{"product_id":"leaving-8","title":"Leaving","description":"\u003cp\u003eChancellor Rieger is leaving office. But does leaving office necessarily mean that he, his mistress and his extended family have to leave the state villa, which has been their home for years?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile his former secretary, and the former secretary to his former secretary, grapple with the mechanics of change and his family prepare to vace an uncertain future, the chancellor himself considers his legacy amid visits from journalists, an infatuated student and his arch-rival and possible successor, Patrick Klein.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith echoes of both \u003cb\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/b\u003e, Vaclav Havel's \u003cb\u003eLeaving\u003c\/b\u003e addresses the themes of change, dispossession and the transfer of power from one generation to the next. The play received its English-language world premiere at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in September 2008.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeaving\u003c\/b\u003e is Vaclav Havel's first play since he was propelled to political office in 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252692832600,"sku":"9780571247097","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571247097_e9015c62-b8a3-4c1d-9a1f-d8290e6d2382.jpg?v=1760219119","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/leaving-8","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}