{"product_id":"9781840027730","title":"Fry: Plays Three (The Firstborn, A Phoenix Too Frequent, A Sleep of Prisoners, Thor, With Angels, The Boy With a Cart, Caedmon Construed and A Ringing of Bells)","description":"\u003cbr\u003e The third volume of Christopher Fry's original stage work brings together his only fully-fledged tragedy - \u003ci\u003eThe Firstborn\u003c\/i\u003e, a vivid, urgent retelling of the Biblical story of Moses and the plagues of Egypt - and his six one-act plays, each revealing Fry's unique blend of humour and humanity. They include a lively romance set in a Roman tomb, which first gave theatregoers notice of Fry's bravura talents as a verse dramatist; the meditative, resonant \u003ci\u003eA Sleep of Prisoners\u003c\/i\u003e, which links the Biblically-inspired dreams of four British POWs during World War Two; the Dark Age fable \u003ci\u003eThor, with Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, with its characteristic themes of love and sacrifice; and two portraits of Anglo-Saxon churchmen, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy with a Cart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCaedmon Construed\u003c\/i\u003e (also known as \u003ci\u003eOne Thing More\u003c\/i\u003e), written fifty years apart. The collection concludes with Fry’s brief ‘conversational fantasy’ \u003ci\u003eA Ringing of Bells\u003c\/i\u003e, set on the eve of the millennium and written for his old school, Bedford Modern.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037846618352,"sku":"9781840027730","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781840027730_p0.jpg?v=1769893112","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781840027730","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}