{"product_id":"9781408141274","title":"The Long Road","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mary wants us to talk about the girl that killed our son. I want to wipe her off the face of the earth'\u003cbr\u003eIn the aftermath of Danny's pointless murder, his family struggles to find meaning and forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138217787632,"sku":"9781408141274","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408141274_p0.jpg?v=1763718031","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408141274","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}