{"product_id":"the-legend-of-ned-ludd-paperback","title":"The Legend of Ned Ludd - 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\u003eJoe Ward Munrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMachines can make our work easier. They can also make it vanish overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Ward Munrow's play \u003cem\u003eThe Legend of Ned Ludd\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together stories from around the world and takes us on a whirlwind global commute, from the Luddites' nineteenth-century war against new technology through to London, Liverpool, Lagos and beyond...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut we're all at the mercy of The Machine. And, in this powerful exploration of work, automation and capitalism, The Machine selects the scenes for each performance, resulting in 256 possible versions of the play, spun from all the stories included in this published edition. It premiered at the Liverpool Everyman in 2024, directed by Jude Christian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Ward Munrow\u003c\/strong\u003e is a playwright from Deptford, south-east London, who now lives in Liverpool. His plays include: \u003cem\u003eThe Legend of Ned Ludd\u003c\/em\u003e (Liverpool Everyman, 2024);\u003cem\u003e Screaming\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eHeart\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Mercury Weinberger Playwriting Prize; \u003cem\u003eBlue\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Gate Theatre, London); \u003cem\u003eHeld\u003c\/em\u003e (Liverpool Playhouse Studio, 2012; shortlisted for Royal National Theatre Playwright's Award); \u003cem\u003eThe Laundry\u003c\/em\u003e (Brockley Jack, 2011; winner of the Brockley Jack's Write Now Award and the Commended Prize in BBC's Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis radio plays include \u003cem\u003eThe Busker\u003c\/em\u003e (BBC Radio 4, 2016; selected for BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45814029877445,"sku":"9781839043208","price":38.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Lv2n43aH7h9781839043208.webp?v=1771002282","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-legend-of-ned-ludd-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}