{"product_id":"9781559364812","title":"Mr. Burns and Other Plays","description":"Author: Anne Washburn\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781559364812\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Mar 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most spectacularly original plays in recent memory.\"-\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating and hilarious . . . With each of its three acts, \u003ci\u003eMr. Burns\u003c\/i\u003e grows grander.\"-\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When was the last time you met a new play that was so smart it made your head spin? . . . Mr. Burns has arrived to leave you dizzy with the scope and dazzle of its ideas . . . with depths of feeling to match its breadth of imagination.\"-\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ode to live theater and the resilience of \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne Washburn's apocalyptic comedy \u003ci\u003eMr. Burns\u003c\/i\u003e-\"even better than its hype\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e)-is an imaginative exploration of how the culture of one generation can evolve into the mythology of the next. Following an enthusiastic critical reception from New York critics for its world premiere, Mr. Burns will receive its London premiere in spring 2014. Also included in the collection are \u003ci\u003eThe Small\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Have Loved Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e10 Out of 12\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which, together, develop a theme of destruction, from the personal to the city to civilization and, finally, to the destruction of form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Washburn\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Internationalist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Devil at Noon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApparition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Dracula Pageant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Have Loved Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Small\u003c\/i\u003e, and a transadaptation of Euripides's \u003ci\u003eOrestes\u003c\/i\u003e. Her awards include a Guggenheim, NYFA Fellowship, Time Warner Fellowship, and a Susan Smith Blackburn finalist. She is a member of 13P, The Civilians, and is a New Georges affiliated artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830040973470,"sku":"ADS-9781559364812","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781559364812.jpg?v=1778558839","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781559364812","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}