{"product_id":"any-means-necessary-9781350002296","title":"Any Means Necessary","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kefi Chadwick\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Theater - Playwriting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey don't care about the truth or changing anything. They just want to discredit us. Bury us under a load of insinuation and then shut us up by paying us off. I can't bear to bleed out my pain and it not mean anything. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Mel meets Dave at a protest, she believes she has met her kindred spirit. Dave soon becomes central to her life and her activist friends. But is he who he appears to be? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn emotionally compelling drama that explores love, betrayal, secrets and lies and exposes the brutality of a police policy that used any means necessary to undermine political protest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a true story, \u003ci\u003eAny Means Necessary\u003c\/i\u003e centres on the events surrounding a group of environmental activists and the 2011 court case that charged them with trespass at nearby Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis real-life event set in Nottingham uncovered a national scandal that has led to a full police apology and an admission that their officers' behaviour was an abuse of the women's human rights. A major public inquiry begins in January 2016 and is expected to run for 3 years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis play was published to coincide with the world premiere of the play at Nottingham Playhouse on 5 February 2016.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45082256867479,"sku":"9781350002296","price":1535.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781350002296.webp?v=1767142501","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/any-means-necessary-9781350002296","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}