{"title":"Morgan Lloyd Malcolm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorgan Lloyd Malcolm\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts compelling drama that delves into the complexities of identity, society, and human relationships. Her works often explore contemporary themes with sharp psychological insight and emotional depth, inviting readers to reflect on the nuances of personal and political life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e and informed by elements of \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e, her plays challenge conventional narratives and offer fresh perspectives through richly drawn characters and thought-provoking dialogue. Ideal for readers drawn to intelligent, provocative theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"emilia-by-morgan-lloyd-malcolm-9781350279247","title":"Emilia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Noel Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy at the 2020 Olivier Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1611, Emilia Bassano wrote a volume of radical, feminist, and subversive poetry. It was one of the first published collections of poetry written by a woman in England. The little we know of Emilia Bassano is restricted to the possibility that she may have been the ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s Sonnets – and the rest of HerStory has been erased by History.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMorgan Lloyd Malcolm has taken what we know of Bassano, and her poetry, to create this lively, witty play, \u003cem\u003eEmilia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000603623660,"sku":"9781350279247","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20704753482668.jpg?v=1763288629"},{"product_id":"emilia-by-morgan-lloyd-malcolm-9781350200258","title":"Emilia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A spicy work of biographical conjecture ... It's also a rousing reminder of the countless creative women who have been written out of history or have had to fight relentlessly to make themselves heard.’ \u003cem\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘The great virtue of Lloyd Malcolm’s speculative history lies in its passion and anger: it ends with a blazing address to the audience that is virtually a call to arms. It is throughout, however, a highly theatrical piece ... In rescuing Emilia from the shades, [the play] gives her dramatic life and polemical potency.’ \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe little we know of Emilia Bassano Lanier (1569 - 1645) is that she may have been the Dark Lady of Shakespeare's Sonnets, mistress of Lord Chamberlain, one of the first English female poets to be published, a mother, and a teacher who founded a school for women. She was also a radical feminist with North African ancestry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLiving at a time when women had such limited opportunities, Emilia Lanier is therefore a fascinating subject for this speculative history. In telling her story, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm represents the stories of women everywhere whose narratives have been written out of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally commissioned for Shakespeare's Globe with an all-female cast, \u003cem\u003eEmilia\u003c\/em\u003e is published here as a Methuen Drama Student Edition with commentary and notes by Elizabeth Schafer, Professor of Drama at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455551029484,"sku":"9781350200258","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/816_kdarcGL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774782554"},{"product_id":"morgan-lloyd-malcolm-plays-1-by-morgan-lloyd-malcolm-9781350424326","title":"Morgan Lloyd Malcolm: Plays 1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her first collection of plays, Olivier award-winning playwright and screenwriter Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's talent for writing complex female characters is on dazzling display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBelongings (2011): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Malcolm’s writing is sharp and witty but also very powerful in places. Her use of humour can be shocking but it helps to balance out the weighty issues being explored: guilt, gender and family politics, sex as both a commodity and a weapon. Touching, funny and brutal, this is – on many levels – an impressive first work.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - Exeunt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wasp (2015): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s two-hander is sprung like a bear trap, a play with very sharp teeth.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - The Stage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMum (2021):\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Lloyd Malcolm, who resurrected a 17th-century feminist poet for her riotous 2018 hit Emilia, here spills the dark side of modern maternity: exhausted anxiety, love-hate co-dependency, what happens when your very worst fears come true.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - Evening Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen The Long Trick's Over (2022):\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Grief can feel like drowning. And in Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play about a swimmer with the challenge to cross the Channel, it is voluminous.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Passenger (2021): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOriginally commissioned and produced by Shakespeare's Globe, this piece recounts the experience of the author's childhood terrors. A shadowy figure who follows. Has it followed us here? How will she escape him? \u003c\/i\u003eThe Passenger\u003ci\u003e was staged as a part of the first Terrifying Women showcase at the Golden Goose Theatre, London, in October 2021.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorgan Lloyd Malcolm's\u003c\/i\u003e play \u003ci\u003eEmilia\u003c\/i\u003e became a hit show in summer 2018 before transferring to the West End in 2019, winning three Olivier awards. Her adaptation of her play \u003ci\u003eThe Wasp\u003c\/i\u003e completed filming at the end of 2022 starring Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer and directed by Guillem Morales. Her play \u003ci\u003eBelongings\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Most Promising Playwright Award. She formed Terrifying Women with Abi Zakarian, Sampira and Amanda Castro in 2021 with an aim to producing more horror in theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597206929644,"sku":"9781350424326","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2b0fb1e421fc1c1e8c5eec8707f774a1.jpg?v=1777954763"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/morgan-lloyd-malcolm.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}