{"product_id":"the-prince-of-homburg-9781840022674","title":"The Prince of Homburg","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Tell me, please - is this a dream?'\u003cbr\u003eThe night before he leads his troops into battle, the prince of Homburg strips off his uniform and goes sleepwalking. Moonstruck, his mind races with a young man's fantasies - love, ambition and victory. But when the morning comes, a single reckless act of disobediance sets in motion a chain of events that leads inexorable to the one thing he never dreamt would happen; his own death.\u003cbr\u003eHeinrich von Kleist is one of the most enigmatic figures in theatre history. Driven to suicide at the age of 34, he left behind him seven extraordinary plays. Unperformed during his own lifetime, The Prince of Homburg is now regarded as von Kleist's masterpiece and is one of the most mysterious and beautiful plays of the nineteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeil Bartlett's production opened at the RSC Stratford in January 2002, and transferred to the Lyric Theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeinrich von Kleist is one of the most enigmatic figures in theatre history. Driven to suicide at the age of 34, he left behind him seven extraordinary plays. Unperformed during his own lifetime, The Prince of Homburg is now regarded as von Kleist's masterpiece and is one of the most mysterious and beautiful plays of the nineteenth century. Neil Bartlett is one of his generation's most respected and innovative theatre directors. His highly individual translations of French and German classical theatre, and charcteristically theatrical adaptations of Dickens, most of them originated while he was Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith in London, have been played around the world. His plays have premiered at the Royal Court, at the Manchester International Festival and at the National Theatre in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900654522642,"sku":"9781840022674","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_731a4b1f-35f5-42bc-8a59-fefe6381e05f.jpg?v=1738390789","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-prince-of-homburg-9781840022674","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}