Beauty And The Beast (Nick Hern Book)

"The timeless tale of Beauty and the Beast recounts the story of a brave young girl who leaves her beloved, if chaotic, family to discover the mysteries of passion, imagination and love in the glorious Palace of the Beast." "Laurence Boswell's new version for the Royal Shakespeare Company takes us on a breathtaking journey from the formal grandeur of 18th-century Paris to the bewitching splendour of the Beast's Palace, the house of dreams and secret desires." "Premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Beauty and the Beast is a show to make audiences smile in recognition and jump with unexpected delight - a feast for the imagination."--BOOK JACKET.