{"product_id":"9781848424036-the-witch-of-edmonton","title":"The Witch of Edmonton","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eDekker, Ford and Rowley's remarkable play, published here in an RSC Prompt Book edition with introductions by key members of the creative team behind the RSC revival in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the village of Edmonton, Elizabeth Sawyer is shunned by her neighbours. A poor and lonely old woman, she is harassed and accused of being a witch. In her abject misery, she wishes that she really were bewitched and so able to have her revenge. Unluckily for Elizabeth and the villagers of Edmonton, someone with the power to grant that wish is listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst performed in 1621, \u003cem\u003eThe Witch of Edmonton\u003c\/em\u003e was based by its authors Thomas Dekker, John Ford and William Rowley on a real-life case of a woman accused of witchcraft. The play was revived by the Royal Shakespeare Company as part of its 2014 Roaring Girls season, in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, directed by RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran and with Eileen Atkins as Elizabeth Sawyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Prompt Book edition of the play features the text edited for the RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team, including Doran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41610634756193,"sku":"9781848424036","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26820557.jpg?v=1721291426","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848424036-the-witch-of-edmonton","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}