{"product_id":"hightide-plays-1-ditch-peddling-the-big-meal-lampedusa-paperback","title":"Hightide Plays: 1: Ditch; Peddling; The Big Meal; Lampedusa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeth Steel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHarry Melling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDan Lefranc\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighTide Theatre Festival was founded in 2006 and has since become one of the most prolific homes of new writing. It has been described by the Telegraph as \"one of the little gems of the artistic calendar in Britain\" and by the Daily Mail as \"famous for championing emerging playwrights and contemporary theatre\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 marks ten years of HighTide, during which time numerous emerging playwrights and new plays have shot to prominence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis anniversary volume brings together four of the key plays that have come out of HighTide Theatre Festival's programme during this time: \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDitch \u003c\/i\u003eby Beth Steel is a clear-eyed look at how we might behave when the conveniences of our civilisation are taken away, and a frightening vision of a future that could all too easily be ours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003epeddling \u003c\/i\u003eby Harry Melling is a poetic monologue about a young homeless man, which confronts whether it's a good thing to turn a blind eye and let people get on with their lives, or whether that's exactly how people fall through the cracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Meal\u003c\/i\u003e by American writer Dan LeFranc is a deeply comic and touching drama that looks at love, marriage, raising children and the general onslaught of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLampedusa \u003c\/i\u003eby Anders Lustgarten follows the day-to-day life of those whose job it is to enforce our harsh new rules on immigration: an Italian coastguard and a payday lender from Leeds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll now established in their own right, these four plays demonstrate HighTide's extraordinary role in identifying and nurturing writers tackling some of the biggest issues of today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume was published to coincide with HighTide's 10th annual festival in September 2016 and features an introduction by HighTide Artistic Director, Steven Atkinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth Steel was part of the Invitation Group for Emerging Writers at the Royal Court and later the attached to Theatre503 through the 503\/five writers' programme. Her first full length play, \u003ci\u003eDitch\u003c\/i\u003e, opened at the HighTide festival in 2010, later transferring to the Old Vic Tunnels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarry Melling began his career at eleven-years-old appearing in the Harry Potter films playing Dudley Dursley. He subsequently went on to train at LAMDA. His first play, \u003ci\u003epeddling\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered in 2014 in a production by HighTide, before being revived in 2015. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan LeFranc received the 2010 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Playwright Award for \u003ci\u003eSixty Miles to Silver Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered by Page 73 Productions and Soho Rep. His most recent play, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Meal\u003c\/i\u003e, received its world premiere at American Theater Company in Chicago, its New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons in 2012, and its UK premiere at HighTide Theatre Festival. His other plays include \u003ci\u003eTroublemaker or The Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatright\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrigin Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBruise Easy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight Surf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn The Labyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fishbone Fables\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBackyard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKill The Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCatgut\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnders Lustgarten's other work includes \u003ci\u003eThe Insurgents\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eEnduring Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eThe Punishment Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the 2007 Verity Bargate Award), an adaptation of \u003ci\u003eSlawomir Mrozek's The Police (BAC\u003c\/i\u003e 2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) for the National Theatre Studio and \u003ci\u003eIf You Don't Let Us Dream Then We Won't Let You Sleep \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Court, 2013) and \u003ci\u003eShrapnel \u003c\/i\u003e(Arcola, 2015). He also won the inaugural Harold Pinter Playwrights Award with a commission from the Royal Court in 2011.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43699437076615,"sku":"9781350001961","price":41.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/YnuYFv0W7l9781350001961.webp?v=1767495312","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hightide-plays-1-ditch-peddling-the-big-meal-lampedusa-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}