{"product_id":"fibres","title":"Fibres","description":"\u003c!-- Hook --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA visceral examination of connection and disconnection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tagline --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor audiences seeking experimental, visceral 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\u003e\u003cem\u003e'We were two weans playing at wee hooses… Now we're both paying the price.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJack is proud of his work at the Clyde shipyards. His wife, Beanie, who is nursing him through asbestosis, thinks he's a fool. But the real test of their marriage comes when they discover that the dusty overalls Jack brought home for Beanie to wash have poisoned her too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile their daughter, Lucy, is struggling; will she be held back by her parents' experience, or will she have the courage to allow romance to blossom with Pete?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrances Poet's play \u003cem\u003eFibres\u003c\/em\u003e is a big-hearted, hilarious drama about what it means to entwine our lives with another. A story told by four resilient, witty Glaswegian characters, the play asks can we ever cut the cords that bind us – and who will catch us if we do?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play toured Scotland in 2019, in a co-production between Stellar Quines Theatre Company and the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Heartbreaking and unsentimental... a condemnation of an atrocious wrong and a hymn of praise to a marriage' \u003cstrong\u003eObserver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A cleverly constructed and damning indictment of workers' exposure to asbestos'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An intriguing hybrid of social commentary, sit-com and ghost play' \u003cstrong\u003eHerald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Devastating... a tragic story that is beautifully told' \u003cstrong\u003eBroadway World\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\u003eBold exploration of human connection and fragmentation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChallenging formal theatrical innovation.\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\u003eTheatre that pushes boundaries.\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\u003eFrances Poet is a Glasgow-based writer. Her stage work includes: \u003cem\u003eStill\u003c\/em\u003e (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 2021); \u003cem\u003eMaggie May\u003c\/em\u003e (Leeds Playhouse, Leicester Curve \u0026amp; Queen's Theatre Hornchurch co-production, 2020); \u003cem\u003eFibres\u003c\/em\u003e (Stellar Quines \u0026amp; Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 2019); \u003cem\u003eGut\u003c\/em\u003e (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 2018); \u003cem\u003eAdam\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre of Scotland at the Traverse Theatre, 2017); \u003cem\u003eFaith Fall\u003c\/em\u003e (Òran Mór and Bristol’s Tobacco Factory, 2012) and \u003cem\u003eWhat Put the Blood\u003c\/em\u003e (Abbey Theatre, 2017). She has also written a number of free adaptations including Strindberg's \u003cem\u003eDance of Death\u003c\/em\u003e (Citizens Theatre, 2016) and Molière's \u003cem\u003eThe Misanthrope\u003c\/em\u003e (Òran Mór, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer TV and radio work includes \u003cem\u003eRiver City\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Disappointed\u003c\/em\u003e, aired on BBC Radio Scotland in 2015. Her short film, \u003cem\u003eSpores\u003c\/em\u003e, screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival and Bogoshorts Festival, Bogotá, in 2016.\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 17 October 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56 pages (Ebook edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (Ebook):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781788502726\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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