{"product_id":"9781472584649","title":"Oh What A Lovely War","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOh What A Lovely War\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTheatre Workshop | Joan Littlewood | Steve Lewis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOh What a Lovely War\u003c\/i\u003e is a theatrical chronicle of the First World War,  told through the songs and documents of the period. Devised and first performed by  Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East,  London in 1963, it received the acclaim of London audiences and  critics. It won the Grand Prix of the Théâtre des Nations Festival in  Paris that year and has gone on to become a classic of the modern  theatre. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1969 a film version was made which extended the play's  popular success. The play is now on the standard reading list of schools  and universities around the UK and was revived by the Royal National  Theatre in 1998, and by the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, in 2014. This new edition of the play, published to coincide with the 2014 revival of the play at its original home on the centenary of World War I, is as edited by Joan  Littlewood and returns the script to its original version. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe edition includes an introduction by Joan Littlewood and an afterword by Victor Spinetti.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop company was set up at the end of the  war and started by touring in Wales, the industrial north and Scotland.  In 1953 they moved into the Theatre Royal, Stratford, London E15 and  remained there for the next eleven years during which time they built up  an international reputation. Their best work included classical  revivals like \u003ci\u003eVolpone \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Edward II\u003c\/i\u003e and new plays like \u003ci\u003eThe Quare Fellow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hostage\u003c\/i\u003e by Brendan Behan, \u003ci\u003eA Taste of Honey\u003c\/i\u003e by Shelagh Delaney and musical plays like\u003ci\u003e Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' Be\u003c\/i\u003e by Frank Norman and Lionel Bart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 April 2014\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\u003e9781472584649\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\u003e3.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53973846458508,"sku":"9781472584649","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_07902671-31ed-45b3-9937-04ec2c0ae3da.jpg?v=1787713274","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472584649","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}