{"product_id":"ukraine-unbroken-david-edgar-9781839045639","title":"Ukraine Unbroken: Five Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharting twelve turbulent years of modern Ukrainian history, from the Maidan protests of 2014 to Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 and beyond, Ukraine Unbroken is a powerful cycle of short plays about courage, truth and survival in the face of an existential threat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross five gripping plays by some of today's most acclaimed British and Ukrainian writers, this volume explores the resistance and resilience of a nation determined to remain free. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways by Jonathan Myerson depicts a married couple held hostage in a hotel in 2014 as their son protests in Maidan Square below. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive Day War by David Edgar takes a darkly comic and sinister look at the ambition and delusion of Russia's 2022 'Special Military Operation', the invasion that was 'not an invasion'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree Mates by Natalka Vorozhbyt, translated by Sasha Dugdale, explores the shame of survival in a darkly humorous confession from a Ukrainian man hiding from conscription. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWretched Things by David Greig tells the story of Ukrainian front-line troops who have captured a wounded soldier and must decide whether to risk their own lives to save his. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken by Cat Goscovitch confronts the harrowing reality of the twenty thousand Ukrainian children stolen by Russia, following one mother's search for her daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes a foreword from Nicolas Kent, who conceived and directed the project at Arcola Theatre, London, in 2026. He produced and directed the Olivier Award-nominated play cycle The Great Game - Afghanistan at the Tricycle Theatre, London, where he was Artistic Director.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Edgar,Cat Goscovitch,David Greig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839045639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839045639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"David Edgar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48930167030015,"sku":"9781839045639","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ukraine-unbroken-david-edgar-9781839045639","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}