{"product_id":"punk-rock-9781474229357","title":"Punk Rock","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything human beings do finishes up bad in the end. Everything good human beings ever make is built on something monstrous. Nothing lasts. We certainly won''t . . . \u003c\/i\u003eWilliam Carlisle has the world at his feet, but its weight on his shoulders. He is intelligent, articulate and f***ed. In the library of a grammar school, William and his fellow sixth-formers are preparing for their mock A-Levels while navigating the pressures of teenage life. They are educated and aspirational young people, but step-by-step, the dislocation, disjunction and latent aggression is revealed.\u003ci\u003ePunk Rock\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Lyric Hammersmith on 3 September 2009 in a co-production between Lyric Hammersmith and the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. It is published here as a Student Edition featuring commentary and notes by Catherine Love. The ancillary material is geared at students and considers:- an introduction outlining the play''s plot, character, themes, context and performance history- the ful\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChronology  Context and Themes \u003ci\u003eThe Columbine Massacre The Teenager Punk Music  Containment and Escape Violence and Fear Destruction and Apocalypse \u003c\/i\u003e  Structure  Dramatic Devices  Setting  Characterisation  Language  Production History  Critical Reception  Academic Debate  Further Reading  PUNK ROCK  Notes","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019912249687,"sku":"9781474229357","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474229357.jpg?v=1750781704","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/punk-rock-9781474229357","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}