{"product_id":"fanny","title":"Fanny","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'You're not stupid for wanting things to change, Fanny – it's just that we have to play the music that gets handed to us.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Fanny Mendelssohn. You'll probably know of her younger brother Felix, from nineteenth-century smash hits like 'The Wedding March'. He was such a huge star that Queen Victoria requested a private concert, during which she sang her favourite of his compositions, a song called 'Italien'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe only problem is, that particular piece was actually composed by Fanny, though it was published under her brother's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Fanny intercepts the letter inviting Felix to play for the queen, she decides to hide it away, don her brother's clothes, and take his place at the palace…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCalum Finlay's play \u003cem\u003eFanny\u003c\/em\u003e is a joyful and irreverent comedy celebrating music, family and – at last – the work of a composer overlooked because of her sex. It opened at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49728424182104,"sku":"9781839043628","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781839043628_a028050a-aa9e-4c03-b651-0b15b27bcc6b.jpg?v=1777069845","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/fanny","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}