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Ideal for theatres, community groups, schools, and serious script lovers, full-length plays deliver the full experience: world, voice, and consequence—played out in real time, with nowhere to hide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"broken-river","title":"Broken River","description":"\u003cdiv data-breakout=\"normal\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-breakout=\"normal\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-breakout=\"normal\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-breakout=\"normal\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-breakout=\"normal\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Ty9C4\" id=\"viewer-4njl0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_5TbcM MP9Zu\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"Exewp\" data-hook=\"figure-IMAGE\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hook=\"image-viewer\" class=\"qW3Ua\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"4njl0\" class=\"_3Eesd _04b1m rV-M1\" data-hook=\"image-viewer-4njl0\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/00526b_880bb82280984573a9896785ad257f54~mv2.jpeg\/v1\/fill\/w_740,h_416,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto\/00526b_880bb82280984573a9896785ad257f54~mv2.jpeg\" alt=\"A rescue boat holds three passengers and one passenger drowns in the torrent of water pouring from a drinking glass, deliberately being poured by a malicious hand.\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.darrenbrealey.co.uk\/post\/broken-river-blog\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/00526b_880bb82280984573a9896785ad257f54~mv2.jpeg\/v1\/fill\/w_1170,h_658,al_c,q_85\/00526b_880bb82280984573a9896785ad257f54~mv2.jpeg\" draggable=\"false\" data-ssr-src-done=\"true\" data-load-done=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"vOU3n\" type=\"button\" data-hook=\"image-expand-button\" aria-label=\"Expand image\"\u003e\u003csvg viewbox=\"0 0 19 19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ygD6o\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M15.071 8.371V4.585l-4.355 4.356a.2.2 0 0 1-.283 0l-.374-.374a.2.2 0 0 1 0-.283l4.356-4.355h-3.786a.2.2 0 0 1-.2-.2V3.2c0-.11.09-.2.2-.2H16v5.371a.2.2 0 0 1-.2.2h-.529a.2.2 0 0 1-.2-.2zm-6.5 6.9v.529a.2.2 0 0 1-.2.2H3v-5.371c0-.11.09-.2.2-.2h.529c.11 0 .2.09.2.2v3.786l4.355-4.356a.2.2 0 0 1 .283 0l.374.374a.2.2 0 0 1 0 .283L4.585 15.07h3.786c.11 0 .2.09.2.2z\" fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"_2rIiu\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBroken River logo created by Mike Fletcher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-breakout=\"normal\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-breakout=\"normal\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"-Q4aO hw1z8 DcaPr o-zp-\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_2 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eBroken River\u003cspan class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e premiered at the 2023 Melbourne Fringe Festival with a stellar cast delivering a gritty production. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThis is Brealey's most engaging and captivating stage script to date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_2 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eBrealey cultivated somber characters in a contemporary story to deliver an addictive and hypnotising drama.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_2 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eBorn from two true-life stories culminating in family disruption after a parent passes. 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