{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-maria-marten-paperback","title":"The Ballad of Maria Marten - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeth Flintoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer, 1827. In a red barn in Suffolk, Maria Marten awaits her lover. A year later, hidden in a grain sack under the floor of the barn, Maria's body is found, barely identifiable--and the manhunt begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Red Barn Murder had all the hallmarks of a classic crime drama: a missing body, a country location, a disreputable squire and a village stuck in its age-old traditions. But whilst sending shockwaves throughout the country, Maria's own story was lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Maria Marten\u003c\/em\u003e rediscovers her story, bringing it back to vivid, urgent life. Beth Flintoff's thrilling play was first performed by an all-female cast in a production by Eastern Angles in July 2018. Subsequent national tours were produced with Eastern Angles by Matthew Linley Creative Projects in association with the Stephen Joseph Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeth Flintoff\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright and theatre director. Her plays include: \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Maria Marten\u003c\/em\u003e (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, and UK tour, 2020\/21); \u003cem\u003eThe Glove Thief\u003c\/em\u003e (2017, commissioned by Tonic Theatre Company as part of their Platform scheme in association with Nick Hern Books); \u003cem\u003eMatilda the Empress\u003c\/em\u003e (Reading Between the Lines, Reading, 2017); and \u003cem\u003eGreenham: One Hundred Years of War and Peace\u003c\/em\u003e (a large-scale site specific performance piece performed on Greenham Common in September 2017). She was the founding Artistic Director of new-writing fringe ensemble Debut Theatre Company, and was Outreach Director at The Watermill Theatre in Berkshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 5 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461806964914,"sku":"9781839040450","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b8ebdfee7704667e8c011aa4c0f623d4.webp?v=1778955935","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-ballad-of-maria-marten-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}