{"product_id":"the-inequalities-beyond-caring-love-faith-hope-and-charity","title":"Inequalities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘He is a Chekhov of our time: holding \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ehis characters with as much humanity, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ecompassion, humor and love - but without \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eholding back his scathing indictment of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003edeeply entrenched, systemic injustices and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003einequities.’ - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Schwimmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Inequalities combines three plays from British author and director Alexander Zeldin into a trilogy that tells new stories of love, compassion and resilience for our time of austerity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContextualised with an essay before each play and an in-depth interview with the author, Zeldin’s three pieces present intimate stories of work, home and community in a radical form of realism. Written after extensive research across the United Kingdom, and involving people affected by the central themes of the plays, The Inequalities goes beyond social chronicle, achieving a timeless portrait of humanity under duress. This is theatre that goes behind the mirror of our time to reveal the core of the collective human experience of being alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Caring: \u003c\/i\u003e“This desolate, quietly intense devised drama gets under your skin and into your bones... unforgettable.” (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLOVE: \u003c\/i\u003e\"Gripping, amusing, uncomfortable, desperately moving. Zeldin shows us friction…but also kindness and dignity and lots of love without turning sugary.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaith, Hope and Charity:\u003c\/i\u003e \"This is that rare thing: a necessary play that suggests Zeldin has taken on the role of the Victorian Henry Mayhew in compassionately documenting the lives of the urban poor.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54015436849496,"sku":null,"price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350271777_21ed56ee-99d8-4b8d-9cd0-c4f210af4398.jpg?v=1780386355","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-inequalities-beyond-caring-love-faith-hope-and-charity","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}