{"product_id":"the-cord-paperback","title":"The Cord - 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\u003eBijan Sheibani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsh and Anya were happy, just the two of them. Then the baby came.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsh has spent the first two weeks of his son's life trying to work out where he fits. He watches his mother holding her grandchild for the first time, mesmerized by the mystery and delight of a new life. After she leaves, Ash watches Anya feeding their son - so close, almost intertwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs sleepless nights, relentless crying and hushed arguments take their toll, a storm starts to grow as a chasm widens between Ash and his son, his wife and even his own mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLifting the roof off one family's home, \u003cem\u003eThe Cord\u003c\/em\u003e is a brutally honest and moving insight into the challenging truths of family dynamics. It premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024, written and directed by Bijan Sheibani.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBijan Sheibani\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance theatre, opera and film director, and playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a playwright, his work includes \u003cem\u003eThe Cord\u003c\/em\u003e (Bush Theatre, London, 2024) and \u003cem\u003eThe Arrival\u003c\/em\u003e (Bush Theatre, 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a theatre director, his credits include \u003cem\u003eTill the Stars Come Down\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre), \u003cem\u003eThe Brothers Size\u003c\/em\u003e (Young Vic), \u003cem\u003eDance Nation \u003c\/em\u003e(Almeida), \u003cem\u003eBarber Shop Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre) and \u003cem\u003eCircle Mirror Transformation\u003c\/em\u003e (Home Manchester).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was an associate director of the National Theatre from 2010-2015, and artistic director of ATC from 2007-2010. He won the James Menzies-Kitchen Award for Young Directors in 2003 and held the John S Cohen Bursary at the National Theatre Studio from 2003-2004. He was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2010 for Best Director for his production of \u003cem\u003eOur Class\u003c\/em\u003e, and his production of \u003cem\u003eGone Too Far!\u003c\/em\u003e by Bola Agbaje won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in 2008. \u003cem\u003eThe Brothers Size\u003c\/em\u003e won Best International Production at the Barcelona Critics Circle Awards 2008 and was nominated for an Olivier Award in the same year. Bijan's production of \u003cem\u003eNothing \u003c\/em\u003efor Glyndebourne was nominated for a 2017 Southbank Sky Arts Award for Best Opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 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":47219860504825,"sku":"9781839043123","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/hWYmdMuIOy9781839043123.webp?v=1768170409","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-cord-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}