{"product_id":"two-billion-beats-paperback","title":"Two Billion Beats - 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\u003eSeventeen-year-old Asha is an emphatic rebel, unafraid of pointing out the hypocrisy around her but less sure how to actually dismantle it. Her younger sister, Bettina, wide-eyed and naïve, is just trying to get through the school day without getting her pocket money nicked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween essays, homework and bus journeys home the two sisters meet outside the school gates each afternoon, smarting at the injustice of the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBouncing with wit, Sonali Bhattacharyya's mesmerizing play \u003cem\u003eTwo Billion Beats\u003c\/em\u003e is an insightful, moving and tremendously funny coming-of-age story about the unfairness of growing up in a world where you don't make the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt premiered at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in February 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn earlier version of the play was performed as part of the Orange Tree's \u003cem\u003eInside\/Outside\u003c\/em\u003e season, livestreamed in 2021.\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 80\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 September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220247855353,"sku":"9781839040726","price":41.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/w1hAWVzYJx9781839040726.webp?v=1768174637","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/two-billion-beats-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}