{"product_id":"little-brother-5","title":"Little Brother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I'd like you to promise me that you're not going to try and set yourself on fire again.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 3 a.m. and Brigid's phone rings. Her brother Niall is by the river with a plastic bag and lighter fluid. Sometimes being there for people you love is very, very difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Brother\u003c\/em\u003e is a darkly comic play about sibling love, self-destruction, and what it means to save someone who doesn't want to be saved. Set in modern-day Belfast, it asks what happens when the systems designed to help us fall short, and love is doing more heavy lifting than it should.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2024 Verity Bargate Award, Eoin McAndrew's play premiered at Soho Theatre, London, in 2025, directed by Emma Jordan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A masterfully crafted, heart-wrenching play... a rare gem'\u003c\/strong\u003e Anupama Chandrasekhar, Verity Bargate Award judge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Great theatricality, humour and compassion. It stayed with me long after I had finished reading'\u003c\/strong\u003e Moira Buffini, Verity Bargate Award judge\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55702858465624,"sku":"9781839044847","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781839044847.jpg?v=1778008523","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/little-brother-5","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}