{"product_id":"elizabeth-gordon-quinn","title":"Elizabeth Gordon Quinn","description":"\u003c!-- Hook --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping historical drama about ambition, betrayal, and survival.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tagline --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor audiences interested in historical theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA contemporary classic set during the Glasgow Rent Strike of 1915, with one of the best women's roles ever to emerge from Scottish theatre, an unforgettable tragicomic heroine with an extraordinary power to repel and attract.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Quinn family live in a Glasgow tenement so poor the only floor covering is old newspapers. But Elizabeth Gordon Quinn is indomitable in the face of poverty and rising rents. Furthermore, she is harbouring a son who is wanted by the police for desertion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChris Hannan's play \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Gordon Quinn\u003c\/em\u003e was first staged at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in 1985. This radically revised version was published alongside the major revival by the National Theatre of Scotland in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'You expect a play set in the Glasgow rent strikes of 1915 will be a model of dour social realism, but Chris Hannan confounds all expectations. The result is both startling and provocative' \u003cstrong\u003eGuardian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Why You'll Love This Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompelling historical narrative.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExploration of female ambition and power.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Nick Hern Books, leading contemporary theatre publisher.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory brought vividly to theatrical life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Author --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChris Hannan is a playwright and novelist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis plays include \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Gordon Quinn\u003c\/em\u003e (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 1985; revived by the National Theatre of Scotland in its inaugural season in 2006); \u003cem\u003eThe Evil Doers\u003c\/em\u003e (Bush Theatre, London, 1990; Time Out Award and Charrington London Fringe Best New Play Award); \u003cem\u003eShining Souls \u003c\/em\u003e(Traverse, 1996, revived by the Old Vic in 1997; winner of a Scotland on Sunday Critics Award and a Lloyds Bank Playwright of the Year nomination); \u003cem\u003eThe God of Soho\u003c\/em\u003e (Shakespeare's Globe, 2011); \u003cem\u003eThe Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain\u003c\/em\u003e (Traverse, English Touring Theatre, Coventry Belgrade, 2011) and \u003cem\u003eWhat Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e (Birmingham Rep, 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as original plays, Hannan has adapted \u003cem\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e (Glasgow Citizens' Theatre\/Liverpool Playhouse\/Lyceum Edinburgh, 2013) and \u003cem\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/em\u003e (Lyceum Edinburgh, 2016); and also made new versions of Ibsen's\u003cem\u003e The Pretenders\u003c\/em\u003e (RSC, 1991), Gogol's \u003cem\u003eGamblers\u003c\/em\u003e (Tricycle 1992), and \u003cem\u003eStars in the Morning Sky\u003c\/em\u003e (Coventry Belgrade, 2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis 2008 novel \u003cem\u003eMissy\u003c\/em\u003e was awarded the McKitterick Prize for a debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Publication Details --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 05 May 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96 pages (Ebook edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (Ebook):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781780017495\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- FAQ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I access my ebook?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and log in using the same email you used at checkout. 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