{"product_id":"the-long-road-shelagh-stephenson-9781408113905","title":"The Long Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter a sell-out run earlier this year, this topical and powerful play returns to Soho Theatre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA programme text edition published in conjunction with The Synergy\u003cbr\u003eTheatre Project in association with The Forgiveness Project and Soho\u003cbr\u003eTheatre, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Road\u003c\/i\u003e runs from 10 - 29 November 2008. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Mary wants us to talk about the girl that killed our son. I want to wipe her off the face of the earth' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the aftermath of Danny's pointless murder, his family struggles to find meaning and forgiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Road\u003c\/i\u003e evolved out of a period of research with\u003cbr\u003eprisoners by Synergy Theatre Project, in collaboration with The\u003cbr\u003eForgiveness Project and award-winning playwright Shelagh Stephenson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynergy Theatre Project\u003c\/b\u003e works through theatre with\u003cbr\u003eoffenders and ex-offenders towards resettlement and rehabilitation\u003cbr\u003ewhilst placing the wider issues surrounding imprisonment in the public\u003cbr\u003earena. \u003cb\u003eThe Forgiveness Project\u003c\/b\u003e encourages and empowers people to explore the nature of forgiveness and alternatives to revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is a rare play that hits the news with such cruel\u003cbr\u003etopicality . . . Stephenson offers a powerful, illuminating piece of\u003cbr\u003edramatic fiction' \u003c\/b\u003eNicholas de Jongh, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rare and remarkable . . . this is a drama that cries out for attention - and richly rewards it' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shelagh Stephenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408113902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408113905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.97h x 6.39w x 0.22d","brand":"Shelagh Stephenson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48995398582527,"sku":"9781408113905","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-long-road-shelagh-stephenson-9781408113905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}