{"product_id":"9781350040250","title":"I Told My Mum I Was Going on an R.E. Trip ...","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eI Told My Mum I Was Going on an R.E. Trip ...\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJulia Samuels\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI told my mum I was going on an R.E. trip and I needed to be at Piccadilly Bus Station for seven o'clock in the morning, in order to get to the clinic by half past eight . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do you know about abortion? What do you think about it? Why can we debate it as an idea, but not talk about it as an experience?\u003cbr\u003eWith one in three women in the UK having had an abortion \u003ci\u003eI Told My Mum I Was Going on an R.E. Trip . . . \u003c\/i\u003e explores what seems to be one of society's last taboos. A play written for a young, multi-talented female ensemble, \u003ci\u003eI Told My Mum I Was Going on an R.E. Trip . . . \u003c\/i\u003euses verbatim text, live music, beats and rhyme to portray the stories of real women who've experienced pregnancy and abortion. This funny, frank, and moving play is about as far from a run-of-the-mill sexual health lecture as is imaginable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Told My Mum I Was Going on an R.E. Trip . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003epremiered\u003c\/i\u003e  at Contact, Manchester on 1 February 2017, in a co-production with 20 Stories High\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eJulia Samuels is the co-artistic director at 20 Stories High. Julia studied Drama and English at Birmingham University. She has worked at Theatre Royal Stratford East, the National Theatre and The Black-E. Her shows for 20 Stories High include \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales from the Mp3\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackberry Trout Face\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 February 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350040250\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332446879884,"sku":"9781350040250","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f9b60551-47e6-4254-8771-b4b66d205df3.jpg?v=1783603430","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350040250","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}