{"product_id":"9781780011233","title":"Be My Baby (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 60s Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBe My Baby\u003c\/i\u003e follows the fortunes of Mary Adams, aged 19, unmarried and seven months pregnant. Forcibly sent to a Mother and Baby Home in the north of England by a mother intent on keeping up appearances, Mary - along with the other girls in the home - has to cope with both the shame and the dawning realisation that she will have to give the baby up for adoption whether she likes it or not. Despite this - and an overbearing matron - the girls' youthful effervescence keeps breaking through as they sing along to the girl-group songs of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBe My Baby\u003c\/i\u003e was first performed at the Pleasance Theatre, London, in November 1998.This edition includes new scenes added for several successful revivals of the play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'you don't have to be young, female or unmarried to find it immensely touching' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177612951792,"sku":"9781780011233","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780011233_p0.jpg?v=1769890724","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780011233","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}