{"product_id":"barnes-plays-1-by-peter-barnes-9780413621801","title":"Barnes Plays: 1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA selection of plays by \u003cem\u003eone of the most original and biting comic writers working in Britain\u003c\/em\u003e (The Times).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ruling Class\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eis a scorching and savage tragedy, yet its jokes are innumerable... they throw wide open the windows of your mind, they enlarge your field of vision and they blow away the accumulated dust of ages\u003c\/em\u003e (Sunday Times).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeonardo's Last Supper\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNoonday Demons\u003c\/em\u003e are \u003cem\u003etwo ironic plays of delusion... Peter Barnes' dialogue is rich in surprising verbal twists, intellectual allusions and splendid jokes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bewitched\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cem\u003ea feast for intellectuals as well as a rollicking example of folk theatre\u003c\/em\u003e (Plays and Players).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaughter\u003c\/em\u003e is a vicious satire on comedy itself, and \u003cem\u003eBarnes' People\u003c\/em\u003e are eight monologues written for some of the great stars of the English stage which \u003cem\u003elet the listener into a whole and private world... their jokes in the face of existence were both burning and bitter\u003c\/em\u003e (Daily Telegraph).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeter Barnes is one of the unrecognised geniuses of the English theatre\u003c\/em\u003e (Plays and Players).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470067679468,"sku":"9780413621801","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780413621801-barnes-plays-1.jpg?v=1775211438","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/barnes-plays-1-by-peter-barnes-9780413621801","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}