{"product_id":"seasalt-sara-smallman-9798280063051","title":"Seasalt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur blood, our sweat, our tears - same salinity as the sea. Maybe that's why we grieve so hard. We're made for tides. Not endings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeasalt\u003c\/b\u003e is a fierce, funny, and unflinching new stage play about five women, a fading coastal town, and the quiet storms we carry through the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Harnsey-on-Sea - where salt clings to every windowpane and the past is never far below the surface - the village hall is set to be demolished. But bricks and mortar aren't all that's about to fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrieving Margaret keeps the tea urns boiling and her sorrow buried deep. Eileen carries a lifetime of stories - and a love she never let go. Babs, landlady and gatekeeper, is sitting on a secret she's not ready to pour. Jo's new in town, searching for meaning. And Sylvia? Sylvia's done staying silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs protests rise and truths are dragged from the deep, \u003ci\u003eSeasalt\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a story about \u003cb\u003egrief, memory, womanhood, silence, survival\u003c\/b\u003e, and the sea that takes and gives in equal measure. Watched over by the mysterious Lady of the Tides, this is a tale of reckoning - where the personal is political, and community is built as much from shared grief as shared joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with biting humour, warmth, and emotional honesty, \u003ci\u003eSeasalt\u003c\/i\u003e captures the quiet poetry of ordinary lives in extraordinary times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003ebold, female-led new writing\u003c\/b\u003e - created for actors hungry for roles with truth, grit, and heart. It features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive substantial, emotionally rich roles for women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive nuanced, well-crafted roles for men\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA true \u003cb\u003eensemble\u003c\/b\u003e structure - no single lead, no weak parts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThemes of \u003cb\u003egrief, motherhood, community, protest, secrets, love, folklore\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eendurance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for \u003cb\u003edrama schools, theatre companies, new writing festivals, university courses, community theatre groups\u003c\/b\u003e, and actors seeking strong monologues or contemporary scenes with weight and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeasalt\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to working-class women, to holding it together when everything falls apart, and to the kind of strength that isn't always loud - but always lingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love \u003ci\u003eYerma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNine Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmilia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ferryman\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eChimerica\u003c\/i\u003e - then \u003ci\u003eSeasalt\u003c\/i\u003e isn't just a play you'll remember.\u003cbr\u003eIt's one you'll \u003ci\u003efeel in your bones\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you ready to step into the tide?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Smallman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798280063051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Sara Smallman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851011043583,"sku":"9798280063051","price":9.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seasalt-sara-smallman-9798280063051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}