{"product_id":"katrina-jonathan-holmes-9781408125496","title":"Katrina: A Play of New Orleans","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn August 2005, Hurricane Katrina narrowly missed New Orleans. The resulting storms breached rotting levees and emptied neighbouring lake Pontchartrain into the city. Marooned by floodwater that swamped over 80% of their homes, the inhabitants had to wait a week without food or clean water before their own government came to their aid. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatrina\u003c\/i\u003e uses survivor testimonies and the rich cultural tradition of New Orleans to tell the story of the immediate aftermath of the hurricane. Shedding light on some of the more extraordinary and under-reported aspects of the tragedy, the play portrays an odyssey through a drowned space and a series of encounters with individuals displaced and abandoned within their own city. The plot follows from the death of Virgil, a decadent old New Orleanian, who has been killed by Hurricane Katrina. Trapped by the rising floodwater his partner Beatrice determines to take his body to safety at City Hall. During her journey she encounters a number of other survivors and hears their tales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Jericho House production, \u003ci\u003e Katrina \u003c\/i\u003epremiered at the Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, on 1 September 2009.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Holmes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408125498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408125496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Jonathan Holmes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064598753535,"sku":"9781408125496","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a18fa068-0171-4e83-80ab-0a0c008acbae.jpg?v=1685396434","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/katrina-jonathan-holmes-9781408125496","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}