Christopher Fry plays 1 by Christopher Fry

Christopher Fry plays 1 by Christopher Fry

To coincide with the centenary of his birth in December 1907, Oberon is pleased to be publishing three volumes of plays by Christopher Fry, one of the most influential playwrights of Britain in the twentieth century. In this volume Christopher Fry's most famous work, "The Lady's Not for Burning" - spring in his set of 'Seasonal Plays' - is joined by the summer play "A Yard of Sun", and a previously unpublished early play, "Siege", based on the story of Aucassin and Nicolette.

Christopher Fry was born Arthur Hammond Harris in 1907. After a short stint as a teacher, he renamed himself Christopher Fry, and during the 1930s worked in a variety of theatrical jobs. After the Second World War he began to make a name for himself as a verse dramatist with the one-act play A Phoenix Too Frequent and the full-length drama The Firstborn (both 1946). However, the major success of his career came with The Lady's Not for Burning in 1948, which ran for nine months in the West End and is still frequently revived. He later wrote screenplays for Hollywood, as well as plays, adaptations and essays.

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ISBN 13	9781840027716
ISBN 10	1840027711
Title	Christopher Fry plays 1
Author	Christopher Fry
Series	Oberon Modern Playwrights Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2007-10-01
Number of pages	140
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.