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Returning to his childhood home, a man finds himself standing
beside the pond of the old Sussex farmhouse where he used to play.
When he meets an old friend, he is reminded of a name he has not
heard for many years: Lettie Hempstock. And is transported to his
12th birthday, when Lettie claimed that this wasn't a pond at all,
but an ocean... Plunged into 1983, our young protagonist struggles
with the ripples of a disturbing event that makes him question his
deepest assumptions about his fractured family. Striving to come to
terms with his newly unknowable world, together with his new friend
Lettie he must reckon with ancient forces that threaten to destroy
everything and in turn learn to trust others to find his own feet.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a thrilling feat of
storytelling in which fantasy, sci-fi, myth and imagination combine
in an adventure that unfolds right here, in our world.
Met die twee dramatekste in hierdie bundel het die talentvolle
Nicola Hanekom die teaterganger in die holte van haar hand. In
Trippie word die gehoor "passassiers" op 'n busrit deur die Karoo
en word 'n warboel van emosies op 'n boeiende en onvoorspelbare
wyse oopgevlek. Hol, 'n uitdagende eenvroutoneelstuk, neem die
wegholtempo van 'n moderne vrouelewe in oenskou.
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Dracula
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(Paperback)
John Godber, Jane Thornton, Bram Stoker; Screenplay by John Godber, Jane Thornton
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R295
Discovery Miles 2 950
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Written in 1897, Stoker's novel introduces the iconic character of
the vampire Count Dracula. Through a series of letters and diary
entries, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move
from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a
small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern
form as we know it today.
This comedy features a group of lawyers away for an important
weekend conference. Hugo Barnes desperately wants to be a High
Court Judge and has organised the conference - under the title
'Clean up the Bar' - to impress the new Lord Chancellor. Hugo's
friend and married colleague, Nick Willmott, has invited a young
solicitors' secretary along for the weekend. This decision
threatens Nick's marriage, Hugo's plans for a trouble-free
conference and both their reputations. Misunderstandings, narrow
escapes and attemped sexual infidelity combine with an unusual
undercurrent of family reconciliation and personal discovery.
This revised Student Edition includes an introduction by Bess
Rowen, Visiting Assistant Professor at Villanova University, US,
which looks in particular at the play's treatment of rape,
vulnerable people, mental institutions (especially in connection to
Williams's own family), sexuality and sexual desire. A Streetcar
Named Desire shows a turbulent confrontation between traditional
values in the American South - an old-world graciousness and beauty
running decoratively to seed - set against the rough-edged,
aggressive materialism of the new world. Through the vividly
characterised figures of Southern belle Blanche Dubois, seeking
refuge from physical ugliness in decayed gentility, and her brutal
brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski, Tennessee Williams dramatises his
sense of the South's past as still active and often destructive in
modern America. METHUEN DRAMA STUDENT EDITIONS are expertly
annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and
classic repertoires. A well as the complete text of the play
itself, this volume contains: * A chronology of the play and the
playwright's life and work * An introductory discussion of the
social, political, cultural and economic context in which the play
was originally conceived and created * A succinct overview of the
creation processes followed and subsequent performance history of
the piece * An analysis of, and commentary on, some of the major
themes and specific issues addressed by the text * A bibliography
of suggested primary and secondary materials for further study
Anthony Neilson is often described as one of the most exciting and
challenging voices in contemporary British theatre. For over two
decades he has acquired a reputation for innovation and
experimentation in both writing and directing having worked with
companies such as The Royal Court, The RSC and the National
Theatre. This third play collection of his most recent major works
brings together five plays in publication for the first time,
offering an important documentary of his original work since 2008.
Relocated (2008) originally premiered at the Royal Court, directed
by the author, where it was described as a "sinister mystery" play
and "not an experience for the faint-hearted...morally challenging
and riveting...leaves an indelible stain on the memory" (The
Times). Get Santa! (2010) is a magical, musical and mischievous
Christmas show with a fresh moral featuring music by Nick Powell.
It's Christmas Eve but Holly isn't happy. All she's ever wanted
from Santa is to meet her real Dad for the first time. And every
time, Santa's failed to deliver, bringing lots of useless presents
instead. Well, Holly's had enough. This year she has a plan. She's
going to wait up and trap Santa when he arrives and get from him
the only present she's ever wanted. Narrative (2013) originally
premiered at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. Devised throughout
rehearsal with a seven-strong cast it's a play about storytelling
and the narratives of our everyday lives. Unreachable (2016) was
described as an "intoxicatingly chaotic comedy" (Time Out) which
follows a film director on an obsessive quest to capture the
perfect light. Originally running at the Royal Court Theatre in a
production that starred Matt Smith, it broke boundaries by offering
audiences a digital insight into the rehearsal process through
online content which documented and shaped the devising process.
The Prudes (2018) is a comedy about relationships in the current
sexual climate; and a vicious satire on the male response to it.
Jess and Jimmy haven't done it in a year. Fourteen months and four
days to be exact. It's definitely not the seven year itch - they've
been together nine. Now they're coming together in a last-ditch
effort to re-boot their sex life and save their relationship. But a
lot has changed in a year; for them and for the world. Described as
a "smart, sketchy, amusing, awkward, stimulating two-hander" (The
Times), it originally premiered at the Royal Court Upstairs.
Published to coincide with his adaptation of The Tell-Tale Heart at
the National Theatre in December 2018, this play collection is an
important and unique anthology of a major international voice of
contemporary theatre.
Niru is a young Bengali woman married to an English colonial
bureaucrat - Tom. Tom loves Niru, exoticising her as a frivolous
plaything to be admired and kept; but Niru has a long-kept secret,
and just as she thinks she is almost free of it, it threatens to
bring her life crashing down around her. Tanika Gupta reimagines
Ibsen's classic play of gender politics through the lens of British
colonialism, offering a bold, female perspective exploring themes
of ownership and race.
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