{"product_id":"three-kings-9781848429772","title":"Three Kings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Patrick is eight years old, his absent father returns unexpectedly for a brief but memorable encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eYears later – recalling that meeting, and the revelations that followed – Patrick traces the events of his father’s life, laying bare a journey of grandiose plans, aching disappointments and audacious self-delusion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Kings \u003c\/em\u003eby Stephen Beresford is a heartbreaking and hilarious play for a solo actor about fathers and sons, the gifts and burdens of inheritance, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt was written for Andrew Scott to perform as part of \u003cem\u003eOld Vic: In Camera\u003c\/em\u003e, a series of live performances streamed from the Old Vic Theatre, London, in 2020. This edition includes an introduction by the director Matthew Warchus.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A knockout – entertaining, sad and outrageous. [Stephen Beresford] is going to be a major name’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cem\u003eThe Last of the Haussmans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A superb monologue – short, sharp, unsettling and upsetting... though easy and colloquial the writing has the intensity of a Greek drama, suggesting how damage ricochets down generations... in its rich mix of light and shade it's almost a male correlative to \u003cem\u003eFleabag\u003c\/em\u003e' * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An intimate character study, teeming with vivid descriptions... beautifully crafted'\u003c\/p\u003e * The Arts Desk *\u003cbr\u003e'A tour de force... Beresford's play [is] a mixture of longing and despair, the constant flickering hope that things will be different, the crushing realisation of disappointment. His writing is precise and fluent, catching each mood as it swims swiftly by' * WhatsOnStage *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A measured and meticulously crafted tale of fathers and sons, with moments of sharp humour'\u003c\/p\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'While the subject matter is dark and the content often heartbreaking, there are also elegant moments of comedy scattered lightly at the most perfect times – but when those painful moments do hit, they hit you hard and unexpectedly'\u003c\/p\u003e * Broadway World *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bleakly compelling'\u003c\/p\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e'A penetrating play about toxic fathers and sons... until it becomes heartbreaking, Beresford’s script is nasty fun'  * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A triumph'\u003c\/p\u003e * Los Angeles Times *","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413748359511,"sku":"9781848429772","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781848429772.jpg?v=1730521260","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/three-kings-9781848429772","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}