{"product_id":"9781848420823-tender-thing-a","title":"A Tender Thing","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother Romeo and another Juliet in a strikingly different love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother Romeo and another Juliet in a strikingly different love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBen Power weaves the text of \u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e into a provocative new tale of love and sacrifice. Re-imagining Shakespeare's story, \u003cem\u003eA Tender Thing \u003c\/em\u003eis an elegiac yet ultimately hopeful account of the human capacity for love. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShakespeare's timeless poetry provides the backdrop for this delicate and moving account of old age, memory and the demands we make of those we love. When a married couple discover that their lifetime together is drawing to a close, they realise they cannot contemplate being apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Tender Thing\u003c\/em\u003e was first staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Northern Stage, Newcastle, in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41610633379937,"sku":"9781848420823","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27496280.jpg?v=1723472734","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848420823-tender-thing-a","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}