{"product_id":"9781472591913","title":"Circles","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCircles\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRachel De-lahay\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e–So where you going? And isn't it a little past your bedtime?\u003cbr\u003e–Coming from you?\u003cbr\u003e–This ain't no open top tourist thing you know? It's the 11.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCircling the outskirts of Birmingham on the Number 11 bus, two teenagers develop an unlikely friendship. Meanwhile a mother observes her daughter's attempt to leave a violent relationship. Against the backdrop of a changing city everyone involved is forced to re-examine what they thought they knew about love, trust, family and friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRachel's De-lahay's vivid and powerful new play boldly explores cycles of violence and what it takes to break them, examining the effects of such violence on a generation of young women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCircles \u003c\/i\u003ereceived its world premiere at the Birmingham Rep on 9 May 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel De-lahay\u003c\/b\u003e's debut play  was \u003ci\u003eThe Westbridge\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court, London),  which opened at the Bussey Building in Peckham in 2011 as part of  Theatre Local, before playing to full houses in the Jerwood Theatre  Upstairs. It was awarded the Alfred Fagon Award, while still unproduced.  Rachel was part of the Royal Court's Unheard Voices Writers' Programme  and won the 2012 Writers' Guild Award for Best Play. In 2013 she was awarded the Evening Standard's Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright, for \u003ci\u003eRoutes\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered at the Royal Court, London in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 May 2014\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\u003e9781472591913\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\u003e64\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":51332033314956,"sku":"9781472591913","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_4daee60a-c659-4d7a-9d86-e4eff8f7407b.jpg?v=1783601075","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472591913","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}