{"product_id":"morning-9781408173398","title":"Morning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eI missed first time. I could feel his skull caving in. It was like a shell.\u003c\/i\u003e''  \u003ci\u003eMorning \u003c\/i\u003e- a play for young people - is the latest offering from acclaimed playwright Simon Stephens, written after a workshop involving actors from the Young Company at the Lyric, Hammersmith and the Theater, Basel, Switzerland.It''s the end of summer in a small, claustrophobic town and two friends are about to go their separate ways: one to university; the other will be staying local. But no matter what separates them, they will always share one moment: a moment that changed them forever. This dark coming-of-age play, to be performed by the Lyric Young Company, is a disturbing look at the cruel acts we are capable of committing; our society''s numbness to physical pain; and the consequences of our actions.This programme text will coincide with the Lyric''s production of the play at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh as part of the Festival (2 - 22nd September) followed by a brief run at the Lyr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant writer of immense imagination with an acute observation of people's foibles * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e[A] dark, beautiful, intricately layered work\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * Lyn Gardner on Country Music, The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eSimon Stephens's marvellous and moving new play lasts for little more than an hour but feels like an epic. * Charles Spencer on 'Country Music', The Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA shocking and savage play … all this is no joy to watch … but … utterly compelling … Morning shows us the world as it is, not how we fondly imagine it to be. -- Lyn Gardner * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eIts power comes from its absolute authenticity … atmospheric and grimly compelling -- Alice Jones * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eTheatrically daring and uncompromising -- Sarah Hemming * Financial Times *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769361236311,"sku":"9781408173398","price":16.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408173398.jpg?v=1758720797","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/morning-9781408173398","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}