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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 CHRISTOPHER EWART-BIGGS MEMORIAL PRIZE

An outstanding evening, a landmark play, a thoroughly deserved five stars . . . Owen McCafferty's searing dramatisation is a political thriller with echoes of Greek drama.' Irish Times

Owen McCafferty examines the negotiations leading up to the Good Friday Agreement and weaves potent drama out of this complex, momentous event.

what takes courage is to compete in the arena of democracy

The clock is ticking. It's April 1998 and representatives of the British Government, the Irish Government and the main political parties in Northern Ireland try to hammer out a deal that could pave the way for peace. Every word, every movement, every stare means something. This is the last chance saloon and no one is leaving until agreement is reached, one way or another.

Agreement opened at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, in March 2023, and was revived there in March 2024.<

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9780571385089, 978-0571385089
      ISBN10: 0571385087
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 CHRISTOPHER EWART-BIGGS MEMORIAL PRIZE

      An outstanding evening, a landmark play, a thoroughly deserved five stars . . . Owen McCafferty's searing dramatisation is a political thriller with echoes of Greek drama.' Irish Times

      Owen McCafferty examines the negotiations leading up to the Good Friday Agreement and weaves potent drama out of this complex, momentous event.

      what takes courage is to compete in the arena of democracy

      The clock is ticking. It's April 1998 and representatives of the British Government, the Irish Government and the main political parties in Northern Ireland try to hammer out a deal that could pave the way for peace. Every word, every movement, every stare means something. This is the last chance saloon and no one is leaving until agreement is reached, one way or another.

      Agreement opened at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, in March 2023, and was revived there in March 2024.<

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