{"product_id":"hysteria-9781472557537","title":"Hysteria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most brilliantly original and entertaining new plays I have seen in years: wild, weird and funny, serious, compassionate and shocking, blasphemous and reverential, intellectual and frivolous, a factual fantasy, a demented farce, a black nightmare.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday TImes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1938. Hampstead, London. Sigmund Freud has fled Nazi-occupied Austria and settled in leafy Swiss Cottage. At 82 years old, he aims to spend his final days in peace. However, when Salvador Dalí turns up to discover a less-than-fully dressed woman in the closet, peace becomes somewhat elusive... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn acknowledged modern classic, Terry Johnson's hilarious farce explores the fall-out when two of the 20th century's most brilliant and original minds collide. It touches on subjects including Nazi Germany, the Surrealist movement, Judaism, Freud's theories of the unconscious mind, family relationships, life and death, and love and loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohnson's celebrated play raises intriguing questions about Freud's radical revision of his theories of hysteria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472557537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e's work as a playwright includes a version of Edward Ravenscroft's \u003ci\u003eThe London Cuckolds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Funny\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHysteria\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of major British theatre awards including Playwright of the Year 1995; Critics' Circle Best New Play 1995; Writers' Guild Best West End Play 1995; Olivier Award Best Comedy 1994; the Meyer-Whitworth Award 1993; and the John Whiting Award 1991. He also won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical for his production of \u003ci\u003eLa Cage aux Folles\u003c\/i\u003e. His play \u003ci\u003ePiano\/Forte\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs in 2006.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45125124325491,"sku":"9781472557537","price":25.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_21e9faac-e718-45a9-af51-c42644142fde.jpg?v=1782229621","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/hysteria-9781472557537","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}