{"product_id":"yen-9781848425514","title":"Yen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSometimes their mum Maggie visits, usually with empty pockets and empty promises. Then Jenny shows up.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAnna Jordan's play\u003cem\u003e Yen\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, before transferring to the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis edition of \u003cem\u003eYen\u003c\/em\u003e was published alongside the Royal Court Theatre production in January 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'To say that \u003cem\u003eYen\u003c\/em\u003e is absorbing would be an understatement... what's most remarkable about Anna Jordan's writing is the taut mixture of incipient violence and utter, heart-wrenching tenderness'\u003c\/p\u003e * Exeunt Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[A] terrifying, witty, and compassionate study of the awful penalties of growing up alone and without boundaries'\u003c\/p\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A savage study of two teenage boys abandoned by society… leaves a lump in the throat that won't go down'\u003c\/p\u003e * Time Out *\u003cbr\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'\u003c\/p\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Very impressive... [Jordan] has a great ear for dialogue'\u003c\/p\u003e * British Theatre Guide *","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413736857943,"sku":"9781848425514","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781848425514.jpg?v=1730521220","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/yen-9781848425514","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}