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And your cherry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the critical success of his new version of Ibsen's The Wild Duck (Donmar Warehouse 2005), David Eldridge's Market Boy premieres on the National Theatre's Olivier stage on 25 May 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56288690504053,"sku":"9780413776068","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780413776068_df1e9fac-ed01-4ffc-968d-afcc637a8791.jpg?v=1786013352"},{"product_id":"9781350146174","title":"Beginning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A wry, funny and touching meditation on loneliness, that private shame of the singleton in the era of the dating app and of fraudulent boasting on social media … written with a real depth of insight, humour, compassion and a keen sense of the ridiculous...” \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s the early hours of the morning in the aftermath of Laura’s housewarming party. 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