{"product_id":"the-gift-nhb-modern-plays","title":"The Gift (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrighton, 1862. A day in the life of Sarah, an African girl, adopted by Queen Victoria and raised in the Queen's circles. Today is the eve of her having to return to Africa, but will she go?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Present. A day in the life of Sarah, a black middle-class woman living in a Cheshire village with her husband and small child. They are paid a visit by well-meaning neighbours who have something to confess.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe two Sarahs meet Queen Victoria for tea. This won't be your regular tea party...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn outrageous play about imperialism, cross-racial adoption, cultural appropriation - and tea - Janice Okoh's The Gift premiered at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry in January 2020, followed by a UK tour, including a run at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in London. It was a co-production between Eclipse Theatre Company and the Belgrade Theatre, and directed by Dawn Walton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nick Hern Books Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781848429475\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Very Good — £6.01","offer_id":47917923795121,"sku":"SB-1848429479-C2","price":6.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1848429479.jpg?v=1789699851","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-gift-nhb-modern-plays","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}