{"product_id":"the-caucasian-chalk-circle-bertolt-brecht-9780713685947","title":"The Caucasian Chalk Circle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA morality masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Caucasian Chalk Circle\u003c\/i\u003e powerfully demonstrates Brecht's pioneering theatrical techniques. This version by Frank McGuinness was published to coincide with the National Theatre's production which toured the UK in 2007. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA servant girl sacrifices everything to protect a child abandoned in the heat of civil war. Order restored, she is made to confront the boy's biological mother in a legal contest over who deserves to keep him. The comical judge calls on an ancient tradition - the chalk circle - to resolve the dispute. Who wins? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis version by Frank McGuinness was first presented by the National Theatre in 1997 and revived in 2007, opening at the Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury, on 8 January.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bertolt Brecht\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0713685948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780713685947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Bertolt Brecht","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120108007679,"sku":"9780713685947","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3cc7275-3ea1-4a1e-a7dd-d5bed603d022.jpg?v=1687412593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-caucasian-chalk-circle-bertolt-brecht-9780713685947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}