{"product_id":"9781839040719-father-and-the-assassin-nhb-modern-plays","title":"The Father and the Assassin","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping play about the man who murdered Mahatma Gandhi, premiered at the National Theatre, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Our wars may come in many forms. On the battlefields. Within ourselves.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnupama Chandrasekhar's play\u003cem\u003e The Father and the Assassin\u003c\/em\u003e traces Godse's life over thirty years during India's fight for independence: from a devout follower of Gandhi, through to his radicalisation and their tragic final encounter in Delhi in 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn essential exploration of oppression and extremism, this gripping play opened to critical acclaim at the National Theatre, London, in May 2022, directed by Indhu Rubasingham – and was revived there the following year. It was a finalist for the 2022-23 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40084793655393,"sku":"9781839040719","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28974643.jpg?v=1723109221","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839040719-father-and-the-assassin-nhb-modern-plays","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}