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Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > From 1900
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Warhawk
(Paperback)
Christopher Eastwood
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R258
Discovery Miles 2 580
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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This is the screenplay; of eight friends; who tell theri stories;
of their journey; of how they winded up; in their situation.
As Jeremy James Roberts come back; it seems that he needs a job; as
well as this two friends; when he does not; know; who to turn to;
it seems that; the pastor has an idea.
Nadezhda Ptushkina's plays reflect her keen interest in
constructing multidimensional characters that reflect the myriad
ways people are affected by today's turbulent world. Often writing
strong female roles, she does not shy away from exploring the
sometimes tragic implications that lie behind her comical, almost
farcical scenes. Ptushkina questions the nature of love, and
explores the boundaries between the spiritual and the base, the
constructive and the destructive, that lie within every human
being. Conflict between the sexes constitutes the core of
Ptushkina's plays, in which she warns the audience against
confusing sex and love. Ptushkina rejects any notion that men and
women are the same, seeing gender differences rather than
personality differences as the main source of tension between men
and women. Her plays thus dwell on this 'battle of the sexes' and
the resulting lack of respect for women that she sees in today's
Russia.In this new translation, western readers have a chance to
discover why Ptushkina's work holds such wide appeal in the Russian
theatre.
There is a secret society known to many as The Wall. For some,
people who are working behind the scenes to maintain order when the
law fails those that depend on the system for security. To others,
a ruthless group of vigilantes that are taking the laws into their
hands and destroying the very image of Justice. A eager reporter
gains the opportunity to interview a leader of a Wall cell and
during the interview, he listens to tales of members that are
different but come together for a disturbing conclusion. In a
country where not everyone can get justice because of reasons
outside of their control, there is a place to go. When criminals
break the laws and are freed on technicalities and cracks in the
system, they soon find that there are no technicalities or no
cracks when they face The Wall. Nobody can hide behind a flawed
system that protects the rights of those who don't deserve them.
The guilty may appear innocent but with resources provided by
unknown sources, they all break when they go head on with a society
of vigilantes. When the system that's meant to protect the people
it serves fails them, how do criminals not expect the people to
fight back?
Little Angels is told by a young woman suffering from PTSD who is
desperately trying to cope with her illness and regain her sense of
self and wellness. Peace of mind is found largely through humour in
the dark times. The book explores many contemporary issues such as
faith, relationships, hope, spirituality and addiction. It is a
book that we can all relate to and empathise with.
The Lion of Egerton Castle is a play set in Kenya. It explores
social and political issues in the colonial and postcolonial
periods in Kenya and delves into a popular rumour that Lord Egerton
built 'Egerton Castle' for a woman who jilted him because she
likened the castle to a pigeon's coop. Lord Maurice Egerton
(1874-1958) was the Fourth Baron Egerton of Tatton Park in
Cheshire, England. He first came to Kenya in the early 1920s and
built Egerton Castle between 1930 and 1940. He settled permanently
in Kenya and died at his castle on 30th January 1958 without an
heir. He was a close friend of Lord Delamere, also a settler
aristocrat from Cheshire. Both settlers owned thousands of acres of
land in Kenya and ran joint business ventures. Prof. Elizabeth
Orchardson-Mazrui is the author of The Seasons of the Jacarandas:
An Anthology of Stories Set in Kenya.
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Reflections
(Paperback)
Kathy Krantz Stewart, Steph Kimmel, Lori Howell
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R265
Discovery Miles 2 650
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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