{"product_id":"ditch-beth-steel-9781408131381","title":"Ditch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I've listened to all the stories of my generation, then watched 'em get sick or fade away. And it wasn't this world that killed 'em. It was the other... the memory of it.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBritain, the near future. Much of the country is underwater and the government has been reduced to a group of fascist strongmen. In a rural outpost of the state, the men patrol the moors for illegals whilst the women run a self-sufficient farm to provide what all they need to survive. The living conditions are harsh, every meagre ration is grown from scratch and they must battle with inclement weather and a draconian government. As their numbers dwindle, they struggle to retain a semblance of civilisation in the face of the inevitable onset of global war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStark and imperative, but shot through with a sense of warm compassion, Beth Steel's debut play \u003ci\u003eDitch\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear-eyed look at how we might behave when the conveniences of our civilisation are taken away, and a frightening vision of a future that could all too easily be ours. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDitch\u003c\/i\u003e is a brutal and uncompromising play, with a grounded, earthy sense of humanity. The result is both heart-rending and chilling, depicting a convincing, bleak vision of the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Steel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408131382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408131381\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\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Beth Steel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925471887615,"sku":"9781408131381","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_21067875-5203-453b-bf91-02dea9b02c96.jpg?v=1681077471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ditch-beth-steel-9781408131381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}