{"product_id":"state-of-play-edited-by-david-edgar","title":"'State of Play' edited by David Edgar","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"353\"\u003eDavid Edgar’s \u003cem data-start=\"14\" data-end=\"29\"\u003eState of Play\u003c\/em\u003e sits at the intersection of theatre, politics, and late-20th century British ideological exhaustion.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"353\"\u003eThe essays and lectures collected here move through questions of socialism, performance, realism, censorship, mass media, and what political theatre is supposed to do once certainty is undefinable and spectacle is simply the mood du jour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"728\"\u003eEdgar writes from inside the machinery rather than above it. There’s a practical sharpness to the collection — wrestling in real time with Thatcherism, institutional theatre, class narratives, and the problem of trying to make politically serious art in cultures increasingly organised around entertainment and managerial language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"728\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1999 Nick Hern Books paperback edition. Clean interior with light rubbing, edge wear, and small creases to wraps consistent with handling and age. Binding remains solid.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44570393116755,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext_72.png?v=1778051232","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/state-of-play-edited-by-david-edgar","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}