{"product_id":"9781350085190","title":"Black and She's Leaving Home","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePlays for Young People\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBlack and She's Leaving Home\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKeith Saha\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNikki doesn't think her dad is a racist … He just cares deeply about his community … But when a Zimbabwean family move in over the road, the dog won't stop barking … The local kids start lobbing stones … And her dad starts laying down the law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack\u003c\/i\u003e is a hard-hitting play about racial tensions in the UK today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe's Leaving Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 15, Kelsey has her whole life in front of her and feels that she has everything she wants: good mates, a supportive family and big ambitions. But as the years roll by she slowly realises that leaving home to fulfill her dreams isn't as easy as she first imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe's Leaving Home\u003c\/i\u003e was commissioned by Culture Liverpool as part of the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles seminal album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith bracing insight into the worlds of two young women with very different struggles, Keith Saha's \u003ci\u003eBlack \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShe's Leaving Home\u003c\/i\u003e force the issues of modern Britain to take centre stage. This edition was published to coincide with 20 Stories High's national tour of Black in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKeith Saha\u003c\/b\u003e won the Brian Way Award 2011 for producing the UK's best new play for children and young people with his play \u003ci\u003eGhost Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, a co-production with Contact and Birmingham Rep. His highly inventive, hard-hitting and challenging work fuses Hip-hop theatre with  puppetry. Keith Saha is the Artistic Director of Twenty Stories High, a theatre company based in Liverpool\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 April 2018\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\u003e9781350085190\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\u003e88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332550983820,"sku":"9781350085190","price":20.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2051e3b9-f25c-44b7-83af-5ceb689677f8.jpg?v=1783604050","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350085190","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}