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Christopher Fry was the first dramatist after the war to bring to the English theatre not merely a national, but also an international, fame. It is difficult to exaggerate the sense of freshness and excitement that swept through the theatrical world when The Lady's Not for Burning, with the extraordinary brilliance of the fancies, the conceits, and the imagination of its dialogue, the originality of its verse-form, and the joyous mediaeval paradox of its story seemed to shatter the by then somnolent reign of naturalism on the British stage. (p. 13)
[Can You Find Me] is a book of unique character. It is the autobiography of an outstanding international dramatist of our time, who has achieved some of the most notable successes, and been played by some of the most famous actors and actresses of the age. Yet no mention is made of these things in Can You Find...
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