{"product_id":"grand-scheme-of-things","title":"Grand Scheme Of Things","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'This blistering story puts you in mind of last year's blockbuster hit, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Yellowface \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;. . . Enjoyable, riotously mischievous and gleefully direct, without losing nuance or lapsing into caricature'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Daily Mail\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Meet Relebogile Naledi Mpho Moruakgomo.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;Or, for short, \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Eddie\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;: an aspiring playwright who dreams of making it big in London's theatre world. But after repeated rejections from white talent agents, Eddie suspects her non-white sounding name might be the problem.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Enter Hugo Lawrence Smith: \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;good looking, well-connected, charismatic and . . . very white. Stifled by his law degree and looking for a way out of the corporate world, he finds a kindred spirit in Eddie after a chance encounter at a cafe.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Together they devise a plan  which will see Eddie's play on stage and Hugo's name in lights and expose the theatre world for its racism and hollow clout-chasing. But as their plan spins wildly out of control, Eddie and Hugo find themselves wondering if their reputations, and their friendship, can survive.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395476627838,"sku":"NW9781804441299","price":9.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781804441299.jpg?v=1778624244","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/grand-scheme-of-things","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}