{"product_id":"indian-ink","title":"Indian Ink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStoppard''s rich and moving meditation on art and love, set against one of the great shifts of history, as India regained its independence from the grip of the British Empire. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you don''t start learning to take you''ll never be shot of us. Nothing else counts. It''s your country, and we''ve got it. Everything else is bosh.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlora Crewe, a noted young Bloomsbury Group poet travelling India in 1930, has her portrait painted by a local artist, Nirad Das. More than fifty years later, the artist''s son visits Flora''s sister, Mrs Swan, in London while Flora''s would-be biographer is following a cold trail in India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndian Ink \u003c\/i\u003ewas first performed at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, and opened at the Aldwych Theatre, London, in 1995. The play was revived at Hampstead Theatre, London, in December 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481538765173,"sku":"9780571403936","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571403936.jpg?v=1786089806","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/indian-ink","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}