{"product_id":"benches-margaret-graham-9781986176194","title":"Benches: A Ghost Story?","description":"Benches features departed characters seated on their memorial benches telling their stories and observing the amusing comings and goings of their busy seafront promenade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat would these 'Benchers' say to each other? What would they have in common? - The 1920's End of the Pier Showgirls; Mark a recently deceased young Biker; Flo a 1950's Nan with a sensitive secret; Richard Townley, a despised Conscientious Objector who met his fate in World War ll? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard's story is the focal point of the play and includes a tribunal scene written by Harold Goodwin in 1941 which, as with his daughter Margaret's writing, is both comedic and poignant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe seafront's flesh and blood workers and visitors provide amusement and diversion - Colin, the grumpy seafront cleaner; resident psychic Madame Sofia; a riotous hen party; a lovelorn lad on his smartphone; excited families; visitors to Sofia's booth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy is Richard's bench the only messy one? Why does Richard's now-elderly daughter keep talking to it? And what is she - and Richard - waiting for? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Benches is an original piece by Margaret Graham adapted from semi-autobiographical musings left by her father ... The concept is wonderful ... that when we die we have the choice to remain and watch over our loved ones ... assuming a timeless pose of the prime self-state we most enjoyed while alive ... A very engaging and entertaining production'Lance Milton, NODA Area Representative \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I loved Benches ... I liked the irony of the spiritualist not sensing all the spirits right next to her booth ... it was a powerful lesson in how damaging war is, and how difficult it is for people who feel they can't take part in it for moral reasons ... A triumph for the Barn to showcase such excellent original writing'Thelma Hedley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1986176193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781986176194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Margaret Graham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874241589503,"sku":"9781986176194","price":6.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/benches-margaret-graham-9781986176194","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}