{"product_id":"choir-paperback","title":"Choir - 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\u003eGurpreet Kaur Bhatti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorgan runs a community choir who meet weekly in a room above the local pub to sing great pop songs, chat and drink. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's Paul, a former West End performer who now does local radio voiceovers; Esther and Joy, best friends who can't stand each other; Anna, whose seemingly perfect life hides a secret; Ken, good egg and perennial loser; and Sheila, dark horse and pathological liar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe choir are busy rehearsing a concert to raise money for young Freddie to go to music college. And when a TV producer invites them to perform on national television, Morgan seizes her opportunity to hit the big time.\u003cbr\u003eBut - are her eccentric group up to it? And what is Morgan prepared to sacrifice to get the acclaim she so desires? Home truths are revealed and secrets laid bare in this feelgood comedy with music, which explores loneliness and connection while celebrating the joy and power of community art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition of \u003ci\u003eChoir \u003c\/i\u003ewas published to coincide with the production at Chichester Festival Theatre in August 2025.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGurpreet Kaur Bhatti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewrites for stage, screen and radio. Her first play \u003ci\u003eBehsharam (Shameless)\u003c\/i\u003e broke box office records at Soho Theatre and the Birmingham Rep. \u003ci\u003eBehzti (Dishonour)\u003c\/i\u003e was sensationally closed after protests at the Birmingham Rep in December 2004. \u003ci\u003eBehzti\u003c\/i\u003e won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the play was then translated into French and did sell-out tours in France and Belgium. \u003ci\u003eBehud (Beyond Belief)\u003c\/i\u003e was co-produced by Soho Theatre and Coventry Belgrade and shortlisted for the John Whiting Award. \u003ci\u003eKhandan\u003c\/i\u003e had a sell out run at the Birmingham Rep before transferring to the Royal Court. Her latest play \u003ci\u003eA Kind Of People\u003c\/i\u003e opened at the Royal Court Downstairs in December 2019. Other credits include \u003ci\u003eElephant\u003c\/i\u003e, Birmingham Rep; \u003ci\u003eDishoom\u003c\/i\u003e, Rifco\/Watford Palace Theatre, \u003ci\u003eFourteen\u003c\/i\u003e, Watford Palace Theatre; the feature film \u003ci\u003eEverywhere And Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDCI Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, Radio 4; \u003ci\u003eLondonee\u003c\/i\u003e, Rich Mix; \u003ci\u003eDead Meat\u003c\/i\u003e, Channel 4 and \u003ci\u003eAn Enemy Of The People\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC World Service). Her first collection of plays, \u003ci\u003eGurpreet Kaur Bhatti: PLAYS ONE\u003c\/i\u003e, is published by Oberon Books. She is currently writing screenplays for Moonage Pictures, Cuba Pictures and Martha Stone Productions. She is also adapting Sathnam Sanghera's \u003ci\u003eMarriage Material\u003c\/i\u003e for the Birmingham Rep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154188566591,"sku":"9781350588684","price":25.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/lCGoZ3yW449781350588684.webp?v=1776954555","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/choir-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}