{"product_id":"ridley-plays-2-vincent-river-mercury-fur-leaves-of-glass-piranha-heights-paperback","title":"Ridley Plays: 2: Vincent River; Mercury Fur; Leaves of Glass; Piranha Heights - 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\u003ePhilip Ridley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second volume of Ridley's stage plays confirms him as one of the\u003cbr\u003emost imaginative, daring and unique voices currently working in\u003cbr\u003etheatre. All four plays collected here resonant with Ridley's trademark\u003cbr\u003ethemes - East London, storytelling, moments of shocking violence, \u003cbr\u003ememories of the past, fantastical monologues, and that strange mix of\u003cbr\u003ethe barbaric and the beautiful he has made all his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVincent River: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e '... a grieving mother and a traumatized teenager\u003cbr\u003emeet as adversaries, rough each other up and eventually bond over a\u003cbr\u003ebarbaric act of cruelty...Ridley asks\u003cbr\u003equestions, lots of them, about how people respond to the loss of\u003cbr\u003einnocence in their lives, how they hold onto their sanity in the face\u003cbr\u003eof savagery and how they fight to keep the bonds of humanity intact in\u003cbr\u003ea mad, mad world.' \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMercury Fur: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e '...depicts a scary, post-apocalyptic London where, in\u003cbr\u003etheir struggle to survive, a group of youths are reduced to organising\u003cbr\u003eparties that cater for the most perverted tastes.' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeaves of Glass: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e 'There is a different kind of murder going on here: \u003cbr\u003ethe murder of truth that goes on in all families to a lesser or greater\u003cbr\u003edegree. As with nations, a family's history is written by the victors.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiranha Heights: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e 'The extravagance of Ridley's dark vision suggests a\u003cbr\u003edangerously confused society in which individuals seize on random\u003cbr\u003egobbets of semi-digested information and use them to construct their\u003cbr\u003eown personal narrative.' \u003ci\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Ridley was born in the East End of London where he still lives\u003cbr\u003eand works. He studied painting at St Martin's School of Art. He has\u003cbr\u003ewritten novels for both adults and children, screenplays, librettos, \u003cbr\u003epoems and lyrics. He is also a photographer and film director of some\u003cbr\u003erepute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.7 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44608378568839,"sku":"9781408111161","price":41.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/KbdMFW1Ek69781408111161.webp?v=1778946615","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ridley-plays-2-vincent-river-mercury-fur-leaves-of-glass-piranha-heights-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}