{"product_id":"9781350671485","title":"Cyrano de Bergerac","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEdmond Rostand | Simon Evans | Debris Stevenson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo master to serve, no leash to bear. I walk as I please, and I speak as I dare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoet. Soldier. Philosopher. Cyrano de Bergerac burns with brilliance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiercely funny and intensely romantic, Cyrano lives by his words and his sword. Haunted by doubts about his own appearance, he watched from the shadows as Roxane falls for another man. Handsome but hopeless with words, Christian turns to the one person who can help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Simon Evans (\u003ci\u003eStaged\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dazzle\u003c\/i\u003e) and co-adapted with Debris Stevenson (\u003ci\u003ePoet in Da Corner\u003c\/i\u003e), Edmond Rostand's timeless classic is reimagined with exhilarating wit, lyricism and heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new and updated edition was published to coincide with the West End transfer at the Noël Coward Theatre in June 2026, following the sold-out and critically-acclaimed run with the Royal Shakespeare Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmond Rostand (1868-1918) was a playwright born out of his time. In a period when naturalism was the order of the day Rostand's plays seemed to hark back to a more romantic, chivalric period. His plays proved popular with the French public bolstered by a number of roles specifically created for the great Parisian actress Sarah Bernhardt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Evans is a British theatre and television director, writer, and actor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDebris Stephenson is an artist, poet, writer and activist. Her debut grime-musical, \u003ci\u003ePoet in da Corner\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered at The Royal Court in 2018. \u003ci\u003ePoet in da Corner, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich Debris' wrote with Grime MC, Jammz and stared in, received 4-5 stars across the board and saw Debris' nominated for an Emerging Talent of The Year Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350671485\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223604035724,"sku":"9781350671485","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_fa8a381f-d463-404d-be24-5549b9915f52.jpg?v=1783078651","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350671485","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}