{"product_id":"ugly-chief","title":"Ugly Chief","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2013, Mike was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and given five years to live. Mike’s daughter Victoria was put in charge of planning the funeral. But a year later the doctors realised they had misdiagnosed Mike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictoria and Mike decided to go ahead with the funeral anyway and Victoria went to Port Talbot to train as a funeral director. \u003ci\u003eUgly Chief\u003c\/i\u003e plays out the funeral Victoria planned, including her experieences of training at a funeral home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUgly Chief\u003c\/i\u003e is a comic take on what we want and expect from a funerals and how the deceased might behave if they were actually there to see it. It also explores a father\/daughter relationship, and \"father and daughter reassess their relationship in the very act of making and performing the show\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe publication includes colour photographs from the premiere at Battersea Arts Centre and an interview with Victoria Melody.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32086098477139,"sku":"9781786823700","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781786823700_914aa82b-8fcb-4259-90c6-2c3cc6780a8a.jpg?v=1770275732","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ugly-chief","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}