{"product_id":"our-generation-paperback","title":"Our Generation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlecky Blythe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlecky Blythe's engrossing verbatim play tells the stories of a generation. Created from five years of interviews with twelve young people from across the UK, \u003cem\u003eOur Generation\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating portrait of their teenage years as they journey into adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften too extraordinary to be fiction, this funny and moving play is for anyone who is--or has ever been--a teenager.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was co-produced by the National Theatre, London, and Chichester Festival Theatre in 2022, directed by Daniel Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlecky Blythe\u003c\/strong\u003e founded Recorded Delivery in 2003. The company's first production, \u003cem\u003eCome Out Eli\u003c\/em\u003e, premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, and later transferred to the BAC (winner of the Time Out Award for Best Performance on the Fringe). Recorded Delivery went on to make \u003cem\u003eAll the Right People Come Here \u003c\/em\u003e(New Wimbledon Theatre). Alecky has since created \u003cem\u003eStrawberry Fields \u003c\/em\u003e(The Courtyard, Hereford); \u003cem\u003eCruising \u003c\/em\u003e(Bush Theatre, London); \u003cem\u003eThe Girlfriend Experience \u003c\/em\u003e(Royal Court Theatre and Young Vic, London); \u003cem\u003eI Only Came Here for Six Months \u003c\/em\u003e(KVS and Les Halles, Brussels); and \u003cem\u003eDo We Look Like Refugees?!\u003c\/em\u003e, a joint project for the National Theatre Studio and the Rustaveli Theatre, Georgia (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2010; winner of Fringe First Award). Alecky was one of the writers on \u003cem\u003eDecade \u003c\/em\u003e(Headlong) and co-wrote \u003cem\u003eFriday Night Sex \u003c\/em\u003ewith Michael Wynne (Royal Court). \u003cem\u003eLondon Road\u003c\/em\u003e, with music composed by Adam Cork, premiered at the Cottesloe auditorium of the National Theatre in 2011 (winner of Best Musical, Critics' Circle Awards) and transferred to the Olivier auditorium in 2012. \u003cem\u003eLittle Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e premiered at the Almeida Theatre in 2014. For television she has written \u003cem\u003eA Man in a Box \u003c\/em\u003e(IWC and Channel 4); \u003cem\u003eThe Riots: In Their Own Words \u003c\/em\u003e(BBC2). For film she has adapted \u003cem\u003eLondon Road \u003c\/em\u003einto a feature (BBC Film, BFI, National Theatre).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 5 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157368574087,"sku":"9781839040658","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/22a01d8b15deb185e40c35e0f7759fe9.webp?v=1733250278","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/our-generation-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}