{"product_id":"9781840027716","title":"Fry: Plays One","description":"\u003cb\u003eIncludes the plays The Lady's Not for Burning, A Yard of Sun and Siege\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this volume of Christopher Fry's original stage work, his most famous play The Lady's Not for Burning — 'Spring' in his set of 'Seasonal Plays' — is joined by the 'Summer' play A Yard of Sun, written in the mid—1930's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelebrated for the sensuousness and joyous wit of its language, The Lady's Not for Burning is a key play in the revival of verse drama in the 1940's, and the scale of its success made Fry one of the most famous playwrights of his day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Yard of Sun, Fry's last full—length stage play, is set in Siena just after the end of World War Two. Without ignoring the struggles and privations of war, the play is funny, touching and ultimately optimistic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the medieval story of Aucassin and Nicolette and conceived as a form of 'pageant', Siege with its mixing of verse and prose, sprawling structure, employment of different speech patterns and deliberately contemporary touches, gives a unique insight into Fry's development as a stage—craftsman.","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719980191805,"sku":"9781840027716","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781840027716_p0.jpg?v=1771574247","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781840027716","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}