{"product_id":"cassie-and-the-lights-paperback","title":"Cassie and the Lights - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Howarth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her mother disappears, teenager Cassie wants to care for her sisters on her own. But can kids be parents? Or should Cassie let foster parents adopt her sisters and create a new family?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Howarth's play \u003cem\u003eCassie and the Lights\u003c\/em\u003e is a tender and playful examination of what makes a family and what holds it together. Based on real-life events and interviews with children in care, it celebrates the resilience of young people and the power of sisterhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play has been performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, VAULT Festival in London, 59E59 in New York City and Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia. It toured the UK in 2024, produced by Patch of Blue and 3 hearts canvas, in association with Southwark Playhouse and Verse Unbound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Howarth\u003c\/strong\u003e is a theatre director and writer based in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is the Artistic Director of multi-award winning Patch of Blue, who create original theatre pieces with live music for festivals and touring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis plays include \u003cem\u003eCassie and the Lights\u003c\/em\u003e, written, designed and co-directed by Howarth (VAULT and Adelaide Festivals, 2020; Edinburgh Fringe, 2022; Brits Off Broadway, New York, 2023;\u003cbr\u003eSouthwark Playhouse \u0026amp; Theatre Royal Plymouth, 2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219877642489,"sku":"9781839043338","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rmroUzv6SS9781839043338.webp?v=1768170449","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/cassie-and-the-lights-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}