{"product_id":"welkin","title":"Welkin","description":"\u003cp\u003eRural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley's Comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of twelve matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she's telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucy Kirkwood's play The Welkin premiered at the National Theatre, London, in January 2020, directed by James Macdonald and featuring Maxine Peake and Ria Zmitrowicz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fourth Wall Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57995728126287,"sku":"9781848429215","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1006\/6028\/1679\/files\/9781848429215.jpg?v=1781955922","url":"https:\/\/fourthwallbookshop.co.uk\/products\/welkin","provider":"Fourth Wall Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}