{"product_id":"9781350258723","title":"Mouthpiece","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMouthpiece\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKieran Hurley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalisbury Crags, Edinburgh. Twilight. A woman takes a step forward into the air. A teenage boy pulls her back. Two lives are changed forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLibby whiles away her days in New Town cafes and still calls herself a writer – but she's not put pen to page for years. Declan is a talented young artist struggling with a volatile home life in Pilton. As they form an uneasy friendship, complicated by class and culture, Libby spots an opportunity to put herself back on track, and really make a difference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe needs Declan's story. In all its messy, painful detail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut does she have the right to it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen does poverty portrayal become poverty porn?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften startling, sometimes shocking and threaded with unexpected humour, Mouthpiece takes a frank and unflinching look at the different Edinburghs which often exist in ignorance of one another, and examines whether it's possible to tell someone else's story without exploiting them along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKieran Hurley is an award-winning writer, performer, and theatre-maker based in Glasgow whose work has been presented throughout the UK and internationally. His plays Beats and Heads Up won the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland, and he has twice won a Fringe First Award. His other plays include Square Go, Rantin and Chalk Farm.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 November 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350258723\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369514369164,"sku":"9781350258723","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d45f35c7-57df-4cb0-9263-96f58c46be2f.jpg?v=1783879414","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350258723","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}