{"product_id":"the-apology-9781350356504","title":"The Apology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI exist now. Don't tell me that I didn't exist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebefore.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow should a nation apologise for the crimes of its past? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeoul, 1991. She kept her silence for over forty years. Then Sun-Hee spoke out, igniting a fire that burns to this day. Yuna is about to uncover a shameful family secret. Priyanka, the first United Nations investigator into Violence Against Women, probes the harrowing circumstances of the WWII \"comfort women\". Three women's lives intertwine as they speak truth to power and confront the atrocity of Japanese military sexual slavery during wartime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on true accounts by survivors and historical documents, \u003ci\u003eThe Apology\u003c\/i\u003e is a play about what it takes to forgive. This edition is published to coincide with the world premiere at the Arcola Theatre, UK, in September 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15639478\"\u003eKyo Choi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350356504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350356506\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-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011030\"\u003eTheater | Playwriting\u003c\/a\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-DRA005000\"\u003eAsian | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKyo Choi\u003c\/b\u003e is a South Korean playwright and screenwriter based in London and Portugal. Her commissioned play by New Earth Theatre, \u003ci\u003eThe Apology\u003c\/i\u003e, will be staged at the Arcola Theatre in September 2022. Last year, she was commissioned by Royal Central School of Speech and Drama to write a play for a large cast - 16 MA Acting students - resulting in \u003ci\u003eGalapagos\u003c\/i\u003e, performed at Bridewell Theatre in March 2022. She is currently working on a new K-Pop musical commission. Previously, her play readings were staged at the Soho and Arcola Theatres. Kyo was a writer on attachment at the National Theatre Studio where there was a sharing of her play in development. As a screenwriter, she has recently written a landmark Lunar New Year episode for \u003ci\u003eHollyoaks\u003c\/i\u003e and is also working with Little House Productions on a biopic film about Wendi Murdoch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44432232546541,"sku":"9781350356504","price":19.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ae411b95-99fb-4e31-84d4-f60a6a1a1862.jpg?v=1700040252","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-apology-9781350356504","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}