{"product_id":"rockets-and-blue-lights-national-theatre-edition-paperback","title":"Rockets and Blue Lights (National Theatre Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWinsome Pinnock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the set of a new film about Victorian artist J.M.W. Turner, young actress Lou is haunted by an unresolved history. Meanwhile, in 1840, Londoners Lucy and Thomas try to come to terms with the meaning of freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving between London past and present, Winsome Pinnock's astonishing play retells British history through the prism of the slave trade. Fusing fact with fiction, and the powerfully personal with the fiercely political, \u003cem\u003eRockets and Blue Lights\u003c\/em\u003e asks who owns our past - and who has the right to tell its stories?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2018 Alfred Fagon Award, the play opened at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, in 2020, directed by Miranda Cromwell. It transferred to the National Theatre, London, in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinsome Pinnock is an award-winning British playwright of Jamaican heritage. Her plays include: \u003cem\u003eRockets and Blue Lights\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Exchange, Manchester, 2020; National Theatre, 2021); \u003cem\u003eOne Under\u003c\/em\u003e (2005) and \u003cem\u003eWater\u003c\/em\u003e (2000) at the Tricycle Theatre; \u003cem\u003eMules\u003c\/em\u003e (Clean Break\/Royal Court Theatre Upstairs\/Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles and The Magic Theatre, San Francisco, 1996); \u003cem\u003eTalking in Tongues\u003c\/em\u003e (1991) and \u003cem\u003eA Hero's Welcome\u003c\/em\u003e (1989; runner-up Susan Smith Blackburn Prize) at the Royal Court Theatre; and \u003cem\u003eLeave Taking\u003c\/em\u003e (Liverpool Playhouse Theatre\/Contact Theatre Manchester\/Belgrade Theatre Coventry\/Lyric Hammersmith\/ National Theatre, 1986).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAwards include the George Devine Award, the Pearson Award and the Unity Theatre Trust Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158858371207,"sku":"9781839040252","price":38.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cd4b7f7a14de6cc976c32d30f29608c5.webp?v=1733262139","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rockets-and-blue-lights-national-theatre-edition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}