{"product_id":"9781839041013-chasing-hares-1","title":"Chasing Hares","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA play about resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. Winner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'They're always trying to do that. Make us run off in different directions to try to catch a single hare. Because they know. If we work together we might bring down the stag.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy day, machine operator Prab struggles to survive the precarity and brutality of his factory job in West Bengal. By night, he writes stories for his baby daughter Amba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a popular actress recruits him to write a play for her, Prab seizes the opportunity to expose the injustice of factory conditions and the rumours of child exploitation. But in his fight for change, is he ready to risk his future, his family and even his own life?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award, Sonali Bhattacharyya's \u003cem\u003eChasing Hares\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. It was premiered at the Young Vic Theatre, London, in July 2022, directed by Milli Bhatia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40266817077345,"sku":"9781839041013","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27999656.jpg?v=1722242265","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839041013-chasing-hares-1","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}