{"product_id":"9781848421165-women-power-and-politics-then","title":"Women, Power and Politics: Then","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour plays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of wide-ranging and ambitious short plays reflecting the complexities of women and political power in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of wide-ranging and ambitious short plays reflecting the complexities of women and political power in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four plays published here look back to the moments in history when women possessed - or achieved - power, and what they did with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Milliner and the Weaver\u003c\/em\u003e by Marie Jones, about the Suffragette movement in Ireland, as the question of Home Rule divides the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lioness\u003c\/em\u003e by Rebecca Lenkiewicz is about Queen Elizabeth I, the myth and the reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandbagged\u003c\/em\u003e by Moira Buffini, about the working relationship between Mrs Thatcher and the Queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBloody Wimmin\u003c\/em\u003e by Lucy Kirkwood, about the protests at Greenham Common, a political landmark in the fight for nuclear disarmament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plays were first performed at the Tricycle Theatre, London, as part of the \u003cem\u003eWomen, Power and Politics\u003c\/em\u003e season in June 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other plays presented in the season are available in the companion volume, \u003cem\u003eWomen, Power and Politics: Now\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41610624532577,"sku":"9781848421165","price":11.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26680510.jpg?v=1726859077","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848421165-women-power-and-politics-then","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}