{"product_id":"9781780019901","title":"Start Swimming (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today’s youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne step away from disaster, there’s only one thing left to do: start swimming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst staged by the Young Vic Taking Part department, \u003cem\u003eStart Swimming\u003c\/em\u003e was also performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for schools, youth theatres and amateur companies to perform, James Fritz's \u003cem\u003eStart Swimming\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates an innovative playwright at the top of his craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'both a caustic critique of contemporary society’s treatment of young people and an exploration of the role of language in the perpetuation and justification of the practices under critique' - \u003cem\u003eExeunt Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'theatrical and fun... radiates a puckishness and sense of mischief that mocks control systems even as it articulates their bleakness' - \u003cem\u003eTime Out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'raw and vivid... a powerful indictment of the situation in which many people find themselves' - \u003cem\u003eScotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171174990064,"sku":"9781780019901","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780019901_p0.jpg?v=1763710853","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780019901","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}