{"product_id":"the-long-road-9781408113905","title":"The Long Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Shelagh Stephenson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter a sell-out run earlier this year, this topical and powerful play returns to Soho Theatre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA programme text edition published in conjunction with The Synergy\u003cbr\u003eTheatre Project in association with The Forgiveness Project and Soho\u003cbr\u003eTheatre, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Road\u003c\/i\u003e runs from 10 - 29 November 2008. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Mary wants us to talk about the girl that killed our son. I want to wipe her off the face of the earth' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the aftermath of Danny's pointless murder, his family struggles to find meaning and forgiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Road\u003c\/i\u003e evolved out of a period of research with\u003cbr\u003eprisoners by Synergy Theatre Project, in collaboration with The\u003cbr\u003eForgiveness Project and award-winning playwright Shelagh Stephenson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynergy Theatre Project\u003c\/b\u003e works through theatre with\u003cbr\u003eoffenders and ex-offenders towards resettlement and rehabilitation\u003cbr\u003ewhilst placing the wider issues surrounding imprisonment in the public\u003cbr\u003earena. \u003cb\u003eThe Forgiveness Project\u003c\/b\u003e encourages and empowers people to explore the nature of forgiveness and alternatives to revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is a rare play that hits the news with such cruel\u003cbr\u003etopicality . . . Stephenson offers a powerful, illuminating piece of\u003cbr\u003edramatic fiction' \u003c\/b\u003eNicholas de Jongh, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rare and remarkable . . . this is a drama that cries out for attention - and richly rewards it' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087337283735,"sku":"9781408113905","price":1520.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781408113905.webp?v=1767266626","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-long-road-9781408113905","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}