{"product_id":"9781780013114","title":"Beauty and the Beast (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘I expect you have been told fairytales before. But you have never really heard a fairytale until you have heard it told by a real fairy.’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe theft of a single rose has monstrous consequences for Beauty and her father. Because this is no ordinary rose...and this is no ordinary fairytale. Narrated by a pair of mischievous fairies, a very helpful Rabbit, and a Thoughtsnatcher machine, this timeless story is sure to surprise, delight and enchant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA wild and twisted tale, full of exciting and intriguing challenges for drama groups wishing to stage their own production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Chock-full of clever ideas' - \u003ci\u003eWhatsonstage.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Clever, fast and endearing, with grand insults and proper jeopardy.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'the story is beautifully and touchingly told... a continuously inventive delight' - \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This new devised version is blessed with a sassy script by Lucy Kirkwood... Beauty-fully done' - \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152125247728,"sku":"9781780013114","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780013114_p0.jpg?v=1769890875","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780013114","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}