{"product_id":"ridley-plays-1-the-pitchfork-disney-the-fastest-clock-in-the-universe-ghost-from-a-perfect-place","title":"Ridley Plays 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains Ridley's first three plays, which heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama.   They are seminal works in the development of the 'in yer face' theatre that emerged in Britain during the mid-1990s.The three plays here all manifest Ridley's vivid and visionary imagination and the dark beauty of his outlook. They resonate with his trademark themes: East London, storytelling, moments of shocking violence, memories of the past, fantastical monologues, and that strange mix of the barbaric and the beautiful he has made all his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pitchfork Disney \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas Ridley's first play and is now seen as launching a new generation of playwrights who were unafraid to shock and court controversy.  This unsettling, dreamlike piece has surreal undertones and thematically explores fear, dreams and story-telling.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fastest Clock in the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award-winning play which caused a sensation when it premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1992.  An edgy and provocative drama, it is now regarded as a contemporary classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhost from a Perfect Place \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a scorchingly nasty blend of comedy, spectacle and terror where a monster from the past meets the monsters of the present. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume contains the definitive version of the plays, plus an extended and updated introduction and three monologues (B\u003ci\u003eloodshot, Angry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVoosh\u003c\/i\u003e), published here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32029984981075,"sku":"","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781408142318.jpg?v=1770291011","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ridley-plays-1-the-pitchfork-disney-the-fastest-clock-in-the-universe-ghost-from-a-perfect-place","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}