{"product_id":"the-skriker-paperback","title":"The Skriker - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaryl Churchill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePremiered at the Royal National Theatre, this extraordinary play by one of Britain's leading playwrights combines English folk tales with modern urban life. In terms of its language alone, it is as exciting and challenging on the page as on the stage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe play follows the Skriker, \"a shapeshifter and death portent, ancient and damaged\", in its search for love and revenge as it pursues two young women to London, changing its shape at every new encounter. Along with the Skriker come Rawheadandbloodybones, the Kelpie, the Green Lady, Black Dog and more, till the whole country is swarming with enticing and angry creatures that have burst from the underworld. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaryl Churchill has been hailed as a \"dramatist who must surely be amongst the best half-dozen now writing\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of some twenty plays including \u003ci\u003eCLOUD NINE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTOP GIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSERIOUS MONEY\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMAD FOREST\u003c\/i\u003e, all seen and admired all over the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePremiered at the Royal National Theatre, this extraordinary new play by one of Britain's leading playwrights combines English folk tales with modern urban life. In terms of its language alone, it is as exciting and challenging on the page as on the stage. The play follows the Skriker, 'a shapeshifter and death portent, ancient and damaged, ' in its search for love and revenge as it pursues two young women to London, changing its shape at every new encounter. Along with the Skriker come Rawheadandbloodybones, the Kelpie, the Green Lady, Black Dog and more, till the whole country is swarming with enticing and angry creatures that have burst from the underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaryl Churchill (1938-) is probably the most respected woman dramatist in the English-speaking world. She is the author of some twenty plays including Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, Cloud Nine, Top Girls, Serious Money, The Skriker, Blue Heart, Far Away and A Number, seen and admired all over the world. CARYL CHURCHILL's plays include \"Cloud Nine\" (revived in 2007 to huge acclaim at the Almeida, London), \"Top Girls\", \"Serious Money\", \"The Skriker\", \"Blue Heart\", \"Far Away\" and \"A Number\". Most are published by NHB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 7.83 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45204991967276,"sku":"9781559360975","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/WGQxbFlXVFdoemFDTTIxV1ZtZ1NiQT09.webp?v=1768665034","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-skriker-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}