{"product_id":"barbarians-paperback","title":"Barbarians - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarrie Keeffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1977. Youth unemployment is at an all-time high and the pound is at an all-time low. Paul, Jan and Louis are bored, broke and demoralized by the hand that they've been dealt. How will these young lads fair with the odds stacked against them? How will they cope? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCut off from society with no-where to turn, the play resonates with a modern audience who will no doubt recognize the disaffected youth of 1970s Britain. Barrie Keeffe's tragically dark play crackles with tension throughout, building to a twisted and dramatic end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis programme text edition was published to coincide with the revival of the play by Tooting Arts Club on 3rd October 2015, staged at the former Central St Martins School of Art on the Charing Cross Road, London.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarrie Keeffe\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eb. \u003c\/i\u003e1945) is a well-known English dramatist and writer, whose plays include \u003ci\u003eOnly a Game\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), A \u003ci\u003eSight of Glory \u003c\/i\u003e(1975), \u003ci\u003eHere Comes the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003e I Only Want to Be With You\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003e The Long Good Friday\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eShadows on the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003e Still Killing Time\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and two trilogies: \u003ci\u003eGimme Shelter\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Barbarians\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also been resident writer at the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Shaw Theatre and the Soho Poly Theatre and Associate Writer at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East. He taught dramatic writing at City University in London and in 2010 he gained the title of Doctor of Letters by the University of Warw\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717470195775,"sku":"9781474282253","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4d1f590a97734ecc3f01e90fd25b7102.webp?v=1765078588","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/barbarians-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}