{"product_id":"priestley-plays-four-9781849432177","title":"Priestley Plays Four","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo little known Priestley plays, which, while they are quite different, have important features in common. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 31st of June \u003c\/i\u003eis a comedy set partly in an advertising agency and partly in a medieval castle; \u003ci\u003eJenny Villiers \u003c\/i\u003eis a serious play set backstage in an old provincial theatre. But both exploit elements of Time. In the \u003ci\u003e31st of June\u003c\/i\u003e scenes switch between modern times and the middle ages, while characters move between both. There are kings, company bosses, princesses, fashion models, dwarves and two rival magicians. causing confusion and romance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Villiers\u003c\/i\u003e examines life in the Theatre. The doubts of the present are confronted by players from the past, and a jaded playwright recovers his faith in the Theatre. Both plays were performed on the stage, but later rewritten and published as novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ.B. Priestley: Born in Bradford, he was educated there and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. His reputation as a dramatist was established by \u003ci\u003eDangerous Corner, Time and the Conways\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; other plays on space-time themes, as well as popular comedies such as \u003ci\u003eLaburnum Grove\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; his psychological mystery, \u003ci\u003eAn Inspector Calls\u003c\/i\u003e. Best known as a writer of novels, Priestley was also master of the essay form. He was an astute, original and controversial commentator on contemporary society.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50363429290258,"sku":"9781849432177","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_adcc67af-d82e-4439-9737-b54714069a5a.jpg?v=1728414001","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/priestley-plays-four-9781849432177","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}