{"product_id":"the-p-word-new-edition-paperback","title":"The P Word: New Edition - 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\u003eWaleed Akhtar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Part gay Bollywood romcom, part nail-biting thriller...an uplifting, heartwarming and incredibly funny piece of theatre.\" -\u003ci\u003eTheatre Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZafar flees homophobic persecution in Pakistan to seek asylum in the UK. Londoner Bilal (or Billy as he prefers to be known) is ground down by years of Grindr and the complexity of being a brown gay man. In Soho, at 2 a.m., worlds collide-and Zafar and Billy's lives are about to change forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe P Word\u003c\/i\u003e is Waleed Akhtar's sharp-witted and devastating play charting the parallel lives of two gay Pakistani men as they negotiate everything from casual hook-ups to the UK's hostile environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWaleed Akhtar\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and actor. His plays include: \u003ci\u003eThe Real Ones\u003c\/i\u003e (Bush Theatre, London, 2024); \u003ci\u003eThe P Word\u003c\/i\u003e (Bush Theatre, 2022); \u003ci\u003eKabul Goes Pop: Music Television Afghanistan\u003c\/i\u003e (Brixton House, London, and tour 2022); \u003ci\u003eSholay on the Big Screen\u003c\/i\u003e (Bush Theatre, 2021); and \u003ci\u003eI Don't Know What To Do\u003c\/i\u003e (VAULT Festival 2020, Evening Standard Pick of the Fest). His English translation of Alexis Michalik's play \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e was staged at Hampstead Theatre in 2022. His short film \u003ci\u003eLost Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e was produced by UK Film Council, and he has contributed material for BBC Radio 4's \u003ci\u003eSketchtopia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNewsjack\u003c\/i\u003e. He was named Most Promising New Playwright at the 2023 OffWestEnd Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48422185599225,"sku":"9781839043932","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UfHsWhb71e9781839043932.webp?v=1779263524","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-p-word-new-edition-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}