{"product_id":"grenfell-system-failure-scenes-from-the-inquiry-9781350401501","title":"Grenfell: System Failure: Scenes from the Inquiry","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrenfell: System Failure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e asks further vital questions raised by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry since the critically acclaimed 2021 play \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrenfell: Value Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased entirely on the words of those involved in the final phase of the Inquiry (which ended in November 2022), this new play interrogates why the testing regime failed to warn of the danger of installing inflammable materials, why manufacturers promoted such products with no regard to safety, why government regulations ignored the dangers and were not updated, and why politicians failed to ensure proper oversight. Through the testimonies of bereaved residents, it explores how they were failed by the London Fire Brigade on the night and abandoned by the Local Authority in the chaos of the fire's aftermath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis play is brought to the stage by the creative team responsible for \u003ci\u003eGrenfell: Value Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e at the Tabernacle, Birmingham Rep and on Channel 4, \u003ci\u003eThe Stephen Lawrence Inquiry - The Colour of Justice\u003c\/i\u003e at the Tricycle Theatre, the National Theatre, in the West End and on BBC TV, and the Olivier Award-winning Saville Inquiry play, \u003ci\u003eBloody Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15787010\"\u003eRichard Norton-Taylor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350401501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350401501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA003000\"\u003eEuropean | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Norton-Taylor is an editor, journalist and playwright, known for his work in documentary theatre. Several of his plays are based on transcripts of public enquiries, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of Justice \u003c\/i\u003e(Tricycle Theatre, 1999).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44521296003309,"sku":"9781350401501","price":19.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0ca20477-4898-4415-9919-c3275d92e40a.jpg?v=1701289170","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/grenfell-system-failure-scenes-from-the-inquiry-9781350401501","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}