{"product_id":"coward-plays-volume-seven","title":"Coward Plays: Volume Seven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Seventh volume in the Coward Collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e On \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuadrille\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \"Miss Fontanne plays the madcap Marchioness with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecrackle and sheen of a five-pound note. Her eyes mock marvellously, her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evoice cuts like a knife into a wedding cake, and the scene in Act \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree, on the eve of her elopement with Mr. Lung, is as delicious as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecrushed ice.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1952.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The idea of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeace in Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoward wrote \"was conceived in Paris shortly after the Liberation. . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI began to suspect that the physical effect of four years intermittent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebombing is far less damaging to the intrinsic character of a nation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethan the spiritual effect of four years enemy occupation.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evolume also contains four pieces from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTonight at 8.30\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sequence: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Were Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"provides a marvelously compact illustration of the way \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe English public school spirit prevails even in moments of strenuous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epassion.\" \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadow Play\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a musical fantasy. . . which gave Gertie and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eme a chance to sing as romantically as we could, dance in the moonlight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand, we hoped, convince the audience that we were very fascinating \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eindeed\"; and \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily Album\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - a sly satire on Victorian hypocrisy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eadorned with an unobtrusive but agreeable musical score. It was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estylised both in its decor and its performance, was a joy to play and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprovided the whole talented company with good parts.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Chamber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclosely based on Coward's experiences trying to co-ordinate his Actors' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrphanage charity committee, is published here for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55536692363640,"sku":"9780413734006","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/9780413734006.jpg?v=1776850318","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/zh-hans\/products\/coward-plays-volume-seven","provider":"National Theatre Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}