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There’s no turning back for Del, Viv and Enid as they negotiate the frictions between their countries and cultures. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo generations. Three incredible women. Winsome Pinnock's play Leave Taking is an epic story of what we leave behind in order to find home. It premiered in 1987, and was revived at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2018, in a production directed by the Bush’s Artistic Director, Madani Younis. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31703281762376,"sku":"9781848427402","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/9781848427402_1768ddf9-f722-45ac-8191-b625de30d119.jpg?v=1771936488"},{"product_id":"rockets-and-blue-lights-national-theatre-2021-playtext","title":"Rockets and Blue Lights National Theatre 2021 Playtext","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby Winsome Pinnock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmid the gloom of Victorian England, a black sailor, Thomas, prepares to take one last voyage, while an ageing painter, J.M.W. Turner, seeks artistic inspiration in a half-remembered story. In twenty-first-century London, an actress finds herself handcuffed by history – two centuries after abolitionists won her ancestors their freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinsome Pinnock's astonishing play retells British history through the prism of the slave trade. Fusing fact with fiction, past with present, the powerfully personal with the fiercely political,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRockets and Blue Lights\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003easks who owns our past – and who has the right to tell its stories?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinner of the 2018 Alfred Fagon Award, the play opened at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, in March 2020, directed by Miranda Cromwell, before enjoying a new run at The National Theatre in 2021.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"excerpt\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40822978478237,"sku":"9781839040252","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/9781839040252.jpg?v=1721906643"},{"product_id":"pig-heart-boy-playtext","title":"Pig Heart Boy Playtext","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Malorie Blackman and Winsome Pinnock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCameron is thirteen, and all he wants is to be normal – have friends, go to school, and dive to the bottom of his local swimming pool. But he desperately needs a heart transplant and time is running out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he's finally offered a new heart, Cameron must choose between a pig's heart that works… or a human heart that doesn't. How far will he go to get his life back?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalorie Blackman's celebrated novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePig Heart Boy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and adapted by the BBC into a BAFTA Award-winning TV series. This stage adaptation by Winsome Pinnock was directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu and first performed in 2025 at the Unicorn Theatre, London, in a co-production between Unicorn Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and Children's Theatre Partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54917355635064,"sku":"9781839044472","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/978-1-83904-447-2.jpg?v=1738337340"},{"product_id":"the-authenticator-national-theatre-2026-playtext","title":"The Authenticator National Theatre 2026 Playtext","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'We believe it is important to confront the reality of history. We are trying to bring hidden histories into the light. No more secrets.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoon after inheriting her family’s stately home, eccentric artist Fenella Harford discovers a stash of hidden diaries, and she enlists a young academic, Marva, to confirm their identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoined by Marva’s brilliant but overlooked mentor, Abi, the three women come together to seek the truth, soon realising that the secrets at the heart of Harford Hall are darker than they could have imagined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Authenticator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a gripping psychological thriller and a searing exploration of the haunting history of colonialism. 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