{"product_id":"ukraine-unbroken-five-plays-9781839045639","title":"Ukraine Unbroken: Five Plays","description":"\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, Ukraine Unbroken is a powerful cycle of short plays about courage, truth and survival in the face of an existential threat.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways by Jonathan Myerson depicts a married couple held hostage in a hotel in 2014 as their son protests in Maidan Square below.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive Day War 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 'not an invasion'.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree Mates by Natalka Vorozhbyt, translated by Sasha Dugdale, explores the shame of survival in a darkly humorous confession from a Ukrainian man hiding from conscription.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWretched Things 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.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken by Cat Goscovitch confronts the harrowing reality of the twenty thousand Ukrainian children stolen by Russia, following one mother's search for her daughter.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes a foreword from Nicolas Kent, who conceived and directed the project at Arcola Theatre, London, in 2026. He produced and directed the Olivier Award-nominated play cycle The Great Game – Afghanistan at the Tricycle Theatre, London, where he was Artistic Director.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Myerson","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_1b6c73e1-218f-4b0b-a541-d7893487b902.jpg?v=1782401314","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/ukraine-unbroken-five-plays-9781839045639","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}