{"product_id":"the-real-imagined-history-of-the-elephant-man-9781839042508","title":"The Real \u0026 Imagined History of the Elephant Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eArriving from his East Midlands beginnings into a London thick with the grime of industrialization, Joseph Merrick is an anomaly. In a city of factories that churn out uniformity, there is no place for someone like him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Merrick and the city are evolving into something new. We follow him through the workhouse, the freak show and the hospital, as he searches for acceptance in a society that just wants to stare at him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful, angry and surprising, Tom Wright's acclaimed play imagines an alternative history of the person who came to be known as 'the Elephant Man'. It restores Joseph Merrick to the center of his own story: a man fighting for his right to be and to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Real \u0026amp; Imagined History of the Elephant Man\u003c\/em\u003e was first performed at Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre, before receiving its European premiere at Nottingham Playhouse in 2023, directed by Stephen Bailey, and supported by a grant from The Royal Theatrical Support Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48294809829627,"sku":"9781839042508","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781839042508.jpg?v=1772487362","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-real-imagined-history-of-the-elephant-man-9781839042508","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}