{"product_id":"destiny-paperback-13","title":"Destiny - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFlorence Espeut-Nickless\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey're sayin I brought it on myself.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOh yeah, they've heard about me. Basically it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003emust've been my fault cause I'm me, Destiny.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDestiny dreams big. She dreams glamour. She's gonna be an MTV Base backing dancer, you watch. If J-Lo can make it outta the Bronx then Destiny can make it off the Hill Rise estate in Chippenham. She's\u003cbr\u003efearless, ferocious and up for the fight (she's had to be). Born below the breadline, she's desperate to see beyond the neighbourhood and find hope in hopelessness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis monologue follows the story of a teenage girl growing up on a rural Wiltshire council estate. After a big night out takes a turn for the worst, Destiny's life spirals out of control as she desperately tries to learn how to love and be loved. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorence Espeut-Nickless' debut play is a recipient of The Pleasance's 2021 National Partnerships Award with Bristol Old Vic FERMENT and was shortlisted for Theatre West's Write On Women Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorence Espeut-Nickless\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and actor from Chippenham in Wiltshire, a town with no theatre and limited access to it. She writes for both stage and screen about and with working class communities in the South West in the hope of making the arts more accessible to everyone, regardless of background and geographical location. She is the Writer in Residence at Pentabus Theatre, an Open Session Writer at Bristol Old Vic and an associate artist at Strike a Light, as part of the Let Artists Be Artists programme. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer debut play \u003ci\u003eDestiny \u003c\/i\u003etoured the Southwest, following a run at the Pleasance London as part of their National Partnerships Award with Bristol Old Vic FERMENT. Her second play \u003ci\u003eBlinded By Your Grace\u003c\/i\u003e is being developed with support from MAYK, Strike A Light, Wiltshire Creative and Wild Child.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734719959103,"sku":"9781350354197","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6e3834d2f50b8a454a7d332bf6b1cb85.webp?v=1765140858","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/destiny-paperback-13","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}