{"product_id":"red-velvet-9781350149137","title":"Red Velvet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Chakrabarti has crafted a rich psychological study that's also a shrewd portrait of the theatre as an institution - its vanities and strange conventions, its politics and sense of community, the opportunities it presents for both progress and blinkered traditionalism.\" \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1833. Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation, has collapsed on stage while playing Othello. A young black American actor has been asked to take over the role. But as the public riot in the streets over the abolition of slavery, how will the cast, critics and audience react to the revolution taking place in the theatre? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the true story of Ira Aldridge, an African-American actor who, in the nineteenth century, built an incredible reputation around the world. \u003ci\u003eRed Velvet \u003c\/i\u003epremiered at the Tricycle Theatre, London, in October 2012. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new Modern Classics edition features an introduction by Kenneth Branagh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chakrabarti, Lolita\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350149137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Lolita Chakrabarti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962861498443,"sku":"9781350149137","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_38b2f39c-8373-4f0e-bab2-83b702ec6661.jpg?v=1605739452","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/red-velvet-9781350149137","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}