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With the aid of a little fairy dust, Wendy agrees to fly with Peter to Neverland, seeing not only the promise of an awfully big adventure, but also the chance to rediscover the key to her parents' lost happiness. Once there, she will give the Lost Boys a run for their money, defeat Captain Hook and his pirate crew, and ultimately, learn what it means to grow up.   Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Ella Hickson's Wendy \u0026amp; Peter Pan premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in December 2013, and was revived by the RSC in 2015. It was staged at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, in an international co-production between Bunkamura in Tokyo and Leeds Playhouse in the UK.   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ANNA  premiered at the National Theatre, London, in May 2019, directed by Natalie Abrahami, with the audience wearing individual headsets to direct their attention amongst the overlapping scenes on stage. This uniquely formatted edition of the script features all of the play's dialogue, including the scenes seen but not heard in performance.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308456423797,"sku":"9781848428584","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781848428584_8b010bf6-cf5b-42e3-b083-b358f925982e.jpg?v=1786029497"},{"product_id":"9781848427549","title":"The Writer","description":"‘I want the world to change shape.’  ‘I'm not sure theatre can do that.’ ‘Well then where am I meant to take that impulse because I'm very serious about the endeavour?’A young writer challenges the status quo but discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.   The Writer premiered in 2018 at the Almeida Theatre, London, in a production directed by Blanche McIntyre.   The Writer was a finalist for the 2019 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.   'A playwright who grabs the zeitgeist' Independent","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308500234613,"sku":"9781848427549","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781848427549_392e3ebf-ab6b-46d5-b8d3-9114a818a4a0.jpg?v=1786029466"},{"product_id":"9781848427532","title":"Ella Hickson Plays: One","description":"When her first play, Eight, transferred from student theatre in Edinburgh to the West End and then New York, Ella Hickson was still in her early twenties. She has since built on that promise with a series of engaged and engaging dramas that pit romanticism and optimism against the realities of life as a young person in Britain.   Eight (Edinburgh Fringe, 2008), that astonishing first success, is included here: a state-of-the-nation group portrait in monologues, ‘an interactive Talking Heads for 21st-century teens and twentysomethings’ (Independent).   Also included is Hot Mess (Edinburgh Fringe, 2010), a dark and lyrical tale about twins born with just a single heart between them, and Precious Little Talent (Edinburgh Fringe, 2009; West End, 2011), about two young adults graduating into a world that’s sold them down the river.   In Boys (HighTide Festival, Nuffield Theatre Southampton and Soho Theatre, 2012), the Class of 2011 faces a tricky transition to adulthood in a play that ‘powerfully captures the mood of a generation’ (Independent).   The volume also contains an introduction by the author and two short plays: the previously unpublished PMQ, part of the Coalition season at Theatre503, London, in 2010; and Gift, first seen as part of Headlong’s immersive theatre production Decade in 2011.   ‘On the cusp of greatness’ Independent","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308583072117,"sku":"9781848427532","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781848427532_e44b12d0-d18e-4de8-976c-13640bb0a806.jpg?v=1786029465"},{"product_id":"positive-stories-for-negative-times-volume-4","title":"Positive Stories for Negative Times, Volume 4","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive powerful new plays by some of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe most exciting artists working in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUK today - created with and for young\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeople. 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