{"title":"Rikki Beadle-Blair","description":"\u003cp\u003eRikki Beadle-Blair's work offers a vibrant exploration of contemporary arts and culture, blending theatrical creativity with authentic voices. His contributions, such as \u003cem\u003eNational Theatre Connections 2025\u003c\/em\u003e, reflect a dynamic engagement with performance and storytelling that resonates across diverse audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful, thought-provoking texts that illuminate the intersections of identity, community, and expression. Beadle-Blair's writings challenge conventions and celebrate the transformative power of the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"national-theatre-connections-2025-by-may-sumbwanyambe-9781350542068","title":"National Theatre Connections 2025","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarking its 30th anniversary, \u003ci\u003eNational Theatre Connections 2025\u003c\/i\u003e draws together ten new plays for young people to perform, from some of the UK’s most exciting and popular playwrights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are plays for a generation of theatre-makers who want to ask questions, challenge assertions and test boundaries, and for those who love to invent and imagine a world of possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe plays offer young performers an engaging and diverse range of material to perform, read or study. Wrestling with themes like the cost-of-living crisis, activism, neurodiversity, the point and pointlessness of regret, human rights, and loneliness, this collection lays bare a rich and complex terrain in which students can fully immerse themselves, explore and discover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2025 anthology represents the full set of ten plays offered by the National Theatre 2025 Festival, as well as comprehensive workshop notes that give insights and inspiration for building characters, running rehearsals and staging a production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike candles on a 30th birthday cake, this collection is bright, striking and set to make a lasting impression – the culmination of the celebrations it also strikes a note of eager anticipation as the next chapter begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48010603004140,"sku":"9781350542068","price":51.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350542068-national-theatre-connections-2025.jpg?v=1785153312"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/rikki-beadle-blair.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}