{"product_id":"fracked-or-please-dont-use-the-f-word-paperback","title":"Fracked!: Or: Please Don't Use the F-Word - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlistair Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow would you feel about sitting in front of that nice old village pub on a sunny afternoon while convoys of 40-ton tankers roll past six feet away?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeerland Energy's plans to drill for shale gas in the pretty village of Fenstock are going well. The company is looking at big profits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey can count on the support of distinguished scientists working in university departments funded by the energy companies while at local level, Councillor Pilbeam, Chair of the Planning Committee, seems to be open to lucrative offers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only slight snag is a ragged band of protesters, reluctantly led by retired academic Elizabeth Blackwood. Surely she's just another 'mad old biddy', as she's characterised by ruthless PR guru Joe Selby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new razor-sharp black comedy by Alistair Beaton takes a timely look at the conflicted core of planetary energy and earthly power. \u003ci\u003eFracked!\u003c\/i\u003e received its world premiere at the Chichester's Minerva Theatre on 8 July 2016.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlistair Beaton is a much-praised political satirist whose television work includes the BAFTA-nominated \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Tony Blair\u003c\/i\u003e and such classics as \u003ci\u003eSpitting Image\u003c\/i\u003e. His plays include the award-winning Feelgood in the West End and his version of Brecht's \u003ci\u003eThe Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui \u003c\/i\u003eat Chichester Festival Theatre and the West End (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53403716878643,"sku":"9781350012134","price":31.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/wXhEirTj3C9781350012134.webp?v=1779915346","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/fracked-or-please-dont-use-the-f-word-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}