{"product_id":"pre-order-the-p-word-playtext","title":"Pre-order The P Word Playtext","description":"\u003cp\u003eZafar flees homophobic persecution in Pakistan to seek asylum in the UK. Londoner Bilal (or Billy as he prefers to be known) is ground down by years of Grindr and the complexity of being a brown gay man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Soho, at 2 a.m., worlds collide – and Zafar and Billy's lives are about to change forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe P Word\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Waleed Akhtar's sharp-witted and devastating play charting the parallel lives of two gay Pakistani men as they negotiate everything from casual hook-ups to the UK's hostile environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA story of who wins in the luck of life's draw, it was premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2022, directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike and received widespread critical acclaim, winning the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre. It was revived at the Bush Theatre in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55573340848504,"sku":"9781839045882","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/thepwordplaytextnationaltheatreshop.jpg?v=1780398258","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/products\/pre-order-the-p-word-playtext","provider":"National Theatre Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}