{"product_id":"the-trials-paperback","title":"The Trials - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDawn King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe near future. The climate emergency is gathering pace, and our generation is being judged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe jurors are children. But are they delivering justice - or just taking revenge?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDawn King's searing play \u003cem\u003eThe Trials\u003c\/em\u003e was first performed at the D?seldorfer Schauspielhaus in January 2022, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. It received its British premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in August 2022, directed by Natalie Abrahami.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trials\u003c\/em\u003e offers an exciting opportunity for theatre companies to address the climate emergency and intergenerational conflict, as the jury of 12 to 17-year-olds hold the stage alongside three adult defendants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDawn King\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning writer working in theatre, film, TV, VR and radio. Her work for the stage includes: \u003cem\u003eThe Trials\u003c\/em\u003e (Donmar Warehouse, London, 2022); \u003cem\u003eDystopia987\u003c\/em\u003e (Manchester International Festival, 2019); \u003cem\u003eSalt\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre Connections, 2019); an adaptation of Aldous Huxley's \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal and Derngate Theatre and the Touring Consortium, 2015); \u003cem\u003eCiphers\u003c\/em\u003e (Out of Joint, Bush Theatre and Exeter Northcott, 2013\/14); and \u003cem\u003eFoxfinder\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of the 2011 Papatango New Writing Competition, and first staged at Finborough Theatre, London, 2011; revived in the West End in 2018). For \u003cem\u003eFoxfinder\u003c\/em\u003e, Dawn also won the Royal National Theatre Foundation Playwright award 2013. She won Most Promising Playwright at the Off West End awards 2012 and was shortlisted for Best New Play at the Off West End awards 2012, the Susan Smith Blackburn prize 2012 and the James Tait Black drama prize 2011\/2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155396694151,"sku":"9781839040962","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6b45144406a108440e188d7fa6ec4e20.webp?v=1733235632","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-trials-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}