{"product_id":"captain-amazing-modern-plays-9781472588227","title":"Captain Amazing Modern Plays","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy dad is a superhero. No one else knows cos it has to stay a secret.\u003c\/i\u003eAlistair McDowall's play is a funny and poignant one-man show that thrusts us into the life of Britain's only part-time superhero. Struggling to balance his family responsibilities and more conventional job with defeating super-villains and rescuing families from burning buildings, Captain Amazing represents how all parents strive to be heroes in the eyes of their children. Discover this man's origins, his family life, and how even the invincible aren't immune to tragedy.\u003ci\u003eCaptain Amazing\u003c\/i\u003e received its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013, starring Mark Weinman, and directed by Clive Judd. It was revived for a national tour from March 2014.'\u003ci\u003e[He] is the kind of man you wouldn't look twice at in the street: balding; stooped; tentative. He's skating over the surface of life, marking time with his job at B\u0026amp;Q, barely acquiring possessions, not speaking to his alcoholic father. And then he meet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an intelligent, involving examination of the transformative  potential of fatherhood – of its ability to take a man who can barely  look at himself in the mirror, and make him feel all-powerful, worthy of  love. For my money, it may well be the best one-man show you’re likely  to see at the Fringe this year.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * Daily Telegraph on Captain Amazing *\u003cbr\u003eSizzling exuberance and imagination * Observer, on Brilliant Adventures *\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable young writing talent . . . There is a convincing tang of lived  experience in the evocation of a practically lawless pocket of the  north-east. * Guardian, on Brilliant Adventures *\u003cbr\u003eAlistair McDowall's fascinating debut - which won a Judges Award in the   Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2011 - plays by its own rules . . .  Note  the name Alistair McDowall. He’s a writer to watch.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn intense performance that is moving and funny in equal measure . . . What is presented on stage is a work of pure joy\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * Whatsonstage *\u003cbr\u003eWe need playwrights like McDowall. He believes in potential, champions  underdogs and writes with such full-blooded bighearted empathy that you  can't help but be won over\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eA monologue that crackles with invention . . . This is a terrific piece of writing – full of crackle, invention and heart\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eIt's a poignant understated salute to everyday acts of courage. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eplay text\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770022953303,"sku":"9781472588227","price":16.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472588227.jpg?v=1758723774","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/captain-amazing-modern-plays-9781472588227","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}