{"product_id":"through-the-mud-9781839043871","title":"Through the Mud","description":"Assata Shakur, a notorious Black Panther, is accused of murdering a state trooper in New Jersey in 1973. Ambrosia, a college student in 2014, is at the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson, Missouri, finding herself swept up in the consequences of protesting.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo generations of women activists involved in the struggle for Black liberation in America.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst a stunning soundtrack of gospel and blues, Apphia Campbell's \u003ci\u003eThrough the Mud\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it takes to become a revolutionary. Originally performed in Edinburgh in 2017, with the title \u003ci\u003eWoke\u003c\/i\u003e, it won a Scotsman Fringe First, a Highly Commended Award from Amnesty International, and was shortlisted for the Filipa Bragança and Scottish Art Club Theatre Awards.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published alongside the revival at Summerhall during the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, co-produced by Stellar Quines and The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, winning a Summerhall Lustrum Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eApphia Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and performer originally from the United States. She has performed her hit show \u003ci\u003eBlack is the Color of My Voice\u003c\/i\u003e in Shanghai, Edinburgh, London's West End, Oxford and around the UK. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer other work includes \u003ci\u003eWoke\u003c\/i\u003e, presented as part of the Made In Scotland Showcase at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It won a Fringe First Award and a Highly Commended award from Amnesty International, and was shortlisted for the Filipa Bragança Award and Scottish Art Club Theatre Award. \u003ci\u003eWoke \u003c\/i\u003ewas extended and reworked under a new title, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Mud\u003c\/i\u003e, which was premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749383995666,"sku":"9781839043871","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9c70695-7adf-4195-802c-2ac22c029246.jpg?v=1764082031","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/through-the-mud-9781839043871","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}