{"product_id":"the-vertical-hour-playtext","title":"The Vertical Hour Playtext","description":"\u003cp\u003eby David Hare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNadia Blye is a young American war reporter turned academic who teaches Political Studies at Yale. A brief holiday with her boyfriend brings her into contact with a kind of Englishman whose culture and background is a surprise and a challenge, both to her and to her relationship. For thirty five years,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Hare has written plays which catch the flavour of our times, the interconnection between our secret motives and our public politics. Now, at last, he writes about an American, seeking to illustrate how life has subtly changed for so many people in the West in the new century. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vertical Hour received its world premiere at the Music Box Theater, Broadway, on November 30, 2006, and received its UK premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 17 January 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31703309385800,"sku":"9780571233526","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/9780571233526.jpg?v=1722528402","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/products\/the-vertical-hour-playtext","provider":"National Theatre Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}