{"product_id":"what-the-animals-say-paperback","title":"What the Animals Say - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe're not Brazil, we're Northern Ireland? F--k that. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe could be Brazil if we gave enough of a f--k.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo lads wait for a ferry back to Belfast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJimmy is a struggling actor chasing the break that never comes. Eddie is a celebrity footballer who, despite being Protestant, is the captain of Celtic. Former classmates in Belfast, they reconnect over football, \u003ci\u003eFather Ted \u003c\/i\u003eand the staunchly unionist culture they grew up in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat begins as banter spirals into confrontation as buried resentments, betrayal and violence rise to the surface. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProvocative and hilarious, David Ireland's (\u003ci\u003eCyprus Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUlster American\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFifth Step\u003c\/i\u003e) explosive debut play is a portrait of two men trapped by the stories they tell themselves and each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst performed in 2009 at Òran Mór, Glasgow, as part of their legendary A Play, A Pie and A Pint season, and newly urgent in an era of renewed political tribalism and sectarianism, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Animals Say\u003c\/i\u003e is\u003cbr\u003ewhere it all began . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the Finborough Theatre production in September 2026.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.18 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57205947171121,"sku":"9781350694927","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/x5aDLLzt8U9781350694927.webp?v=1793350655","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/what-the-animals-say-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}