{"product_id":"9781780015644","title":"Yen (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnna Jordan's Bruntwood Prize-winning play, \u003cem\u003eYen\u003c\/em\u003e explores a childhood lived without boundaries and the consequences of being forced to grow up on your own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHench is sixteen, Bobbie is thirteen. They’re home alone in Feltham with their dog Taliban; playing PlayStation, streaming porn, watching the world go by. Sometimes their mum Maggie visits, usually with empty pockets and empty promises. Then Jenny shows up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYen\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, and was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition published alongside the Royal Court Theatre production in January 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'[a] brutal but tender study of brotherhood... the dynamic range of Jordan’s writing is extraordinary... achieves the uncommon feat of being difficult to watch yet easy to love' - \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'very impressive... [Jordan] has a great ear for dialogue' - \u003cem\u003eBritish Theatre Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'bring[s] to mind Philip Ridley’s Mercury Fur... [asks] lots of necessary and potent questions' - \u003cem\u003eExeunt Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131188265200,"sku":"9781780015644","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780015644_p0.jpg?v=1769890900","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780015644","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}