{"product_id":"2nd-may-1997","title":"2nd May 1997","description":"\u003cp\u003eA smouldering play about escaping the past, seizing the present and owning the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2nd May 1997. An historic victory. The Tories, eighteen years in power, are defeated as New Labour sweeps into government. From the euphoria and despair, three deeply personal stories emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTory MP Robert prepares to attend the count. With defeat looming large, he fears becoming a forgotten man, while his wife Marie counts the cost of her own sacrifice to politics. Lib Dem footsoldier Ian is no hero, but party-crasher Sarah is determined to make him one. Best mates Jake and Will wake up with a new world order to memorise before their A-level Politics class. Jake dreams of Number 10. Will dreams of Jake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJack Thorne's play \u003cem\u003e2nd May 1997\u003c\/em\u003e was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in September 2009 in a co-production with nabokov theatre company, in association with Watford Palace Theatre and Mercury Theatre Colchester.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248859992408,"sku":"9781848420809","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781848420809_c773a62a-14d9-4749-8566-90d6c08c3f4a.jpg?v=1780030866","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/2nd-may-1997","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}