{"product_id":"9781854593139-east-is-east","title":"East is East","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderful comedy about growing up in multiracial Salford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play that gave birth to the smash-hit film - a wonderful comedy about growing up in multiracial Salford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe six Khan children, entangled in arranged marriages and bell-bottoms, are trying to find their way growing up in 1970s Salford. They are all caught between their Pakistani father's insistence on Asian traditions, their English mother's laissez-faire attitude, and their own wish to become citizens of the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAyub Khan Din's play \u003cem\u003eEast is East\u003c\/em\u003e was first performed at Birmingham Repertory Studio Theatre in October 1996 in a co-production by Tamasha Theatre Company, the Royal Court Theatre Company and Birmingham Repertory Company, before transferring to the Royal Court, London. It was later adapted into a feature film, with a screenplay by the author, that became one of the most successful British films ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEast is East\u003c\/em\u003e won the John Whiting Award in 1996 and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31641261310049,"sku":"9781854593139","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28144586.jpg?v=1722351304","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781854593139-east-is-east","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}