{"product_id":"two-billion-beats-9781839040726","title":"Two Billion Beats","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Asha is an emphatic rebel, unafraid of pointing out the hypocrisy around her but less sure how to actually dismantle it. Her younger sister, Bettina, wide-eyed and naïve, is just trying to get through the school day without getting her pocket money nicked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween essays, homework and bus journeys home the two sisters meet outside the school gates each afternoon, smarting at the injustice of the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBouncing with wit, Sonali Bhattacharyya’s mesmerizing play \u003cem\u003eTwo Billion Beats\u003c\/em\u003e is an insightful, moving and tremendously funny coming-of-age story about the unfairness of growing up in a world where you don't make the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt premiered at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in February 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn earlier version of the play was performed as part of the Orange Tree's \u003cem\u003eInside\/Outside\u003c\/em\u003e season, livestreamed in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonali Bhattacharyya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48294661423355,"sku":"9781839040726","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781839040726_27799bdc-cc15-4c7d-8b0f-0316ff38896d.jpg?v=1772487357","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/two-billion-beats-9781839040726","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}