{"product_id":"we-wait-in-joyful-hope-brian-mullin-9781350011489","title":"We Wait in Joyful Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne wants to restore the image of the Church, gain back the community's trust. And as you know, this part of town has long been resistant to social progress. Otherwise Sister Bernadine wouldn't need to work so hard.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSister Bernie D'Amato doesn't look like a nun. In an oversize Bob Marley T-shirt, she smokes pot, befriends local gangs and passes out condoms to the Ukrainian prostitutes who cruise around their New Jersey slum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the women's shelter Bernie runs comes under threat from a property developer, she vows to fight back, and recruits a teenage X-Factor wannabe and an ageing ex-nun to help. But as pressure mounts on the shelter to take their pay-out and close down, tensions start to mount in a community struggling to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Wait In Joyful Hope\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny and touching exploration of religion and capitalism in contemporary USA. Theatre503 Writer in Residence Brian Mullin delivers a sparkling 'state of the nation' debut drama. This edition is published to coincide with the play's world premiere at Theatre503, London, in May 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Mullin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350011487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350011489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.23d","brand":"Brian Mullin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064348406015,"sku":"9781350011489","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57da3886-ba96-4fb2-a9dd-3450f32e3517.jpg?v=1685394949","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-wait-in-joyful-hope-brian-mullin-9781350011489","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}