{"product_id":"ridley-plays-1-the-pitchfork-disney-the-fastest-clock-in-the-universe-ghost-from-a-perfect-place-9781408142318","title":"Ridley Plays 1: The Pitchfork Disney; The Fastest Clock in the Universe; Ghost from a Perfect Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains Ridley's first three plays, which heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama. They are seminal works in the development of the 'in yer face' theatre that emerged in Britain during the mid-1990s.The three plays here all manifest Ridley's vivid and visionary imagination and the dark beauty of his outlook. They resonate with his trademark themes: East London, storytelling, moments of shocking violence, memories of the past, fantastical monologues, and that strange mix of the barbaric and the beautiful he has made all his own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePitchfork Disney \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas Ridley's first play and is now seen as launching a new generation of playwrights who were unafraid to shock and court controversy. This unsettling, dreamlike piece has surreal undertones and thematically explores fear, dreams and story-telling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fastest Clock in the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award-winning play which caused a sensation when it premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1992. An edgy and provocative drama, it is now regarded as a contemporary classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhost from a Perfect Place \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a scorchingly nasty blend of comedy, spectacle and terror where a monster from the past meets the monsters of the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Ridley\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 01\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Contemporary Dramatists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.8lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408142318","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706477547657,"sku":"9781408142318","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_403e6dbc-d2a8-4c7f-bb19-b4c2c0862b6d.jpg?v=1719458138","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/ridley-plays-1-the-pitchfork-disney-the-fastest-clock-in-the-universe-ghost-from-a-perfect-place-9781408142318","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}