{"product_id":"9781350077553","title":"Agnes Colander","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAgnes Colander\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHarley Granville Barker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe should all have been taught more of life and less good manners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is three years since Agnes, an artist, left her unfaithful husband Henry. Now he writes to her in her Kensington studio begging to reunite, but Agnes married young; her innocence has gone and her ambition and independence is growing. As she travels from London to France, Agnes finds herself torn between Otho, a worldly Danish artist and Alec, an infatuated younger suitor, between a longing to paint and be an independent woman and a yearning to be loved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis witty and compelling exploration of love, sexual attraction and independence was written in 1900 and unearthed among Granville Barker's papers in the British Library a century later. Revised by playwright and librettist Richard Nelson this edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Theatre Royal Bath in Spring 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHarley Granville Barker (1877-1946) was the most brilliant British director of the first quarter of the twentieth century. His best known plays, including \u003ci\u003eWaste \u003c\/i\u003e(banned by the Lord Chamberlain), were written as contributions to his Company's repertoire of provocative modern drama for a subsidised national theatre, a cause he championed in his book \u003ci\u003eA National Theatre: Scheme and Estimates\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eWaste \u003c\/i\u003ewas first presented by the Stage Society in 1907, before being revised and produced at the Westminster Theatre in 1936. Other plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Madras House\u003c\/i\u003e, first produced at Duke of York's Theatre, 1910; \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e His Majesty\u003c\/i\u003e, which received its first production at the Edinburgh International Festival by Orange Tree Theatre Company in 1992.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 April 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350077553\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332551016588,"sku":"9781350077553","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_28dd9a33-bff8-4e51-8c05-9b95e3c8fbb0.jpg?v=1783604052","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350077553","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}