{"product_id":"cyrano-de-bergerac-9781350610835","title":"Cyrano de Bergerac","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo master to serve, no leash to bear. I walk as I please, and I speak as I dare.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoet, soldier and philosopher. Cyrano de Bergerac burns with brilliance. He's fiercely funny and intensely romantic - but behind the veil of wit is one large problem: his nose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaunted by doubts and too proud to beg, he watches from the shadows as Roxane - bold, beautiful and seemingly unreachable - falls for another man, Christian. But this handsome, tongue-tied young suitor knows his only hope of charming Roxane is to seduce her with words. And only one person can help... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDirector Simon Evans (\u003ci\u003eStaged\u003c\/i\u003e) and Debris Stevenson (\u003ci\u003ePoet in da Corner\u003c\/i\u003e) bring new life to Edmond Rostand's thrilling, lyrical tale of love and lies, longing and disguise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Swan Theatre in September 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdmond Rostand \u003c\/b\u003e(1868-1918) was a playwright born out of his time. In a period when naturalism was the order of the day Rostand's plays seemed to hark back to a more romantic, chivalric period. His plays proved popular with the French public bolstered by a number of roles specifically created for the great Parisian actress Sarah Bernhardt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Evans\u003c\/b\u003e is a British theatre and television director, writer, and actor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDebris Stephenson\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, poet, writer and activist. Her debut grime-musical, \u003ci\u003ePoet in da Corner\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered at The Royal Court in 2018. \u003ci\u003ePoet in da Corner, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich Debris' wrote with Grime MC, Jammz and stared in, received 4-5 stars across the board and saw Debris' nominated for an Emerging Talent of The Year Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720937341202,"sku":"9781350610835","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e225c087-ad03-4c45-980f-1d0ebbfaa103.jpg?v=1762941846","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cyrano-de-bergerac-9781350610835","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}