{"product_id":"9781840027723","title":"Fry: Plays Two (Venus Observed; The Dark Is Light Enough; Curtmantle)","description":"\u003cbr\u003e This volume of Christopher Fry's original stage work concludes his 'Season Plays' with \u003ci\u003eVenus Observed\u003c\/i\u003e ('Autumn') and \u003ci\u003eThe Dark is Light Enough\u003c\/i\u003e ('Winter').\u003cbr\u003eIn the first of these, commissioned by Laurence Olivier, a confident but ageing duke asks his grown-up son to choose a new wife for him. Written with a superbly light touch, this is a surprisingly reflective play about love, power and forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dark is Light Enough\u003c\/i\u003e, set during Hungary's revolt against Austria in the 1850s, concerns an imperious, inscrutable aristocrat who seems prepared to sacrifice family and household for the sake of her daughter's scapegrace ex-husband.\u003cbr\u003eAlso included is Fry's biographical play about King henry II, \u003ci\u003eCurtmantle\u003c\/i\u003e. Working with the 'epic' theatrical style of the time and utilising a new, leaner verse language, Fry captures Henry's energy, quick wit and quick temper, his relationship with Thomas Becket - Chancellor and friend, Archbishop and enemy - and his ultimately tragic struggles with his four ambitious sons.","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037811458288,"sku":"9781840027723","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781840027723_p0.jpg?v=1763739628","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781840027723","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}