{"product_id":"stephen-jeffreys-stephen-jeffreys-9781848427839","title":"Stephen Jeffreys: Plays","description":"Included here are his first big success, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eValued Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a comedy of manners about the property market which won both the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Awards; a riotous farce set in the time of Elizabeth I, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Clink\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, in which a stand-up comedian becomes involved in the political skulduggery surrounding the ailing queen; an autobiographical drama set in 1966, \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Going Concern\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, about a washed-up family business; and Jeffreys' smash-hit, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Libertine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Restoration romp about the licentious Earl of Rochester, much revived and also filmed with Johnny Depp. \u003cp\u003eRounding off the volume are two previously unpublished plays: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterruptions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, inspired by Jeffreys' interest in the collective aspect of politics and his fascination with the Japanese aesthetic principle of Jo-ha-kyu; and a very likable, short autobiographical monologue, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinsbury Park\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, all six plays represent the impressively wide range of topics and styles that Jeffreys can embrace. Above all, each one of them is intensely and enjoyably theatrical to its very core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Jeffreys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848427832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848427839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 1.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Jeffreys","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938979643647,"sku":"9781848427839","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f8c6d7ac-84c4-469a-abfb-5053d701613e.jpg?v=1681438788","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stephen-jeffreys-stephen-jeffreys-9781848427839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}