{"product_id":"marriage-material-9781350584761","title":"Marriage Material","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn our shops we will be Kings of England. And we will make this place our place.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Bains' corner shop in Wolverhampton has been at the centre of the family for three generations.\u003cbr\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a changing 20th century, Mrs Bains is balancing running the business, caring for her ailing husband and the demands of her two headstrong daughters, who each have their eye on a different kind of future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFast forward to the present day, a family tragedy pulls Arjan Bains back from a life in London. The shop represents everything he was trying to escape, but with his mother insisting it remain open, how long can he stay away?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition of \u003ci\u003eMarriage Material, \u003c\/i\u003eadapted from the critically acclaimed novel by Sathnam Sanghera, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas published to coincide with the co-production at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Birmingham Rep in May-July 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGurpreet Kaur Bhatti\u003c\/b\u003e writes for stage, screen and radio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer first play \u003ci\u003eBehsharam \u003c\/i\u003ebroke box office records at Soho\/Birmingham Rep. Her second play \u003ci\u003eBehzti \u003c\/i\u003ewas sensationally closed after protests and won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. It went on to do sell-out tours in France and Belgium. Other credits include \u003ci\u003eScenes from Lost Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e, Clean Break; \u003ci\u003eA Kind of People\u003c\/i\u003e, Royal Court Downstairs; \u003ci\u003eKhandan\u003c\/i\u003e, Royal Court Upstairs\/Birmingham Rep; \u003ci\u003eBehud\u003c\/i\u003e, Soho\/Coventry Belgrade; \u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e, Donmar Warehouse; \u003ci\u003e846\u003c\/i\u003e, Stratford East; \u003ci\u003eElephant\u003c\/i\u003e, Birmingham Rep; \u003ci\u003eDishoom\u003c\/i\u003e, Rifco\/Watford Palace Theatre; \u003ci\u003eFourteen\u003c\/i\u003e, Watford Palace Theatre; the feature film \u003ci\u003eEverywhere And Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDCI Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, Radio 4; \u003ci\u003eLondonee\u003c\/i\u003e, Rich Mix; \u003ci\u003eDead Meat\u003c\/i\u003e, Channel 4; \u003ci\u003eThe Archers\u003c\/i\u003e, Radio 4; \u003ci\u003eEastEnders\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC and \u003ci\u003eAn Enemy Of The People\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC World Service. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer plays are published by Methuen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This is the Royal Court at its best.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Billington, The Guardian, on \u003cb\u003eA Kind of People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51998207607058,"sku":"9781350584761","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_071ee21d-b617-479f-8278-0fdd3a49c2e0.jpg?v=1770143945","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marriage-material-9781350584761","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}