{"product_id":"alan-ayckbourn-plays-3","title":"Alan Ayckbourn Plays 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis third volume of Alan Ayckbourn plays includes \u003ci\u003eHaunting Julia, Sugar Daddies, Drowning on Dry Land\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrivate Fears in Public Places\u003c\/i\u003e, with an introduction by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaunting Julia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A play for today. It touches on the failures of education and parenting, on media pressure and overdoses. Kurt Cobain comes to mind. More universally, \u003ci\u003eHaunting Julia\u003c\/i\u003e mourns how in adolescence and adulthood, we do our loves wrong.'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSugar Daddies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A timely warning about the dangers of role-playing and pretence . . . But the real fascination lies in watching Ayckbourn''s own transformation from social observer to impassioned moralist.'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrowning on Dry Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Ayckbourn at the top of his game.'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A coruscatingly acid and funny play.'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrivate Fears in Public Places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Ayckbourn''s construction has a masterly clarity; his writing combines ruthless observation with mature tolerance. Nobody else writing today can create a sense of a complicated little world in 90 minutes, or make banal lives seem so unforgivably interesting. Listen: it''s a master''s voice.'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318958989694,"sku":"NW9780571226887","price":15.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571226887.jpg?v=1778699919","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/alan-ayckbourn-plays-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}