{"product_id":"9781839041310-wordplay","title":"Word-Play","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA play about what happens when a Prime Minister ad-libs on live TV, exploring how language seeps into public consciousness and reverberates with far-reaching consequences that will last for generations. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'History always ripples on. Even if we don't realise it.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Downing Street Press Office an emergency meeting has been called. The Prime Minister has been ad-libbing on live TV (again) and his words are going viral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a flurry of accusations, and demands for an apology; but as his team debate what to do next, it's already too late. His words have found their way to dinner parties, bus journeys and newspaper columns across the nation – and not everyone is angry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRabiah Hussain's play \u003cem\u003eWord-Play\u003c\/em\u003e explores how language seeps into public consciousness and reverberates with far-reaching consequences that will last for generations. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, in July 2023, directed by Nimmo Ismail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40937793978465,"sku":"9781839041310","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29736623.jpg?v=1725706913","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839041310-wordplay","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}