{"product_id":"9781474250757","title":"Harajuku Girls","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHarajuku Girls\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrancis Turnly\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI don't know a girl who hasn't been groped on a train. There's  always someone trying to cop a feel. Might as well get paid for it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On Jingu Bridge in Tokyo, teenage girls dress in cosplay outfits for  fun, fashion, and the fantasy of being someone else, but for Mari, Keiko  and Yumi, their schooldays are over...  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In a race to escape from overbearing parents, stifling dead-end jobs  and economic deprivation, they find their way to Kabukicho, a district  of panty shops, love hotels and image clubs, where every aspect of the  body and soul can be bought and sold. Only they can decide how far  they're willing to go. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the three young women grow up and apart, they tread a dangerously  fine line between empowerment and victimhood as they struggle to pursue  their dreams, despite the obstacles that society and tradition put in  their way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and ambitious play about adolescence, independence and  sexuality set in the colourful, fascinating world of Japanese cosplay and style, \u003ci\u003eHarajuku Girls\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Finborough Theatre, London, in February 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrancis Turnly \u003c\/b\u003eis a playwright, radio dramatist and screenwriter. His stage plays have been produced at numerous theatres including the Birmingham Rep (\u003ci\u003eA Samurai in Soho\u003c\/i\u003e), Courtyard Theatre, Jackson's Lane and Watford Palace and his work included on schemes such as the National Theatre's Directors Week, Moonstone, and \"the 50\" (collaboration between BBC Drama and Royal Court). He has written several afternoon plays including the original detective drama \u003ci\u003eHinterland \u003c\/i\u003efor BBC Radio 4. In 2014 Francis was awarded the Channel 4 Playwright in Residence, joining the Tricycle Theatre.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 March 2015\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\u003e9781474250757\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\u003e120\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332044456076,"sku":"9781474250757","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_5d4639b3-8aff-4ce0-9185-83e2724b9285.jpg?v=1783601239","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474250757","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}