{"product_id":"kathy-acker-spalding-gray-talker-issue-5","title":"Talker Issue #5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIssue #5 o\u003c\/em\u003effers a transcript of an event hosted by the writer Kathy Acker at the ICA, London in February 1987 in which the performer Spalding Gray discussed his work. A founding member of the Wooster Group, Spalding Gray gained fame for his autobiographical monologue performances. At the time of this conversation, he had just completed filming Jonathan Demme’s movie adaptation of his work \u003cem\u003eSwimming to Cambodia\u003c\/em\u003e, a performance in which\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ehe describes experiences surrounding a trip to Southeast Asia to play a small role in the film\u003cem\u003e The Killing Fields \u003c\/em\u003e(1984). In this dialogue with Acker, Gray focuses on the process of developing work and compares his experience of writing with making live performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kathy Acker \u0026 Spalding Gray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55760415129985,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7613\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-03at13.40.04copy.png?v=1781086731","url":"https:\/\/www.clairederouenbooks.com\/products\/kathy-acker-spalding-gray-talker-issue-5","provider":"Claire de Rouen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}