{"product_id":"9781350595651","title":"Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti Plays 2 Elephant; A Kind of People; Scenes from Lost Mothers; Marriage Material; Choir","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Dramatists\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGurpreet Kaur Bhatti Plays 2\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eElephant; A Kind of People; Scenes from Lost Mothers; Marriage Material; Choir\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGurpreet Kaur Bhatti\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Writing is dangerous, it is provocative. It is sometimes necessary for audiences to feel uncomfortable and to feel provoked. Otherwise nothing changes.” (Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGurpreet Kaur Bhatti is one of Britain's most fearless and provocative playwrights. Her work confronts issues of faith, identity, family, class, and violence with emotional depth, biting humour, and unflinching honesty. This essential collection brings together a selection of Bhatti's most powerful plays, offering a vital portrait of contemporary British society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElephant\u003c\/b\u003e: “The play's fury lends it persuasive force” (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kind of People: \u003c\/b\u003e“This is the Royal Court at its best, giving us an uncompromisingly honest account of multicultural modern Britain.” (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScenes from Lost Mothers: “\u003c\/b\u003eA powerful play that explores the experiences of mothers and pregnant women in prison.” (\u003ci\u003eClean Break\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarriage Material: \u003c\/b\u003e“Raucously funny and often moving family saga… this is a pleasure to watch.” (\u003ci\u003eStandard\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoir:\u003c\/b\u003e \"A fantastic, laugh-out-loud night out.\" (\u003ci\u003eTheatre and Tonic\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGurpreet Kaur Bhatti\u003c\/b\u003e writes for stage, screen and radio. Her first play \u003ci\u003eBehsharam\u003c\/i\u003e broke box office records at Soho\/Birmingham Rep. Her second play \u003ci\u003eBehzti \u003c\/i\u003ewas sensationally closed after protests and won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. It went on to do sell-out tours in France and Belgium. Other credits include \u003ci\u003eScenes from Lost Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClean Break\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Kind of People\u003c\/i\u003e, Royal Court Downstairs; \u003ci\u003eKhandan\u003c\/i\u003e, Royal Court Upstairs\/Birmingham Rep; \u003ci\u003eBehud\u003c\/i\u003e, Soho\/Coventry Belgrade; \u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e, Donmar Warehouse; \u003ci\u003e846\u003c\/i\u003e, Stratford East; \u003ci\u003eElephant\u003c\/i\u003e, Birmingham Rep; \u003ci\u003eDishoom\u003c\/i\u003e, Rifco\/Watford Palace Theatre; Fourteen, Watford Palace Theatre; the feature film \u003ci\u003eEverywhere And Nowhere. \u003c\/i\u003eHer plays are published by Methuen Drama.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 July 2026\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\u003e9781350595651\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\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378309136524,"sku":"9781350595651","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_fcbe279a-8c96-4d5b-bc7d-42067663bb7a.jpg?v=1783908468","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350595651","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}