{"product_id":"thrombo-and-other-plays-isbn-9781557838438","title":"Thrombo and Other Plays","description":"Albert Bermel writes comedies with a dark twist. \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London hailed Bermel's \u003ci\u003eWorkout\u003c\/i\u003e as “one of the most expert pieces of comic writing to come out of America for some time.” This volume includes nine witty, suspenseful plays – six of them full length, three short. Bermel's plays and translations have been performed throughout the world, including the Royal Court Theatre in London; Spoleto Festival, Italy; and on Broadway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrombo\u003c\/i\u003e, a food farce, is set in a fictional African nation; \u003ci\u003eShoots\u003c\/i\u003e, in a Hollywood agent's office; Several other plays offer actors meaty historical roles – the charismatic king Charlemagne in \u003ci\u003eOne Leg Over the Wrong Wall\u003c\/i\u003e; in \u003ci\u003eHerod the Great\u003c\/i\u003e, a towering figure and an Arab who became king of the Jews; and hot-tempered Alexandre Dumas in \u003ci\u003eThe Dumas Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e, to name but a few. The short plays – \u003ci\u003eBody Chop\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStumped\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSnipers\u003c\/i\u003e – are chilling entertainments, a heady mix of comedy and violence. As one New York critic put it, \u003ci\u003eSnipers\u003c\/i\u003e is “brilliant... a gem of a one-act . . . a tale of subtle horror... Bermel's text is devastating poetry.”","brand":"Glenn Young Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48684315279589,"sku":"NP9781557838438","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/thrombo-and-other-plays-isbn-9781557838438","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}