{"product_id":"9781781174791-many-young-men-of-twenty","title":"Many Young Men of Twenty","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMany Young Men of Twenty \u003c\/em\u003eis a poignant yet humorous play exploring the Irish diaspora in the 1950s. Through a cast of colourful characters, it captures the heartache and hopes of a generation compelled to leave their homeland in search of better lives abroad. Keane's blend of comedy and tragedy offers a rich, reflective experience.\u003c\/p\u003e. A musical play dealing with emigration and the lack of jobs at home that forced people to leave their native Ireland for England. It describes the emigrants 'longing for home’ - 'Everyone is lonesome leaving home' - their annual homecomings and their return to jobs and places they disliked - 'back to their night shifts, an' filthy digs . with their long faces leanin' out o' the carriage windows with the thoughts of what's waitin' over'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41050724008033,"sku":"9781781174791","price":14.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/788839f55eddbb6d4b0db8392ca5fee8.jpg?v=1698311810","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781781174791-many-young-men-of-twenty","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}