{"product_id":"9781839040450-the-ballad-of-maria-marten","title":"The Ballad of Maria Marten","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thrilling play based on the nineteenth-century Red Barn Murder in Suffolk, rediscovering the lost story of the murder victim, Maria Marten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'It's been a year since I died, and still nobody has found me.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummer, 1827. In a red barn in Suffolk, Maria Marten awaits her lover. A year later, hidden in a grain sack under the floor of the barn, Maria's body is found, barely identifiable - and the manhunt begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Barn Murder had all the hallmarks of a classic crime drama: a missing body, a country location, a disreputable squire and a village stuck in its age-old traditions. But whilst sending shockwaves throughout the country, Maria's own story was lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Maria Marten\u003c\/em\u003e rediscovers her story, bringing it back to vivid, urgent life. Beth Flintoff's thrilling play was first performed by an all-female cast in a production by Eastern Angles in July 2018. Subsequent national tours were produced with Eastern Angles by Matthew Linley Creative Projects in association with the Stephen Joseph Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450759917942,"sku":"9781839040450","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27262843.jpg?v=1760453929","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839040450-the-ballad-of-maria-marten","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}