{"product_id":"dreaming-and-drowning-9781839043048","title":"Dreaming and Drowning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMustapha Matura Award - 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalachi's been looking forward to a fresh start at uni for months. He's settling in, he's got a stack of books to read and he's met someone new – Kojo, a musician with a megawatt smile, who's basically perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut something doesn't feel right. He keeps having the same nightmare – sinking, crushed by the weight of the ocean – and it's getting worse… A beast grows in the water, hungry, relentless, hunting him but always just out of sight. As the boundaries between nightmare and reality fracture, Malachi must fight harder than ever to stay afloat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKwame Owusu's play \u003cem\u003eDreaming and Drowning\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate and visceral deep-dive into the boundless mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt won the Mustapha Matura Award, was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award, and was one of the winning plays in the RSC's 37 Plays competition. It was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in November 2023, directed by the playwright, performed by Tienne Simon, and produced by WoLab.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kwame Owusu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48294762709243,"sku":"9781839043048","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781839043048.jpg?v=1772487364","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/dreaming-and-drowning-9781839043048","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}