An irresistible stage delight The Fantasticks is a romantic comedy play in three acts by Edmond Rostand that brims with theatrical verve, playful language and a beguiling sense of mischief. Charm and mischief collide here. The threeact stage play condenses the pleasures of popular theatre into a compact, stageworthy experience a young lovers story that turns on love and mistaken identity and the small escalations of a family feud comedy. Lightweight in scale but rich in theatrical craft, it rewards firsttime readers and seasoned theatregoers alike, and is especially suited to performance study, amateur productions and a theater students collection. Directors and actors will find its economy of scenes inviting readers will enjoy the pace and rhetorical flourish that characterise belle epoque literature. Readable in isolation yet designed to sing onstage, it carries both the immediacy of live performance and the literary grace of latenineteenthcentury drama. Written at the close of nineteenthcentury France, this work sits comfortably within classic French drama and offers a lighter, comic counterpoint among plays by Edmond Rostand, the celebrated French romantic playwright whose name is synonymous with findesiecle theatre. As a cultural artefact of belle epoque literature it illuminates contemporary tastes for romance, wit and theatrical spectacle while remaining small enough for practical production. Its economy of action and clarity of voice make it an excellent choice...

Binding: Paperback;154 pages; Publisher: Alpha Editions; Classification: N/A; Weight: 356.32 g; Dimensions: N/A

Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.

Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.

Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.

Click here to view our full Returns Policy.