{"product_id":"dream-of-perfect-sleep-9780881459005","title":"Dream of Perfect Sleep","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kevin Kautzman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Broadway Play Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Broadway Play Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Kevin Kautzman, an American playwright here making his British debut, has hit upon an important subject: how we deal with dementia and attendant problems, in a world where the old are growing ever larger in number...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's difficult to describe the play without revealing the moral dilemma it poses. All I can say is that it takes the form of a fraught family reunion in which an elderly couple invite their grownup children to what looks like a Christmas dinner even though it is only mid-June. Gene, the dad, has an unspecified terminal illness, and his wife, Mary, who periodically lapses into fantasies of being a Sumerian fertility goddess, has only the shakiest grasp on reality. Together they have made a big decision which they announce to Robert, a recovering addict, and their adopted daughter, Melissa, who is into tantric healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ...Kautzman has written a perfectly good family play, with palpable echoes of O'Neill...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Billington, The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"There is a feeling of raw truth about this play that is constantly absorbing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhats On Stage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A funny, heartwarming and powerful story of hope and loss-as an elderly couple plan their last days on earth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroadway World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A play that seeks to tug at your heartstrings and not overburden you with guilt and scenes of familial dysfunction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything Theatre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Witty, insightful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"An original insight into dementia.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The story is moving and the questions Kautzman asks of death and aging are resounding.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Younger Theatre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"[Kautzman] tackles serious themes without ever being heavy-handed or too earnest.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadway Play Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46864262365335,"sku":"9780881459005","price":1190.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780881459005.webp?v=1769973661","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dream-of-perfect-sleep-9780881459005","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}