{"product_id":"the-long-song-9781839040191","title":"The Long Song","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Song\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a young slave girl who lives through the final turbulent days of slavery on a sugar plantation in 19th-century Jamaica.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is adapted from Andrea Levy's award-winning novel by Suhayla El-Bushra, and premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in October 2021, directed by Charlotte Gwinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuhayla El-Bushra\u003c\/strong\u003e writes for stage and screen. She was writer in residence at the National Theatre, London, where her adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's \u003cem\u003eThe Suicide\u003c\/em\u003e was staged in the Lyttelton Theatre. Other stage work includes: \u003cem\u003ePigeons\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court, 2013 and tour), \u003cem\u003eCuckoo\u003c\/em\u003e (Unicorn Theatre, 2014), \u003cem\u003eThe Kilburn Passion\u003c\/em\u003e (Tricycle, 2014), \u003cem\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, 2017) and an adaptation of Andrea Levy's \u003cem\u003eThe Long Song\u003c\/em\u003e (Chichester Festival Theatre, 2021). Screen credits include two series of Channel 4's \u003cem\u003eAckley Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBecoming Elizabeth\u003c\/em\u003e (The Forge\/Starz Channel) and a short film for Film4.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrea Levy\u003c\/strong\u003e (1956-2019) was an English author best known for the novels \u003cem\u003eSmall Island\u003c\/em\u003e (2004) and \u003cem\u003eThe Long Song\u003c\/em\u003e (2010). She was born in London to Jamaican parents, and her work explores topics related to British Jamaicans and how they negotiate racial, cultural and national identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50386985451794,"sku":"9781839040191","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_658f160f-1c91-44c0-8811-a3f37d3ed0f4.jpg?v=1728865214","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-long-song-9781839040191","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}