{"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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. B. Priestley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Modern Playwrights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849432177","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42826555883657,"sku":"9781849432177","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f9c48a1e-582d-439f-8852-0ebbe8728587.jpg?v=1721708000","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/priestley-plays-four-9781849432177","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}