{"product_id":"punk-rock-by-simon-stephens-9781408126363","title":"Punk Rock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Everything human beings do finishes up bad in the end. Everything good human beings ever make is built on something monstrous. Nothing lasts. We certainly won't…’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on his experience as a teacher, Stephens describes his play as ‘\u003ci\u003eThe History Boys\u003c\/i\u003e on crack’. It explores the underlying tensions and potential violence in a group of affluent, articulate seventeen-year-old students. Contemporary and unnerving, with elements of \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePunk Rock\u003c\/i\u003e follows the story of seven sixth-formers as they face up to the pressures of teenage life, while preparing for their mock A-level exams and trying to get into Oxbridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey are a group of educated, intelligent and aspirational young people but step-by-step, the dislocation, disjunction and latent violence simmering under the surface of prosperity is revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597546340588,"sku":"9781408126363","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781408126363-punk-rock.jpg?v=1777957130","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/punk-rock-by-simon-stephens-9781408126363","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}