{"product_id":"lazarus-the-complete-book-and-lyrics-9781848426269","title":"Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I'm a dying man who can't die.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThomas Newton came to Earth seeking water for his drought-ridden planet. Years later he's still stranded here, soaked in cheap gin and haunted by a past love. But the arrival of another lost soul brings one last chance of freedom...\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eInspired by the book \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Fell to Earth\u003c\/em\u003e by Walter Tevis and its cult film adaptation starring David Bowie, \u003cem\u003eLazarus\u003c\/em\u003e brings the story of Thomas Newton to its devastating conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWritten by Bowie with the playwright Enda Walsh, and incorporating some of Bowie's most iconic songs, \u003cem\u003eLazarus\u003c\/em\u003e was first performed at New York Theatre Workshop in 2015, starring Michael C. Hall and directed by Ivo Van Hove. The production transferred to London in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'David Bowie's parting gift to the world - and what a rare and mesmeric testament this is… it's all unforgettable. I sat rapt throughout'\u003c\/p\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Enda Walsh's book is full of longing – for love, for peace, for release from earthly ties – while songs from Bowie's iconic catalogue, an astonishing legacy spanning four decades, are reimagined in a new context whilst somehow retaining the potency they once exerted during the course of a life richly lived. No jukebox musical, this… [the] entire creation is infused with the spirit, the quirkiness, the capriciousness of Bowie, and Walsh could not be more in tune with all of it'\u003c\/p\u003e * The Arts Desk *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Like David Bowie himself, this is a show that defies definition. It's both all and none of a musical, a play, a gig, performance art, philosophical meditation, a fever dream, a collective trip into the unknown... strangely fascinating and fascinatingly strange'\u003c\/p\u003e * Broadway World *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautiful... a last transmission from a dying star'\u003c\/p\u003e * Time Out *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Outstanding... full of wild energy, magical effects and overwhelming music'\u003c\/p\u003e * WhatsOnStage *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fascinating to watch... [a] spectacular study of a pained outsider's search for peace'\u003c\/p\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Blazingly original... complex, layered and riveting... sensational'\u003c\/p\u003e * The Stage *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Captivating, tense, and emotional… shows like this don't come along very often'\u003c\/p\u003e * Radio Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gripping… [a] strangely poetic piece of music theatre… there’s nothing at all conventional about this. It is festive. Riotous. Dionysian. Wonderful'\u003c\/p\u003e * BritishTheatre.com *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Ice-bolts of ecstasy shoot like novas through the fabulous muddle and murk of \u003cem\u003eLazarus\u003c\/em\u003e, the great-sounding, great-looking and mind-numbing new musical built around songs by David Bowie'\u003c\/p\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wild, fantastical, eye-popping. A surrealistic tour de force'\u003c\/p\u003e * Rolling Stone *","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020730073431,"sku":"9781848426269","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781848426269.jpg?v=1750784222","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lazarus-the-complete-book-and-lyrics-9781848426269","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}