{"product_id":"9781780015071","title":"The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePassionate, highly entertaining and gloriously funny - Robert Tressell's classic pre-First World War account of the working lives of a group of housepainters and decorators is vividly adapted by Howard Brenton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ragged Trousered Philanthropists\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the little daily successes and the disasters of a group of working-class men, living under the constant fear of being laid off by employers forever looking for new corners to cut. Both workers and bosses are caught in a system spiralling out of control, but why is it the workers always come out worse?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoward Brenton's stage adaptation lays bare the many social injustices perpetrated on these men whilst capturing their individual characters with touching truth to life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Speaks with passion and eloquence' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Sparkles with so much wit and integrity it is impossible not to warm to the ethos that lies at its very core.' - \u003ci\u003eStage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Wisely, Howard Brenton has shown confidence in Tressell's original story and has concentrated on creating a piece of theatre without compromising the impact of the original text...Brenton has produced the definitive stage version.' - \u003ci\u003eAmateur Stage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131343454448,"sku":"9781780015071","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780015071_p0.jpg?v=1763710756","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780015071","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}