{"product_id":"9781408126707","title":"Caucasian Chalk Circle","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCaucasian Chalk Circle\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBertolt Brecht | Alistair Beaton\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe city burns in the heat of civil war and a servant girl sacrifices everything to protect an abandoned child. But when peace is finally restored, the boy's mother comes to claim him. Calling upon the ancient tradition of the Chalk Circle, a comical judge sets about resolving the dispute. But in a culture of corruption and deception, who wins? Written by the grand master of storytelling and peopled with vivid and amusing characters, this is one of the greatest plays of the last century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCaucasian Chalk Circle\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by award-winning writer Alistair Beaton, who also wrote the bitingly witty stage play \u003ci\u003eFeelgood\u003c\/i\u003e and the celebrated TV dramas \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Tony Blair \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Very Social Secretary\u003c\/i\u003e. The play was toured by Shared Experience in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose writing has had a major influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera, The Life of Galileo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMother Courage and her Children.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlistair Beaton's plays and translations include \u003ci\u003eFeelgood, King of Hearts \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFollow My Leader \u003c\/i\u003eand Max Frisch's \u003ci\u003eThe Arsonists\u003c\/i\u003e. For television, he wrote the award-winning \u003ci\u003eA Very Social Secretary \u003c\/i\u003e(2005) and the Channel 4 film \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Tony Blair \u003c\/i\u003e(2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 November 2010\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\u003e9781408126707\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\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63412902494348,"sku":"9781408126707","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_23cfeb7b-819a-4818-b124-cf67721e7350.jpg?v=1792539463","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781408126707","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}