{"product_id":"9781839043505-comeuppance-the","title":"The Comeuppance","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bitingly comic, strikingly timely satire for the stage, which asks if we can ever break free from the people we used to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I guess this is just that age. The Age of Shit Showing Up. The Age of Bad Choices Seeking Their Consequences.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutumn 2022. A group of friends gathering hours before their high-school reunion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty years have passed since graduation: some have had children; some have moved to the other side of the world; some have been to war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut there's another presence in their midst. And as they catch up and reminisce, it only takes a scratch for the scars of those school days to reopen…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBranden Jacobs-Jenkins' play \u003cem\u003eThe Comeuppance\u003c\/em\u003e is a bitingly comic, strikingly timely satire which asks if we can ever break free from who we used to be. It was first performed at Signature Theatre, New York City, in 2023, and received its UK premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2024, directed by Eric Ting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of this country's most original and illuminating writers'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e on Branden Jacobs-Jenkins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41660141076577,"sku":"9781839043505","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27080543.jpg?v=1721480818","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839043505-comeuppance-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}