{"product_id":"9781474265737","title":"Klippies","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKlippies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJessica Siân\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI slip into Thandi's bed in the night.\u003cbr\u003eI crack her ribs and climb deep inside her chest\u003cbr\u003eSo I never have to leave.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohannesburg. 2014. Summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYolandi is listening to rap-rave music and helping her brother bust parts from her teacher's car. Thandi is swotting for her exams and keeping well away from any distractions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the stifling heat, two teenagers collide. Downing Klipdrift brandy, they create an alliance away from everything else. But scars take time to heal and, as the thunder threatens to strike, the real world crashes in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the eighteenth year of South Africa's democracy a tender coming-of-age story for a nation and its youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing a rehearsed reading at HighTide Festival in 2013, \u003ci\u003eKlippies \u003c\/i\u003eby South African playwright Jessica Siân received its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse, London, on 13 May 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePlaywright Jessica Siân is a South-African born playwright and actor based in London. \u003ci\u003eKlippies \u003c\/i\u003eis her first full-length play. She has acted at the Bush Theatre, Latitude Festival, Southwark Playhouse and Theatre503. She trained on the Royal Court Young Writers program. Previous work includes short pieces for Theatre503's Rapid Write Response and Papercut Theatre's XY at Edinburgh Festival. She writes to explore her relationship to her native South Africa, trying to make sense of the legacy apartheid has left in its wake.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 June 2015\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\u003e9781474265737\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\u003e72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332076404876,"sku":"9781474265737","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_0c572ffd-2211-474b-8f17-a0c3059651cb.jpg?v=1783601362","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781474265737","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}