{"product_id":"loot-9780413567604","title":"Loot","description":"\u003cp\u003eA black farce masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eLoot\u003c\/i\u003e follows the fortunes of two\u003cbr\u003eyoung thieves, Hal and Dennis. Dennis is a hearse driver for an\u003cbr\u003eundertaker. They have robbed the bank next door to the funeral parlour\u003cbr\u003eand have returned to Hal's home to hide-out with the loot. Hal's mother\u003cbr\u003ehas just died and the pair put the money in her coffin, hiding the body\u003cbr\u003eelsewhere in the house. With the arrival of Inspector Truscott, the\u003cbr\u003ethickened plot turns topsy-turvy. Playing with all the conventions of\u003cbr\u003epopular farce, Orton creates a world gone mad and examines in detail\u003cbr\u003eEnglish attitudes at mid-century. The play has been called a Freudian\u003cbr\u003enightmare, which sports with superstitions about death - and life. It\u003cbr\u003eis regularly produced in professional and amateur productions. First produced in London in 1966, \u003ci\u003eLoot\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed as \"the\u003cbr\u003emost genuinely quick-witted, pungent and sprightly entertainment by a\u003cbr\u003enew, young British playwright for a decade\" (\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Student Edition offers \u003cb\u003ea plot summary, full commentary, character\u003cbr\u003enotes and questions for study, besides a chronology and bibliography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Orton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Student Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.63w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780413567604","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43244134858889,"sku":"9780413567604","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c8927f21-1781-41c9-8265-b4996c9a2282.jpg?v=1735639265","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/loot-9780413567604","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}