{"product_id":"ukraine-unbroken-9781839045639","title":"Ukraine Unbroken","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUkraine Unbroken\u003c\/i\u003e packs a punch…a reminder of the vital interventions of theatre in making sense of the world.\" —\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharting twelve turbulent years of modern Ukrainian history, from the Maidan protests of 2014 to Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 and beyond, \u003ci\u003eUkraine Unbroken\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful cycle of short plays about courage, truth and survival in the face of an existential threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross five gripping plays by some of today's most acclaimed British and Ukrainian writers, this volume explores the resistance and resilience of a nation determined to remain free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlways\u003c\/i\u003e by Jonathan Myerson depicts a married couple held hostage in a hotel in 2014 as their son protests in Maidan Square below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFive Day War\u003c\/i\u003e by David Edgar takes a darkly comic and sinister look at the ambition and delusion of Russia's 2022 \"Special Military Operation,\" the invasion that was \"mot an invasion.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Mates\u003c\/i\u003e by Natalka Vorozhbyt, translated by Sasha Dugdale, explores the shame of survival in a darkly humorous confession from a Ukrainian man hiding from conscription.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWretched Things\u003c\/i\u003e by David Greig tells the story of Ukrainian front-line troops who have captured a wounded soldier and must decide whether to risk their own lives to save his.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaken\u003c\/i\u003e by Cat Goscovitch confronts the harrowing reality of the twenty thousand Ukrainian children stolen by Russia, following one mother's search for her daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes a foreword from Nicolas Kent, who conceived and directed the project at Arcola Theatre, London, in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Edgar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49007706669307,"sku":"9781839045639","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_32495287-d7f7-4540-8010-195aab7f611b.jpg?v=1783524505","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/ukraine-unbroken-9781839045639","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}