{"product_id":"9781854599391","title":"Noughts \u0026 Crosses","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Blackman, Malorie, Cooke, Dominic \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePlays, playscripts\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 December 2007 by Nick Hern Books in the United Kingdom as part of 'the NHB Modern Plays' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 10 | 146g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn electrifying, bittersweet love story with echoes of Romeo and Juliet, set in a society divided by racial bigotry and a world rocked by terrorism. Adapted from Malorie Blackman's best-selling novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSephy (a Cross) is the daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister. Callum is the son of a Nought agitator. United by a shared sense of injustice as children, and separated by intolerance as they grow up, their desire to be together begins to eclipse all family loyalty - sparking a political crisis of unimaginable proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I wanted to turn society as we know it on its head, with new names for the major divisions, i.e. Noughts (the underclass) and Crosses (the majority, ruling society)' - Malorie BlackmanDominic Cooke's adaptation of Noughts \u0026amp; Crosses was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491480781186,"sku":"9781854599391","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781854599391.jpg?v=1753748374","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9781854599391","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}