{"product_id":"contemporary-welsh-plays-tonypandemonium-the-radicalisation-of-bradley-manning-gardening-for-the-unfulfilled-and-alienated-llwyth-in-welsh-par-9781472576583","title":"Contemporary Welsh Plays: Tonypandemonium, the Radicalisation of Bradley Manning, Gardening: For the Unfulfilled and Alienated, Llwyth (in Welsh), Par","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecent years have seen an explosion of new Welsh writing for the stage. With the advent of Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru in 2003 and the launch of National Theatre Wales in 2009, there has been a tectonic shift in Welsh theatre and its perception. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wales has famously celebrated its poets and novelists, but in the twenty-first century, it is the playwright asking the crucial questions. Never before have there been so many playwrights of all ages, from across Wales, finding the stage to be the home for their stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This collection is the first to officially recognise this new wave of Welsh playwrights. It showcases a wide range of forms, themes and political concerns, as well as representing the most exciting voices at the forefront of Welsh drama, taking the temperature on what be considered to be the first golden age of Welsh playwriting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTonypandemonium\u003c\/i\u003e by Rachel Trezise \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Radicalisation of Bradley Manning\u003c\/i\u003e by Tim Price\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGardening for the Unfulfilled and Alienated\u003c\/i\u003e by Brad Birch\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLlwyth\u003c\/i\u003e by Dafydd James (published in Welsh) \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eParallel Lines\u003c\/i\u003e by Katherine Chandler\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruised\u003c\/i\u003e by Matthew Trevannion \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featured in the volume are the following plays, along with a foreword by Professor David Ian Rabey of Aberystwyth University, and an introduction by the editors, Tim Price and Kate Wasserberg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Trevannion,Rachel Trezise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472576583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Price\u003c\/b\u003e is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter. His plays include \u003ci\u003eFor Once\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalt Root and Roe\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of Best English Language playwright at the Theatre Critics of Wales Award), \u003ci\u003eDemos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Radicalisation of Bradley Manning\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the James Tait Black prize for drama), \u003ci\u003eI'm With the Band\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProtest Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Internet Is Serious Business\u003c\/i\u003e. He is associate playwright at the Traverse theatre and co-founder of Welsh new writing company Dirty Protest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eKate Wasserberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Artistic Director of The Other Room, Cardiff's first pub theatre. She is the former Associate Director of Clwyd Theatr Cymru, where she was responsible for new writing and for programming the annual Celtic Festival. Directing at Clwyd includes \u003ci\u003eAristocrats\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalt, Root and Roe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlengarry Glen Ross\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLast Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBruised\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGaslight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing at Lughnasa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePieces\u003c\/i\u003e (which went to New York as part of the Brits Off Broadway Festival), \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e (CTC and tour) and \u003ci\u003eA History of Falling Things \u003c\/i\u003e(CTC and the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff). Previous to this she was Associate Director of the Finborough Theatre, London, where she directed \u003ci\u003eThe Man\u003c\/i\u003e (which also toured nationally), \u003ci\u003e Sons of York\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Madam\u003c\/i\u003e, all by James Graham, and \u003ci\u003eThe Representative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e I Wish to Die Singing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Morality\u003c\/i\u003e. Other directing includes \u003ci\u003eThe Knowledge\/1hr45minutes\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court), \u003ci\u003eMirror Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e (Finborough Theatre), \u003ci\u003e2007 Schools Festival\u003c\/i\u003e (Young Vic), \u003ci\u003eSwitzerland\u003c\/i\u003e (Hightide Festival), \u003ci\u003eDoing Lines\u003c\/i\u003e (Pleasance), \u003ci\u003eBlue Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e (Gilded Balloon) and \u003ci\u003eThe Firebird\u003c\/i\u003e (Exeter Phoenix). As an Assistant Director she has worked at the Barbican, the Abbey Theatre Dublin, the Young Vic, Shakespeare's Globe and the Theatre Royal Bath.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45125124751475,"sku":"9781472576583","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_09b2153e-d0e0-49cb-9bc4-f7e1635f0348.jpg?v=1782229648","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/contemporary-welsh-plays-tonypandemonium-the-radicalisation-of-bradley-manning-gardening-for-the-unfulfilled-and-alienated-llwyth-in-welsh-par-9781472576583","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}