{"product_id":"matchbox-theatre-michael-frayn-9781941147504","title":"Matchbox Theatre: Thirty Short Entertainments","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatchbox Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e presents a sketch show in miniature: thirty short entertainments by Michael Frayn, author of \u003ci\u003eSkios\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNoises Off\u003c\/i\u003e, 'the funniest farce ever written' (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thirty snatches of people talking. To each other, to the world at large, to themselves, to no one. Heard, unheard. Overheard, half-heard. On telephones, into microphones. In a crypt, an airport, an orchestra pit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These tiny plays are offered here for performance in the smallest theatre in the world: the theatre of your own imagination. The scripts are provided. Everything else - casting, set design, ice cream sales - is up to you . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Michael Frayn is the most philosophical comic writer - and the most comic philosophical writer - of our time.' Michael Arditti, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Frayn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194114750X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941147504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Valancourt Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/31\/2015 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2014","brand":"Michael Frayn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983902507263,"sku":"9781941147504","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_003c236a-2e2e-468d-8ae2-0f260d81656f.jpg?v=1683269378","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/matchbox-theatre-michael-frayn-9781941147504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}