{"product_id":"refuge-26","title":"Refuge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'To take a man's home is a terrible thing.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA young man trembles in his sleep amidst the ruins of a dilapidated barn on the outskirts of a small town in Limerick. When he awakes, he sees the ghost of a woman, comforting him with an old German melody…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompassionate and lyrical, \u003cem\u003eRefuge\u003c\/em\u003e explores the complex hidden history of the German-speaking settlers who were invited to make a home in rural Ireland in the eighteenth century to increase the Protestant population, and draws parallels with the experience of contemporary persecuted minorities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeirdre Kinahan's play was first performed in 2026, directed by Jim Culleton and produced by Fishamble: The New Play Company, and Staatstheater Mainz, Germany, where it premiered before touring Ireland, including a run at Dublin Theatre Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57337915474264,"sku":"9781839045899","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781839045899.jpg?v=1781951451","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/refuge-26","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}