{"product_id":"chicken-dust-ben-weatherill-9781474257329","title":"Chicken Dust","description":"\u003ci\u003eOh this ain't a farm. This is a loading dock. No such things as farms anymore, not around here.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA chicken farm in rural England. New boy Tim has just arrived for his first shift. The job is pretty simple: grab chickens seven at a time by their legs and ram them into cages for shipping. All of this in the dark, stomping around in ankle-deep chicken shit, muck and mud. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTim's teammates are old-timers, with cigarettes dangling from their lips and pantyhose up their arms to protect their skin. Feathers cling to clothes. This band of survivors doesn't want much: just to stay in the countryside, catch the chickens, and earn the best living they can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the chickens are dying, rotting from the inside-out like hot fruit just hours after they arrive. As disease spreads and pressure mounts, enter Oscar, the meticulous poultry inspector . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hard-hitting exploration of the human cost of our enormous appetite for cheap meat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Curve Leicester's Playwriting Competition and first seen as a staged reading at the Finborough Theatre's annual \u003ci\u003eVibrant: A Festival of Finborough Playwrights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicken Dust\u003c\/i\u003e marks the full-length debut of a new playwright. It received its world premiere at the Finborough Theatre on 1 March 2015.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Weatherill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474257321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474257329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.20d","brand":"Ben Weatherill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930810728703,"sku":"9781474257329","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dfeebb23-1293-4043-a4e2-6aa484083b15.jpg?v=1766344430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chicken-dust-ben-weatherill-9781474257329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}