{"product_id":"9781783197347","title":"The Beanfield","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘It’s a very sore subject around here. There are raw wounds.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2015 saw thirty years since the ‘Battle of the Beanfield’ – a brutal crackdown on the annual Stonehenge Free Festival. Called away from policing the miners’ strike, officers enforced an injunction around the ancient stones with bloody violence and mass arrests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermined to mark the anniversary, performance makers Breach set out to stage a historical re-enactment – armed with homemade riot gear, a map of Wiltshire and a video camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this acclaimed multimedia show, the footage is intercut with a live performance attempting to capture the 2015 summer solstice at Stonehenge: there are hot dog stands, Hare Krishnas and MDMA, as a group of young people try to connect – but it all feels a bit fake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreach’s award-winning mashup of new writing and documentary film has been called ‘a new kind of fusion theatre’ (Matt Trueman).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47301064589552,"sku":"9781783197347","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783197347_p0.jpg?v=1763725100","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783197347","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}