{"product_id":"dead-sheep-paperback","title":"Dead Sheep - 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\u003eJonathan Maitland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1989 and a seemingly invincible Prime Minister has sacked Geoffrey Howe, her Foreign Secretary. She apparently had nothing to fear from him: his speaking skills had, famously, been compared to those of a dead sheep. But, a year later, inspired by his wife Elspeth - whose relationship with Thatcher was notoriously frosty - Howe overcame his limitations to destroy Mrs Thatcher with one of the great political speeches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDead Sheep\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a comedy drama about sacked Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe\u003cbr\u003ewho overcame his limitations to destroy Margaret Thatcher with one of history's\u003cbr\u003egreat political speeches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Maitland was a broadcaster and journalist for 30 years before becoming a playwright. He reported for Radio 4's Today programme and BBC TV news in the 90s before going on to present and produce factual and documentary TV shows for the BBC and ITV. He has written four plays including 2015's \u003cem\u003eDead Sheep\u003c\/em\u003e, which broke the box office record at London's Park Theatre and subsequently toured nationally. The follow up \u003cem\u003eAn Audience with Jimmy Savile\u003c\/em\u003e broke the records set by his debut and was called 'the most talked about play of 2015'. \u003cem\u003eThe Last Temptation of Boris Johnson\u003c\/em\u003e completed a sold out run at Park Theatre in 2018 and toured the UK. His radio play \u003cem\u003eThe Rem Co\u003c\/em\u003e aired on Radio 4 in 2018. He lives in west London. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50348010537197,"sku":"9781913630782","price":22.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/9adouJV6Lw9781913630782.webp?v=1785242030","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/dead-sheep-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}