{"product_id":"9781350357563","title":"Blanket Ban","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBlanket Ban\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavinia Hamilton | Marta Vella\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of New Diorama, Underbelly and Methuen Drama's Untapped Award 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes I'm afraid of this play.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalta: Catholic kitsch, golden sun, deep blue sea, Eurovision - and a blanket ban on abortion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePropelled by three years of interviews with anonymous contributors and their own lived experience, actors and activists Marta and Davinia interrogate Malta's restrictions on the freedom of women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does it mean for your home to boast the world's most progressive LGBTQIA rights, leading transgender laws – and a population that is almost unanimously anti-choice?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlanket Ban \u003c\/i\u003eis a rallying cry from award-winning Chalk Line Theatre. This edition was published to coincide with the production at Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh, in August 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavinia Hamilton \u003c\/b\u003eis a performer, writer and activist. She did her training at ArtsEd, and has attended training workshops with Punchdrunk, Complicité, Clean Break, and Tangled Feet. Originally from Malta, Davinia now lives and works in London. She is a recent graduate of the Faber Academy's Writing a Novel programme, under the tutelage of Nikesh Shukla. She is working on her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarta Vella \u003c\/b\u003eis a London-based actress and theatre practitioner originally from Malta. She has collaborated extensively with TOI TOI, Malta's National Theatre's educational programme, and co-founded her own theatre company FROLIC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChalk Line Theatre\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award-winning company based in Luton, who tour work both nationally and internationally. They are Associate Artists at Next Generation Youth Theatre and a Graduate Emerging Company of New Diorama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 August 2022\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\u003e9781350357563\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\u003e72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369610117260,"sku":"9781350357563","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_02ba72ef-d2c7-47e6-86ea-c49e2bee1b83.jpg?v=1783879837","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350357563","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}