{"product_id":"a-bunch-of-amateurs-paperback","title":"A Bunch of Amateurs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Hislop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford - only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the cast are a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers. Jefferson's monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson's career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself - along with his inner Lear \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"terrific comedy packed with killer comic dialogue... plenty of twists and turns\" ***** Whatsonstage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deliciously stuffed with Shakespeare...a laugh-a-minute\" **** Mail on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132974567559,"sku":"9780573113734","price":30.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9b0294324fc286f7e9d96a364d571274.webp?v=1732630998","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-bunch-of-amateurs-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}