{"product_id":"9781839043628-fanny","title":"Fanny","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA joyful and irreverent comedy about Felix Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny, celebrating music, family and – at last – the work of a composer overlooked because of her sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'You're not stupid for wanting things to change, Fanny – it's just that we have to play the music that gets handed to us.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Fanny Mendelssohn. You'll probably know of her younger brother Felix, from nineteenth-century smash hits like 'The Wedding March'. He was such a huge star that Queen Victoria requested a private concert, during which she sang her favourite of his compositions, a song called 'Italien'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe only problem is, that particular piece was actually composed by Fanny, though it was published under her brother's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Fanny intercepts the letter inviting Felix to play for the queen, she decides to hide it away, don her brother's clothes, and take his place at the palace…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalum Finlay's play \u003cem\u003eFanny\u003c\/em\u003e is a joyful and irreverent comedy celebrating music, family and – at last – the work of a composer overlooked because of her sex. It opened at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41617209819233,"sku":"9781839043628","price":9.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28546395.jpg?v=1722689839","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839043628-fanny","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}