic, sadistic jokes that aren’t actually funny, and the most sinister games played out of boredom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrute\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2015 IdeasTap Underbelly Award, had a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and transferred to Soho Theatre with Damsel Productions in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIzzy Tennyson is a writer and performer whose work includes \u003cem\u003eCareer Boy\u003c\/em\u003e (London Raindance Festival 2015) and \u003cem\u003eRunts\u003c\/em\u003e (Brighton Fringe Festival 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32090580811859,"sku":"9781848427570","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781848427570_ba684d96-114f-4d46-8434-0cd8e00ad47c.jpg?v=1777067135","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/grotty-brute","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}