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An epic chronicle of the refugee experience, Beautiful Words weaves
together three very different stories of survival, told through the
eyes of three children in different times and places. The outcome
is heart-rending, humorous, and surprising by turns. From the
horrors of Auschwitz Concentration Camp in the final days of World
War II, to Taliban-ruled Kabul, to present day Australia, this
enthralling play presents a rich tapestry of human experience,
overlapping lives, and the bonds that unite generations.
The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its
up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series
features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays
and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of
new critical, stage and screen interpretations. This third edition
of Twelfth Night retains the text edited and annotated by Elizabeth
Story Donno for the first edition of 1985, and features an updated
introduction by Penny Gay, which focuses on recent scholarship and
performance history. Building on her Introduction to the second
edition, Gay stresses the play's theatricality, its elaborate
linguistic games and its complex use of Ovidian myths. She analyses
the delicate balance Shakespeare strikes in Twelfth Night between
romance and realism, and explores representations of gender,
sexuality and identity in the text. A selection of new photographs
completes the edition.
From Allie Esiri, editor of the bestselling A Poem for Every Day of
the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year, comes this
beautiful gift anthology of Shakespeare's works. Shakespeare For
Every Day of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 extracts
from Shakespeare's plays and poems. Each page of this unique book
features an extract - which might be a famous poem, quote or scene
- matched to the date it sits on - and an introductory paragraph
which gives readers a new window into the work, time and life of
the greatest writer in the English language. The book also includes
synopses of each play, a comprehensive timeline covering
Shakespeare's life, major historical events and offering context
for his works, and an index of works which gathers the extracts
under the title of the work they come from. Shakespeare for Every
Day of the Year is perfect for reading or sharing and brings you
Shakespeare's best-known and best-loved classics alongside lesser
known extracts. Esiri's entertaining and insightful thoughts on
each entry will fill your year with wonder, laughter, wisdom and
wit. 'Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is not just for
Christmas, but for all time.' - Helena Bonham Carter
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DNA
(Paperback)
Dennis Kelly
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R372
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A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and
cover the whole thing up. But when they find that the cover-up
unites them and brings harmony to their otherwise fractious lives,
where's the incentive to put things right? DNA is a poignant and,
sometimes, hilarious tale with a very dark heart. A contemporary
play for younger people,DNA opened at the National Theatre in
February 2008
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Bouncers
(Paperback)
John Godber, Jane Thornton
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One life in the hands of 12 women. Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the
country waits for Halley's comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang
for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12
matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she's
telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only
midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying
for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority,
and the devil in their midst. The Welkin premiered at the National
Theatre, London, in 2020, directed by James Macdonald and featuring
Maxine Peake and Ria Zmitrowicz. Lucy Kirkwood's other plays
include Mosquitoes, The Children, Chimerica (winner of the Olivier
Award for Best New Play, the Evening Standard Best Play Award, the
Critics' Circle Best New Play Award, and the Susan Smith Blackburn
Prize), NSFW and it felt empty when the heart went at first but it
is alright now.
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of "Macbeth "on the
left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation
on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains
- The complete text of the original play
- A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday
language
- A complete list of characters with descriptions
- Plenty of helpful commentary
Federico Garca Lorca was born near Granada in 1898. Initially set
on studying music in Paris, after his piano teacher died in 1916 he
became involved in a literary and artisitc group, including H G
Wells and Rudyard Kipling. This move towards a more literary life
eventually paid off. Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre) was written in
1932, and was first performed in Madrid in March 1933. It proved to
be the popular and critical success he'd been waiting for. When the
play was staged in Buenos Aires he even found himself confronted
with the prospect of wealth - a prospect that soon became a
reality. This prosperous, happy spell was short-lived though, as
the political situation in Spain altered under Franco, putting an
end to this time, and ultimately, his life. Lorca was executed on
August 18th 1936. Blood Wedding is based around the story of a
young woman who, unable to wed her lover is made to marry a more
suitable man. On the day of her wedding, however, La Novia (The
Bride) runs away with her lover (Leonardo), who is married with
children. A series of events ensues... Leonardo is the only
character in the play to have a name, the others all being
identified by their role: El Novio (The Groom), La Suegra (The
Mother-in-Law). As with many of Lorca's plays, symbolism is key,
with the moon and death personified. This is the first play in
Lorca's trilogy of rural tragedies, with Yerma and The House of
Bernarda Alba being second and third.
