{"product_id":"the-blue-bird-by-maurice-gavin-bantock-9798335506304","title":"THE BLUE BIRD, by Maurice Maeterlinck, Adapted by Gavin Bantock: Great Dramas for Student Actors, Vol. 6","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE BLUE BIRD\u003c\/b\u003e, by Maurice Maeterlinck, Adapted by Gavin Bantock\u003cbr\u003eGreat Dramas for Student Actors, Vol. 6 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe charming story, which appeals to all ages, of two children's search for the \u003cb\u003eBlue Bird\u003c\/b\u003e, the symbol of true happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA simple \u003cb\u003edream-fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e packed with profound thoughts. \u003cb\u003eDog\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCat\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFire\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWater\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBread\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCandy\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLight \u003c\/b\u003eall assume human shapes and teach us the true meanings of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe boy \u003cb\u003eTyltyl \u003c\/b\u003eand his sister \u003cb\u003eMytyl \u003c\/b\u003ehave exciting encounters with an ugly old fairy and a \u003cb\u003emagic diamond\u003c\/b\u003e; good and evil spirits of the past and future; horrors of darkness and disease; angry trees in the forest; greedy, selfish and lazy pleasure-seekers - and Time himself, sending out the not-yet born \u003cb\u003eBlue Children\u003c\/b\u003e to begin life on Earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere and what is the Blue Bird? Is it in the Land of Memory, the Palace of Night, in the dark Forest, or in the Palace of Happinesses? Is it in a Graveyard. Or in the Kingdom of the Future? Or is it to be found in the \u003cb\u003epure-minded joys\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ewarm-hearted attitudes\u003c\/b\u003e of life at home? Nothing is what it seems. Death turns into life, selfish pleasure turns into pain; and the Blue Bird seems not to be a real bird at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished by \u003cb\u003eFIRST SERVANT BOOKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Bantock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798335506304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Gavin Bantock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474406949119,"sku":"9798335506304","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_651a5c18-5f95-4096-82ac-1370080a7b61.jpg?v=1762316530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-blue-bird-by-maurice-gavin-bantock-9798335506304","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}