{"product_id":"the-baby","title":"The Baby","description":"\u003c!-- Hook --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dark comedy exploring parenthood, identity, and modern chaos.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tagline --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for audiences who appreciate sharp, unsettling comedy.\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\u003eRome, 78 BC. The ruler, Sulla, has just died, and professional mourners have been appointed to wail at his state funeral. But Sulla was hated by the poor and the working classes, and the wailers - led by Macu - threaten to strike, with dire consequences for them and for Macu's daughter...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in vivid, contemporary language, Chris Hannan's modern epic \u003cem\u003eThe Baby\u003c\/em\u003e is about a polyglot, violent city at the heart of a divided nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play was first produced at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, in October 1990, directed by Michael Boyd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An epic play humanised by Hannan’s concerns for the lives of ordinary people caught up in events seemingly beyond their control' \u003cstrong\u003eThe Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A period epic complete with all the trappings you would expect from the great Elizabethan and Jacobean classicists who wowed their audiences with heightened language, earth-shattering emotion, weighty moral dilemmas, lowbrow comedy and disturbing, bloody tragedy.' \u003cstrong\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Chris Hannan's new play explores love and the grief it can engender when marred by circumstances. And for the fullness of that grief, add in anger and guilt, distraction to the point of self-destruction, and bewildered hurt that makes flesh feel as if skin would burst, it is so uncontainable. The context is Ancient Rome but the issues are timeless and on-going... touching directly on any place or age where ordinary lives are wracked by power politics.' \u003cstrong\u003eThe Herald\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\u003eDarkly comic take on parenthood and contemporary life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSharp wit paired with uncomfortable truths.\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 makes you laugh and squirm.\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 08 June 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 67 pages (Ebook edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (Ebook):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781780018454\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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