{"product_id":"the-witch-of-edmonton-paperback-3","title":"The Witch of Edmonton - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Dekker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Ford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Rowley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the village of Edmonton, Elizabeth Sawyer is shunned by her neighbours. A poor and lonely old woman, she is harassed and accused of being a witch. In her abject misery, she wishes that she really were bewitched and so able to have her revenge. Unluckily for Elizabeth and the villagers of Edmonton, someone with the power to grant that wish is listening. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst performed in 1621, \u003ci\u003eThe Witch of Edmonton\u003c\/i\u003e was based by its authors Thomas Dekker, John Ford and William Rowley on a real-life case of a woman accused of witchcraft. The play was revived by the Royal Shakespeare Company as part of its 2014 Roaring Girls season, in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, directed by RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran and with Eileen Atkins as Elizabeth Sawyer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition of the play features the text edited for the RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team, including Doran.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Dekker\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohn Ford\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWilliam Rowley\u003c\/b\u003e were Jacobean dramatists writing between 1600 and 1635. Regular collaborators, on plays such as \u003ci\u003eThe Changeling\u003c\/i\u003e (Rowley and Middleton), \u003ci\u003eWestward Ho\u003c\/i\u003e (Dekker and Webster), John Ford enjoyed the greatest individual success with his masterpiece \u003ci\u003e'Tis Pity She's A Whore\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165653799047,"sku":"9781848424036","price":32.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d660f28093d85d9d2063593b3ece9b29.webp?v=1733315128","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-witch-of-edmonton-paperback-3","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}