{"product_id":"refuge-playtext","title":"Refuge Playtext","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young man trembles in his sleep amidst the ruins of a dilapidated barn on the outskirts of a small town in Limerick. When he awakes, he sees the ghost of a woman, comforting him with an old German melody…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompassionate and lyrical,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRefuge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores the complex hidden history of the German-speaking settlers who were invited to make a home in rural Ireland in the eighteenth century to increase the Protestant population, and draws parallels with the experience of contemporary persecuted minorities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeirdre Kinahan's play was first performed in 2026, directed by Jim Culleton and produced by Fishamble: The New Play Company, and Staatstheater Mainz, Germany, where it premiered before touring Ireland, including a run at Dublin Theatre Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55612066693496,"sku":"9781839045899","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/refugeplaytextnationaltheatreshop.jpg?v=1784567062","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/products\/refuge-playtext","provider":"National Theatre Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}