{"product_id":"9781915603692-theatre-of-war","title":"Theatre of War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his wife now dead after a long illness, theatre producer Randolph Laine decides that he needs to get back on the road and plans to form a theatre company. Britain being in the second year of a world war seems only a small distraction.\u003c\/p\u003e. \u003cp\u003eWith his wife now dead after a long illness, theatre producer Randolph Laine decides that he needs to get back on the road and plans to form a theatre company. Britain being in the second year of a world war seems only a small distraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRandolph manages to acquire the money to fund the tour and pulls a company together – a disparate bunch, with their own histories that will come to the fore. They decamp to the east coast to perform a farce, and are joined by Billy Pryce, a young deserter, not long back from Dunkirk. His presence makes the mood of the company even more fractious than before. Do they hide the lad or turn him in?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal, witty and ultimately tragic, \u003cem\u003eTheatre of War\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating novel on the futility of war and the importance of theatre and art in difficult times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A novel full of laughter and tears. It transports us between the theatrical masks of Comedy and Tragedy' Ian Talbot OBE, actor and director  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Evocative, authentic and wistful' Michael Simkins, actor and author \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'It really does ring true. it would make an excellent film' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeter Purves, actor and television presenter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40836376363105,"sku":"9781915603692","price":11.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_14187410_jpg.jpg?v=1712879774","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781915603692-theatre-of-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}