{"product_id":"9781780014098","title":"Lizzie Siddall (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gripping historical drama charting one woman's dazzling trajectory from model to lover to artist, to a tragic figure in her own right.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLondon, 1849. Lizzie Siddal is plucked from the obscurity of a bonnet shop to model for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood - an intoxicating group of young painters bent on revolutionising the Victorian art world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by their passion and ambition, she throws herself headlong into their lives and their art, nearly dying in the creation of Millais' \u003ci\u003eOphelia\u003c\/i\u003e. The painting is a triumph. But Lizzie wants more and dares to dream of being an artist herself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLizzie Siddal\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in November 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This is drama of the highest order, by turns funny, clever, provocative, infuriating, sad and enlightening' - \u003ci\u003eBroadwayWorld.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Jeremy Green's vigorous, entertaining and ultimately haunting play' - Libby Purves, \u003ci\u003eTheatre Cat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'does a great service in putting [this] little known story on stage' - \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'peppered with laughs... [a] tale of art, idealism and romantic disillusion and disappointment' - \u003ci\u003eThe Arts Desk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'remarkable... makes important arguments about the subservience of women in art' - \u003ci\u003eLondonist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'fascinating... [tackles] the still-relevant issue of how women's artistic achievements are often overshadowed by men's' - \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152229187824,"sku":"9781780014098","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780014098_p0.jpg?v=1763710744","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780014098","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}