{"product_id":"wocl-arthur-miller-plays-1","title":"Wocl Arthur Miller Plays 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The greatest American dramatist of our age.\" (\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this collected works, five of Arthur Miller''s most-produced and popular plays are brought together in a new edition, alongside an exclusive introduction by Ivo van Hove, the celebrated contemporary director of Miller''s works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll five plays were written by Miller within a ten-year period which began with his first Broadway hit, \u003ci\u003eAll My Sons\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1947 which led Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times to state that ''theatre has acquired a genuine new talent.'' This was followed in 1949 by his exploration of the American Dream in \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Salesman, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich went on to win the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/i\u003e followed in 1953, produced during the McCarthy era and becoming a parable of the witch-hunting practices of a government determined to root-out Communists. \u003ci\u003eA View from the Bridge, \u003c\/i\u003eoriginally performed in 1955, concerns the lives of longshoremen in the Brooklyn waterfront and has remained one of Miller''s most produced plays. Originally presented as a one-act companion piece to \u003ci\u003eA Memory of Two Mondays\u003c\/i\u003e, both plays explore the dreams and working lives of ordinary Americans in the early decades of the 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFreshly edited and featuring a bold new design, this updated edition of \u003ci\u003eArthur Miller Plays 1 \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-have for theatre fans and students alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314079048062,"sku":"NW9781350277519","price":20.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781350277519.jpg?v=1778530661","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/wocl-arthur-miller-plays-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}