{"product_id":"9781350386235","title":"Trouble in Butetown","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTrouble in Butetown\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDiana Nneka Atuona\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst thing I'm a need you to do is keep my secret. Can't let nobody know I'm here and I mean nobody.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her illegal boarding house in Butetown, Cardiff, Gwyneth Mbanefo toils tirelessly to keep afloat. It's a port town during the war; home to souls from every corner of the globe.  When Nate, an African American GI, escapes his barracks and discovers this new world without segregation, can he find safe harbour? And with danger on every corner, who can he trust? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrouble in Butetown \u003c\/i\u003eis a pressing new play from the George Devine award-winning playwright, Diana Nneka Atuona.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Donmar Warehouse in London, in February 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDiana Nneka Atuona\u003c\/b\u003e is a British-Nigerian writer from Peckham, South London. After graduating with a degree in International Politics from South Bank University, Diana was awarded a scholarship from Gray's Inn to study a diploma in Law. Her first passion has always been to write for TV, stage, film and music though. In September 2011, she joined the  Royal Court as their Theatre Local Officer, taking plays by writers like Debbie Tucker Green, Rachel De-Lahay and Bola Agbaje to spaces around London. In 2012, she joined the Royal Court's Invitation writing group and the resulting full-length play, \u003ci\u003eLiberian Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, was placed in the top 25 plays for the Verity Bargate Award and was longlisted for the  2013 Bruntwood Prize. It also won her the Alfred Fagon Award for playwriting. In 2019, her play \u003ci\u003eTrouble in Butetown\u003c\/i\u003e (original title: \u003ci\u003eThe Boy from Tiger Bay\u003c\/i\u003e) won the George Devine award and was programmed at Donmar Warehouse in February 2023.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 March 2023\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\u003e9781350386235\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\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369632465036,"sku":"9781350386235","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_257a9a3e-5efb-47c0-a986-8891dad10037.jpg?v=1783879937","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350386235","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}