{"product_id":"9781848425750-the-libertine","title":"The Libertine","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn incisive critique of life in an age of excess, based on the true story of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. This edition of the play was published alongside the 2016 production at the Theatre Royal Bath and Theatre Royal Haymarket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘I am up for it. All the time. That’s not a boast. Or an opinion. It is bone-hard medical fact.’\u2028\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. Charismatic poet, playwright and rake with a legendary appetite for excess. Yet when a chance encounter with an actress at the Playhouse sends him reeling, he is forced to reconsider everything he thinks and feels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith all the wit, flair and bawdiness of a Restoration comedy, Stephen Jeffreys’ brilliant play is an incisive critique of life in an age of excess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1994, \u003cem\u003eThe Libertine\u003c\/em\u003e has been staged around the world, was adapted for radio, and became a film. This edition of the play was published alongside the 2016 production at the Theatre Royal Bath and Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Terry Johnson and starring Dominic Cooper as Wilmot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449970241910,"sku":"9781848425750","price":9.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29787106.jpg?v=1760446974","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848425750-the-libertine","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}