{"product_id":"9781848421172-women-power-and-politics-now","title":"Women, Power and Politics: Now","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive 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 five plays in this volume look at the impact and influence that women have today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eActing Leader\u003c\/em\u003e by Joy Wilkinson, Margaret Beckett finds herself Acting Leader of the Opposition after the sudden death of John Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Panel\u003c\/em\u003e by Zinnie Harris is about the power politics underlying the selection of any candidate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlaying the Game\u003c\/em\u003e by Bola Agbaje is about the election of a new President of a Students' Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Pink\u003c\/em\u003e by Sam Holcroft, a millionaire businesswoman is confronted by an unexpected visitor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou, Me and Wii\u003c\/em\u003e by Sue Townsend is set in a council house in a small Leicestershire town at election time.\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:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThen\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":41610627383393,"sku":"9781848421172","price":11.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26681355.jpg?v=1724856654","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848421172-women-power-and-politics-now","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}