{"product_id":"the-inequalities-alexander-zeldin-9781350271777","title":"The Inequalities: Beyond Caring; Love; Faith, Hope and Charity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'He is a Chekhov of our time: holding \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ehis characters with as much humanity, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ecompassion, humor and love - but without \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eholding back his scathing indictment of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003edeeply entrenched, systemic injustices and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003einequities.' - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Schwimmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Inequalities combines three plays from British author and director Alexander Zeldin into a trilogy that tells new stories of love, compassion and resilience for our time of austerity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContextualised with an essay before each play and an in-depth interview with the author, Zeldin's three pieces present intimate stories of work, home and community in a radical form of realism. Written after extensive research across the United Kingdom, and involving people affected by the central themes of the plays, The Inequalities goes beyond social chronicle, achieving a timeless portrait of humanity under duress. This is theatre that goes behind the mirror of our time to reveal the core of the collective human experience of being alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Caring: \u003c\/i\u003e\"This desolate, quietly intense devised drama gets under your skin and into your bones... unforgettable.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLOVE: \u003c\/i\u003e\"Gripping, amusing, uncomfortable, desperately moving. Zeldin shows us friction...but also kindness and dignity and lots of love without turning sugary.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaith, Hope and Charity: \u003c\/i\u003e \"This is that rare thing: a necessary play that suggests Zeldin has taken on the role of the Victorian Henry Mayhew in compassionately documenting the lives of the urban poor.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Zeldin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350271772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350271777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d","brand":"Alexander Zeldin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982227800319,"sku":"9781350271777","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dda6bf31-9bed-4730-9c67-85ced63e3999.jpg?v=1683259947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-inequalities-alexander-zeldin-9781350271777","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}