{"product_id":"mike-bartlett-plays-two-9781839040573","title":"Mike Bartlett Plays: Two","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive ambitious and exciting plays by the multi-award-winning playwright, hailed as \"one of the prime movers in a new golden generation of British playwrights\" (\u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e), and introduced by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarthquakes in London \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(National Theatre \u0026amp; Headlong, 2010) is an epic drama about climate change, population explosion, social breakdown and worldwide paranoia, travelling from 1968 to 2525 and back again. \"The theatrical equivalent of a thrilling roller-coaster ride\" (\u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove, Love, Love \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(Paines Plough \u0026amp; Drum Theatre Plymouth, UK tour, 2010; Royal Court \u0026amp; Paines Plough, 2012) examines the baby boomer generation, from coming-of-age in the 1960s to retirement-age more than forty years later, in a play that \"does the clash of generational world views with a devastating precision\" (\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Enemy \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a short play in which a journalist seizes an opportunity to interview the man who shot Osama bin Laden. It was staged by Headlong as part of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecade \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(St Katherine's Dock, London, 2011), exploring 9\/11 and its legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(National Theatre, 2011) is a panoramic drama in which a young man returns to London, a city riven by social protest and upheaval, with a radical vision for the future. Premiered on the National's largest stage, it confirmed Bartlett's ability to tackle epic themes with supreme assurance: \"His ambition is distinctive and immense\" (\u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedea \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(Headlong, UK tour, 2012) is a startlingly modern version of Euripides' tragedy, exploring a woman's private fury at her husband's infidelity, while imprisoned in her marital home. \"A savage play for today, superbly well done\" (\u003cem\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike Bartlett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48291593879803,"sku":"9781839040573","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781839040573_886a2bdb-cb29-4acd-92c1-983bca763ad2.jpg?v=1772487358","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/mike-bartlett-plays-two-9781839040573","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}