{"product_id":"champion-paperback-9","title":"Champion - 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\u003eIshy Din\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe's coming to South Shields to help us........ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuhammad Ali is the people's champion..... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonny's gone over there to tell him that we \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eneed funds for the boys clubs.....he's going \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eto do something for the people....he's like \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethat\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet during the great boxer's now legendary visit to the North East, \u003ci\u003eChampion \u003c\/i\u003eshows the effect that such a major event has on a mixed race family in South Shields. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lives of brothers Azeem and Billy and their mother Sheila are turned upside down with feelings of identity and community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by one of contemporary theatre's most regarded writers Ishy Din, this epic tale stirs up the question of what each of us is truly fighting for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere production at Newcastle's Live Theatre in February 2025.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIshy Din\u003c\/b\u003e is an award winning writer for stage screen and radio Currently he is under commission from the RSC for a new play about the Mughals. Other original projects in development include a crime drama for Lime Pictures, a feature film, FRAUD, through Gurinder Chadha's company Bend It Networks and PAAK UNITED. His most recent play, APPROACHING EMPTY, a co-production between Tamasha\/The Kiln\/Live Theatre, Newcastle opened at The Kiln in London in January 2019 and toured until April. Other credits for the same year include an episode of SHAKESPEARE \u0026amp; HATHAWAY (BBC). In 2018 TAXI TALES, produced by Tamasha, was broadcast on BBC2 as part of BBC LIVE, (BAC\/ACE\/BBC) live theatre broadcast. In 2016\/2017, Ishy wrote on C4 series ACKLEY BRIDGE. Ishy Din's first radio play was JOHN BARNES SAVED MY LIFE for BBC Radio 5 Live. Other credits include LIFE'S LIKE THAT for the the BBC TV and PARKING AND PAKORAS for local radio. His play SNOOKERED toured in 2012 taking in the Traverse Edinburgh and a 4 week run at the Bush Theatre, London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIshy was the 2012 Pearson Writer in Residence at the Manchester Royal Exchange and in 2013 Snookered won 'Best New Play' at the Manchester Theatre Awards.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47344418488569,"sku":"9781350566354","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/td8uh_ZFiT9781350566354_08247a4c-75cd-4a49-a772-525fc3192e66.webp?v=1769731727","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/champion-paperback-9","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}