{"product_id":"9781780013329","title":"2nd May 1997 (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA smouldering play about escaping the past, seizing the present and owning the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2nd May 1997. An historic victory. The Tories, eighteen years in power, are defeated as New Labour sweeps into government. From the euphoria and despair, three deeply personal stories emerge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTory MP Robert prepares to attend the count. With defeat looming large, he fears becoming a forgotten man, while his wife Marie counts the cost of her own sacrifice to politics. Lib Dem footsoldier Ian is no hero, but party-crasher Sarah is determined to make him one. Best mates Jake and Will wake up with a new world order to memorise before their A-level Politics class. Jake dreams of Number 10. Will dreams of Jake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'rising playwright Jack Thorne takes us back in time with such quiet profundity and verve you get a burst of inspiration to match the uplift of those distant days' - \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'richly rewarding... playwright Jack Thorne elegantly refracts the early hours of Blair through three very different relationships... A superb 90 minutes' -\u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152233382128,"sku":"9781780013329","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780013329_p0.jpg?v=1763710822","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780013329","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}