{"product_id":"liz-lochhead-five-plays","title":"Liz Lochhead: Five Plays","description":"\u003c!-- Hook --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMasterworks from Scotland's greatest living dramatist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tagline --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssential for theatre lovers and Scottish drama enthusiasts.\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\u003eFive plays from the the makar (national poet) of Scotland, one of the country's best-known (and best-loved) living playwrights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiz Lochhead is the author of many highly inventive original plays, adaptations and translations, all crafted with her special blend of the vividly colloquial and the energetically poetic. This volume brings together five of her best original plays ranging over three decades and several, contrasting styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer first play, \u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood and Ice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1982), is about the creation of \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, and weaves a spider's web of connections between the literary monster and Mary Shelley's own turbulent life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe modern classic\u003cb\u003e \u003cem\u003eMary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(1987) retells the familiar tale of enmity between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots, with Lochhead's own brand of ferocious iconoclasm and boundless wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuelques Fleurs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1991) is a portrait of a marriage, both funny and tragic, and told through interlaced monologues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last two plays, \u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfect Days\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1998) and \u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood Things\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (2004), mark a woman's fear of turning, respectively, forty and fifty. In the first, Barbs, 39, a celebrity hairdresser, determines to do something to drown out the ticking of her biological clock. In the second, Susan, 49, sets out to find love the second (or is it third or fourth?) time round…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rich collection of plays carries a new and candid introduction by the author, specially written for the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funny, feisty, female, full of feeling… Liz Lochhead possesses the deeply Scottish qualities of independence,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einquisitiveness and inventiveness'\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Ann Duffy\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\u003eCollection of brilliant plays by acclaimed Scottish writer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShowcases Lochhead's innovative theatrical vision.\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\u003eA window into contemporary Scottish theatre.\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\u003eLiz Lochhead is a poet, playwright, performer and broadcaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer original stage plays include \u003cem\u003eThon Man Molière\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlood and Ice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood Things\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePerfect Days\u003c\/em\u003e. Her many stage adaptations include \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, Molière’s \u003cem\u003eTartuffe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMiseryguts\u003c\/em\u003e (based on \u003cem\u003eLe Misanthrope\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cem\u003eEducating Agnes\u003c\/em\u003e (based on \u003cem\u003eL’École des Femmes\u003c\/em\u003e); as well as versions of \u003cem\u003eMedea\u003c\/em\u003e by Euripides (for which she won the Scottish Book of the Year Award in 2001), and \u003cem\u003eThebans\u003c\/em\u003e (adapted mainly from Sophocles' \u003cem\u003eOedipus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer collections of poetry include \u003cem\u003eDreaming Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Colour of Black \u0026amp; White\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Choosing (Selected Poems)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFugitive Colours\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTrue Confessions\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of monologues and theatre lyrics. She served a five-year term as Scotland's Makar, or National Poet, from 2011 till 2016, and was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, 2015. She won the \u003cem\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/em\u003e Scottish Culture Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, and the 2023 Saltire Society Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Scottish literature . \u003cbr\u003e\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 20 November 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360 pages (Ebook edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (Ebook):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781780014012\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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