{"product_id":"lampedusa-9781474253550","title":"Lampedusa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is where the world began. This was Caesar's highway. Hannibal's road to glory. These were the trading routes of the Phoenicians and the Carthaginians, the Ottomans and the Byzantines . . . We all come from the sea and back to the sea we will go. The Mediterranean gave birth to the world. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStep into the shoes of those whose job it is to enforce our harsh new rules: an Italian coastguard and a payday lender from Leeds. How do they do it? And what happens to them? \u003ci\u003eLampedusa\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful play about immigration and welfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the premiere at the Soho Theatre, London, on 8 April 2015, as part of the Soho Theatre's season of Politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anders Lustgarten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474253550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnders Lustgarten\u003c\/b\u003e is Pearson Playwright-in-Residence at the Finborough Theatre, where his first two plays, \u003ci\u003eThe Insurgents\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and\u003ci\u003e Enduring Freedom \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), were produced. Other work includes \u003ci\u003eThe Punishment Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the 2007 Verity Bargate Award), an adaptation of Slawomir Mrozek's \u003ci\u003eThe Police \u003c\/i\u003e(BAC 2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) for the National Theatre Studio, and \u003ci\u003eIf You Don't Let Us Dream We Won't Let You Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e for the Royal Court. Lustgarten is a political activist, has taught on Death Row, has been arrested by the Turkish secret police, and holds a PhD in Chinese politics from the University of California. He won the inaugural Harold Pinter Playwright's Award with a commission from the Royal Court in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45125182423155,"sku":"9781474253550","price":25.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ed77a97b-31eb-4af3-b8fd-dc2c78269b91.jpg?v=1782231637","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/lampedusa-9781474253550","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}