{"product_id":"9781848425071-mr-footes-other-leg","title":"Mr Foote's Other Leg","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Kelly’s riotously funny play, based on his award-winning biography of Samuel Foote, explores our obsession with celebrities, through the true story of the Oscar Wilde of the 18th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Georgian London no one is more famous than Samuel Foote. Satirist, impressionist and dangerous comedian, friend of David Garrick and Dr Johnson, he is a bona fide celebrity in an age obsessed with fame. He even has the ear of the King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Foote finds himself at the centre of a media storm – and under the surgeon’s knife – there’s only one question on everyone’s lips: does fame make you mad?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on Ian Kelly’s award-winning biography, \u003cem\u003eMr Foote’s Other Leg\u003c\/em\u003e is a riotously funny play exploring our obsession with celebrities, through the true story of the Oscar Wilde of the eighteenth century. It premiered at Hampstead Theatre in September 2015, in a production directed by Richard Eyre and featuring Simon Russell Beale as Foote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Written with panache and wit – as lively and entertaining a historical biography as you are ever likely to read’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e on Ian Kelly’s biography of Samuel Foote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41606892748897,"sku":"9781848425071","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26795121.jpg?v=1721291859","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848425071-mr-footes-other-leg","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}