{"product_id":"martin-crimp-plays-3","title":"Martin Crimp Plays 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCruel and Tender\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A mordantly knowing modernisation of Sophocles''s \u003ci\u003eTrachiniae...\u003c\/i\u003e The approach here manages to be at once lethally level and capable of surges of anguished feeling... Highly recommended.'' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFewer Emergencies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A triptych of vicious modern fairy tales that brings the nightmare right back and stabs you through the soul.'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Although this is the most disquieting play in London, there is a curious exhilaration about both the performance and Crimp''s confrontation with our perpetual unease.'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefinitely the Bahamas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A summation of a life lived vicariously, at the margins of other lives, between suffocating suburban walls; and the play is as unflinching as it is unnerving.'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlay House\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003ePlay House\u003c\/i\u003e concerns the volatility and vulnerability of love, as a young couple, Simon and Katrina set up home... Unusually for Crimp, the play both begins and ends with moving declarations of love. Suddenly this usually chilly dramatist seems unexpectedly blessed with a warm heart.'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the Republic of Happiness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Crimp goes so far as to call it \"an entertainment in three parts,\" and it rocks along like a dystopian vaudeville... The actors are imprisoned and liberated at once, their strange between-worlds condition a source of joy, intemperateness and above all a care for our diversion... My favourite play of the year.'' \u003ci\u003eWhat''s on Stage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318819561854,"sku":"NW9780571325368","price":15.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571325368.jpg?v=1778726113","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/martin-crimp-plays-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}