{"product_id":"the-one-nhb-modern-plays","title":"The One (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA viciously funny play about a couple trapped in a destructive cycle of love and lust. Winner of the 2013 Verity Bargate Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry and Jo are up all night drawing the battle lines of a relationship based on desire, dependency and dirty games. \u003ci\u003eThe One\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Soho Theatre, London in February 2014. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Achingly funny... witty, brave and galling writing... a harshly realistic, intelligent discussion of the complexities of love.\" - \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The real thing: sexy, savage and as lively as a cat on a hot tin roof... this is new writing as it should be.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Truly astounding... frank, edgy dialogue and biting wit... hypnotic to watch.\" - \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Incredibly, lawlessly funny... deeply and seriously engaged with femininity and feminism in the contemporary world... in its willingness to say the unsayable it brings theatre one step closer to life.... makes an awful lot of other plays look pallid, mealy-mouthed and, frankly, just a bit boring.\" - \u003ci\u003eExeunt Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A finely wrought study of toxic relationships... spiky and unsettling.\" - \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Searingly accurate... fierce, funny and well-observed... a short, sharp glimpse into the addictive grip of toxic relationships.\" - \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Punchy, shocking... it's the bravery in Jones' writing [that] makes this piece so exciting.\" - \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVicky Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is a director and writer. As a director, her credits include \u003ci\u003eMydidae\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho Theatre, then Trafalgar Studios) and \u003ci\u003eFleabag\u003c\/i\u003e (Fringe First Award, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013, then Soho Theatre). Her first play \u003ci\u003eThe One\u003c\/i\u003e won the Verity Bargate Award. She is co-founder and co-Artistic Director of new-writing company DryWrite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drama, European\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781848423817\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":47917918585009,"sku":"SB-1848423810-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1848423810.jpg?v=1789680431","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-one-nhb-modern-plays","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}