{"product_id":"9781780018485","title":"Us\/Them (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn September 2004, a group of terrorists stormed School Number One in Beslan, Russia, taking hundreds of children, their parents and teachers hostage. The ensuing siege lasted three days and left many dead.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUs\/Them\u003c\/em\u003e is not a straightforward account of this terrible tragedy, but an exploration of the entirely individual way children cope with traumatic situations.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOriginally created for BRONKS, a theatre company for young audiences, \u003cem\u003eUs\/Them\u003c\/em\u003e had a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016, winning a Scotsman Fringe First Award, and transferred to the National Theatre, London, in 2017. It was co-produced by BRONKS and Richard Jordan Productions, with Theatre Royal Plymouth and Big in Belgium, in association with Summerhall.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'A remarkable piece of theatre – playful, surprisingly and painfully funny as well as moving' - \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'A truly outstanding piece of theatre for all ages… [makes] an inhuman ordeal somehow understandable, filtered through this very modern, accessible retelling' - \u003cem\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'Haunting, unforgettable… the highlight of the Fringe' - \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'Dazzlingly confident and utterly absorbing… presents [its] story masterfully' - \u003cem\u003eScotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'An innovative piece of theatrical storytelling… the bare facts of this terrible episode are well known, but the story is given such bold, off-centre treatment in [\u003cem\u003eUs\/Them\u003c\/em\u003e] that it inspires a much deeper consideration of the massacre, its context and implications, than a simple dramatisation could hope to achieve' - \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'Remarkable – powerful and quietly shocking, certainly, but also one that dares to be entertaining and absurd, even playful' - \u003cem\u003eThe List\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131345977584,"sku":"9781780018485","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780018485_p0.jpg?v=1763711730","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780018485","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}