{"product_id":"9781408127445","title":"Not Black and White Category B; Seize the Day; Detaining Justice","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePlay Anthologies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNot Black and White\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCategory B; Seize the Day; Detaining Justice\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBola Agbaje | Kwame Kwei-Armah | Roy Williams\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ Anthologies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e comprises of three new plays which examine the state of modern day Britain from the perspective of three leading black contemporary playwrights. Roy Williams, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Bola Agbaje tackle the prison system, the mayoralty and immigration in their respective plays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCategory B: Roy Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaul runs a tip-top wing - the screws love him for it, especially Angela. Prisoners follow his rules, and it's all gravy. But Saul's number two position is vacant, new inmates are flooding in, so everyone's feeling the heat. No-one wants to go to Cat B, but the world on the outside is a different story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeize the Day: Kwame Kwei-Armah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Charles could be London's first black mayor. He has the face to represent it - a well-spoken, good-looking Londoner, with an appetite for change. He's sold his pitch on reality TV, but can he be the real people's candidate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetaining Justice: Bola Agbaje\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJustice is locked in a cold dark cell, his asylum application pending. His sister Grace would like to help, but has been told to leave it in God's hands. Crown Prosecutor Mark Cole has an infallible reputation for successful prosecutions - however he has had a change of heart - and job. His first case is for the defence of Justice - but, in his new role, is Cole the man to help?\u003cbr\u003ePublished to coincide with the Not Black and White season at the Tricycle, where the three dramas played in rep Oct 8 -Dec 19 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRoy Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most prolific playwrights of his generation whose recent work includes \u003ci\u003eDays of Significance, The Gift\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClubland \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSlow Time\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eKwame Kwei-Armah\u003c\/b\u003e play \u003ci\u003eElmina's Kitchen \u003c\/i\u003ewon him the 2004 Evening Standard and Charles Wintor Awards for Most Promising Playwright. His subsequent plays for the NT were \u003ci\u003eFix Up \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStatement of Regret. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBola Agbaje\u003c\/b\u003e's first play, \u003ci\u003eGone Too Far!\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), won an Olivier Award for Outstanding achievement and Most Promising Playwright nomination at the Evening Standard Awards 2008.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 September 2011\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\u003e9781408127445\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\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331337945228,"sku":"9781408127445","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_dc4e1484-98fe-47dc-937a-eae1611a9c75.jpg?v=1783595977","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408127445","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}