{"product_id":"a-bunch-of-amateurs-ian-hislop-9780573113734","title":"A Bunch of Amateurs","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford - only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the cast are a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers. Jefferson's monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson's career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself - along with his inner Lear \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"terrific comedy packed with killer comic dialogue... plenty of twists and turns\" ***** Whatsonstage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deliciously stuffed with Shakespeare...a laugh-a-minute\" **** Mail on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Hislop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0573113734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780573113734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel French Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Ian Hislop","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059289157887,"sku":"9780573113734","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f1b51d9-2b0e-4c50-96bf-815f7f63593b.jpg?v=1685057335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-bunch-of-amateurs-ian-hislop-9780573113734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}