{"product_id":"ukraine-unbroken-five-plays","title":"Ukraine Unbroken: Five Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharting twelve turbulent years of modern Ukrainian history, from the Maidan protests of 2014 to Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 and beyond,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUkraine Unbroken\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a powerful cycle of short plays about courage, truth and survival in the face of an existential threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross five gripping plays by some of today's most acclaimed British and Ukrainian writers, this volume explores the resistance and resilience of a nation determined to remain free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by Jonathan Myerson depicts a married couple held hostage in a hotel in 2014 as their son protests in Maidan Square below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFive Day War \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby David Edgar takes a darkly comic and sinister look at the ambition and delusion of Russia's 2022 'Special Military Operation', the invasion that was 'not an invasion'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree Mates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Natalka Vorozhbyt, translated by Sasha Dugdale, explores the shame of survival in a darkly humorous confession from a Ukrainian man hiding from conscription.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWretched Things \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby David Greig tells the story of Ukrainian front-line troops who have captured a wounded soldier and must decide whether to risk their own lives to save his.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaken \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby Cat Goscovitch confronts the harrowing reality of the twenty thousand Ukrainian children stolen by Russia, following one mother's search for her daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes a foreword from Nicolas Kent, who conceived and directed the project at Arcola Theatre, London, in 2026. He produced and directed the Olivier Award-nominated play cycle\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Game – Afghanistan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the Tricycle Theatre, London, where he was Artistic Director.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55511719969144,"sku":"9781839045639","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/9781839045639.jpg?v=1774451347","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/products\/ukraine-unbroken-five-plays","provider":"National Theatre Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}