{"product_id":"9781848421882-league-of-youth-the","title":"The League of Youth","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eIbsen's political comedy, in a crisp and satirical version by Andy Barrett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIbsen's political comedy in a crisp and satirical version by Andy Barrett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBratsberg is a man of tradition. He thinks manners, knowledge and education are the foundations of a good society, but are his values dated? Monsen is an entrepreneur who believes success comes from hard work, but can he be trusted? Stensgard is a radical. He can see that change is beckoning and that he should be the man to drive progress forward. But when real power becomes a possibility how will he respond?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA play about political ambition and opportunism, the conflicts of class, the difficulties of breaking open long established systems, and the ways in which political expediency can lay waste to idealism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten as a response to political change in Norway, \u003cem\u003eThe League of Youth\u003c\/em\u003e was Henrik Ibsen's first truly successful play, and is a clear precursor to \u003cem\u003eThe Pillars of Society\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAn Enemy of the People\u003c\/em\u003e. Its vivid characters are instantly recognisable as the prototypes for many of his greatest creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis English version by Andy Barrett was first staged at Nottingham Playhouse in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41610622402657,"sku":"9781848421882","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27283477.jpg?v=1721637491","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848421882-league-of-youth-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}