Subtitled 'A tragicomedy in two Acts', and famously described by
the Irish critic Vivien Mercier as a play in which 'nothing
happens, twice', En attendant Godot was first performed at the
Theatre de Babylone in Paris in 1953. It was translated into
English by Samuel Beckett, and Waiting for Godot opened at the Arts
Theatre in London in 1955. 'Go and see Waiting for Godot. At the
worst you will discover a curiosity, a four-leaved clover, a black
tulip; at the best something that will securely lodge in a corner
of your mind for as long as you live.' Harold Hobson, 7 August 1955
'I told him that if by Godot I had meant God I would have said God,
and not Godot. This seemed to disappoint him greatly.' Samuel
Beckett, 1955
Produced in 421 B.C., Peace is, in one respect, unique among
Aristophanes' plays. The typical Aristophanic plot takes its start
from something that is wrong with the current state of Athenian
life and which, while it may be capable in principle of being
corrected, stands next to no chance of ever being put right in
practice except by the methods of comic fantasy. Peace likewise
takes its start from something that is wrong with the current
situation - namely, as in Acharnians and Lysistrata, the continuing
war against the Peloponnesians; but on this occasion the wrong was
one that was actually on the point of being set right in the hard
world of reality. Aristophanes celebrates in anticipation of the
conclusion of the great war with Sparta. Peace, we are made to see,
is within the grasp of the Greek peoples; let them make one final
effort, and all difficulties and dangers will evaporate in the joys
of feasting and rustic leisure. This volume presents the Greek text
with facing-page translation, commentary and notes. The second
edition has been substantially updated with extensive addenda to
the Notes and Bibliography.
I'm really looking forward to robbing this bank! Mischief's
smash-and-grab hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast,
fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End! Summer
1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless
diamond. An escaped convict is dead set on pocketing the gem with
the help of his screwball sidekick, trickster girlfriend... and the
maintenance man. With mistaken identities, love triangles and
hidden agendas, even the most reputable can't be trusted. In a town
where everyone's a crook, who will end up bagging the jewel?
Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, the
creators of the Olivier Award-winning Best New Comedy The Play That
Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About A Bank
Robbery opened at the Criterion Theatre in London's West End in
April 2016. 'The best new comedy to open straight into the West End
in decades' Time Out 'Thrilling and daringly inventive' The
Guardian
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A View from the Bridge
(Paperback)
Arthur Miller; Volume editing by Julie Vatain-Corfdir; Series edited by Susan Abbotson
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R282
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The law is nature. The law is only a word for what has a right to
happen. When the law is wrong it's because it's unnatural, but in
this case it is natural and a river will drown you if you buck it
now. Let her go. And bless her. Set among Italian-Americans on the
Brooklyn waterfront, A View from the Bridge is the story of
longshoreman Eddie Carbone. When his wife's cousins arrive as
illegal immigrants from Italy, he is honoured to take them into his
house. But when his niece begins to fall in love with one of them,
Eddie grows increasingly suspicious, eventually precipitating his
violation of the moral and cultural codes of his community and
leading to the play's tragic finale. With its examination of the
themes of sexuality, responsibility, betrayal and vengeance, A View
from the Bridge is Miller at his best and a modern classic. This
new edition includes an introduction by Julie Vatain-Corfdir that
explores the play's production history as well as the dramatic,
thematic, and academic debates that surround it; a must-have
resource for any student exploring A View from the Bridge.
The moving account of the life and early death of a young female
activist, adapted from her own writings. Why did a 23-year old
woman leave her comfortable American life to stand between an
Israeli army bulldozer and a Palestinian home in the Gaza strip?
