{"product_id":"liberation-squares-paperback","title":"Liberation Squares - 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\u003eSonali Bhattacharyya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeenage best friends Sabi and Ruqaya spend their time choreographing dance routines, beat-boxing and hiding from bullies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when charismatic social media activist Xara challenges them to speak up about injustice, they find themselves under state surveillance, targeted by the anti-terrorist 'Prevent' program. What you say, and even what you think, can be viewed very differently, depending on who you are...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonali Bhattacharyya's play \u003cem\u003eLiberation Squares\u003c\/em\u003e is a riotous comedy about sisterhood, freedom of speech, and dissent in the face of institutionalized Islamophobia. It was commissioned and developed by Fifth Word, and first produced in 2024 by Fifth Word and Nottingham Playhouse in association with Brixton House and directed by Milli Bhatia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonali Bhattacharyya\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning playwright whose plays include: \u003ci\u003eKing Troll (The Fawn)\u003c\/i\u003e (Kali Theatre\/New Diorama, London, 2024); \u003ci\u003eLiberation Squares\u003c\/i\u003e (Fifth Word tour, 2024); \u003ci\u003eChasing Hares\u003c\/i\u003e (Young Vic, London, 2022); \u003ci\u003eTwo Billion Beats\u003c\/i\u003e (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, 2022; an earlier version was staged by the Orange Tree in 2021 as part of their Inside\/Outside season), \u003ci\u003eMegaball\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre Learning), \u003ci\u003e2066\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (Kiln Theatre), and \u003ci\u003eWhite Open Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e (Pentabus Theatre). \u003ci\u003eChasing Hares\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of Theatre Uncut's 2021 Political Playwriting Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219910770937,"sku":"9781839043352","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WiyJpa6W-d9781839043352.webp?v=1768170528","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/liberation-squares-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}