{"product_id":"damage-a-collection-of-plays-by-john-romeril-paperback","title":"Damage: A collection of plays by John Romeril - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Romeril\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomeril's writing conveys the immediacy of the times that stems from his beginnings as an agitprop writer, but he focuses on everyday lives. The plays in Damage explore twentieth-century stresses and strains, the damage we do and the damage done to us. This collection, introduced by John McCallum, includes three previously unpublished works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJonah \u003c\/em\u003eis a Brechtian musical reinvention of Louis Stone's novel of the same name. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTop End\u003c\/em\u003e is a political drama set in Darwin during the Indonesian invasion of East Timor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLost Weekend\u003c\/em\u003e takes a class-based look at 'Australianess'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Floating World\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a returned serviceman's descent into madness on a cruise ship bound for Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.27 x 5.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377042514227,"sku":"9780868198767","price":42.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/nYV-9YsQwH9780868198767.webp?v=1779314816","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/damage-a-collection-of-plays-by-john-romeril-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}