Compiled from her letters, diaries and emails by Alan Rickman and
Guardian journalist Katharine Viner, My Name is Rachel Corrie
recounts, in her own words, her short life and sudden death. My
Name is Rachel Corrie was first performed by Megan Dodds at the
Royal Court Theatre, London, in April 2005, winning Best New Play
at the 2006 WhatsOnStage Awards.
The complete Fleabag. Every Word. Every Side-eye. Every Fox.
Fleabag: The Scriptures includes the filming scripts and the
never-before-seen stage directions from the Golden Globe, Emmy and
BAFTA winning series. 'Perfect' Guardian 'Perfect' Daily Telegraph
'Perfect' Stylist 'Perfect' Independent 'Perfect' Evening Standard
'Perfect' Metro 'Perfect' Irish Times 'Perfect' RTE 'Perfect'
Spectator 'Perfect' Refinery29 'Perfect' Catholic Herald
'Perfection' Financial Times *** HAIRDRESSER NO. (pointing to
Claire) That is EXACTLY what she asked for. FLEABAG No it's not. We
want compensation. HAIRDRESSER Claire? CLAIRE I've got two
important meetings and I look like a pencil. HAIRDRESSER NO. Don't
blame me for your bad choices. Hair isn't everything. FLEABAG Wow.
HAIRDRESSER What? FLEABAG Hair. Is. Everything. We wish it wasn't
so we could actually think about something else occasionally. But
it is. It's the difference between a good day and a bad day. We're
meant to think that it is a symbol of power, a symbol of fertility,
some people are exploited for it and it pays your fucking bills.
Hair is everything, Anthony.
Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England use imaginary friends
to inject some excitement into their seemingly dull lives. Jack
Worthing invents a brother, "Ernest," whom he pretends to be in
order to visit his beloved Gwendolen in the city. Meanwhile, friend
Algy Moncrieff uses the name "Ernest" while visiting Jack's
beautiful young ward, Cecily in the country. Much confusion ensues
as the two women find out they have been deceived by their
"Ernests." Some would call this a society comedy; others, a
Victorian farce. Regardless of the term used, this full colour
graphic novel captures the era effortlessly. With an intricate
attention to detail, wonderful characterisation and dramatically
expressive and humorous artwork, this really is a graphic novel to
cherish.
These adaptations of four 1974 episodes of the BBC1 comedy series,
The Liver Birds, feature the two incompatible Liverpudlian girls,
Beryl and Sandra. What they have in common are a tiny flat,
boyfriend problems, and a passion for the latest fashion.
The Children of Heracles is a powerful and challenging tragedy of
exile and supplication. Driven from their homeland by Eurystheus,
king of Argos, the children of Heracles flee as fugitives
throughout Greece until they are granted protection in Athens.
However, their acceptance as political refugees threatens to cause
civil revolt among the Athenians and hostile invasion from the
Argives. The self-sacrifice of Heracles' daughter ensures a victory
for Athens and the Heraclidae, but Heracles' mother Alcmene refuses
to spare the life of Eurystheus, although he is a prisoner of war
protected by Athenian law. The play shows the amorality of the
powerful and the vulnerability of refugees in the most disturbing
terms, making for a drama of continuing moral and political
relevance to the modern world. Greek text with facing-page English
translation, introduction and commentary.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up
from working-class origins to the top of her game: defending,
cross-examining and winning. But an unexpected event forces her to
confront the patriarchal power of the law, where the burden of
proof and morality diverge. Prima Facie by Suzie Miller is an
award-winning play for a solo actor, taking us deep into a world
where emotion and integrity are in conflict with the rules of the
game. After several acclaimed productions in Australia and winning
the Australian Writers' Guild Award for Drama, the play received
its European premiere at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West
End in April 2022. It starred Jodie Comer, the Emmy and Bafta
Award-winning star of TV's Killing Eve, making her West End debut.
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