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Death and the Maiden (Paperback, New edition): Ariel Dorfman Death and the Maiden (Paperback, New edition)
Ariel Dorfman
R294 R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Save R43 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A classic of 20th-century theatre, Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden ran for a year in the West End, was a hit on Broadway and was filmed by Roman Polanski starring Ben Kingsley and Sigourney Weaver. A woman seeks revenge when the man she believes to have been her torturer happens to re-enter her life. Death and the Maiden was given a first reading at the Institute for Contemporary Art in London in November 1990. After a workshop production staged in Santiago, Chile, in March 1991, the play had its world premiere at the Royal Court Upstairs, London, in July 1991, transferring to the Main Stage at the Royal Court in October. The play then transferred to the West End, at the Duke of York's Theatre, in February 1992. Death and the Maiden won the 1992 Olivier Award for Best New Play.

Fifty Key Irish Plays (Paperback): Shaun Richards Fifty Key Irish Plays (Paperback)
Shaun Richards
R915 Discovery Miles 9 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first and only book to survey the canon of Irish drama, from an inclusive and international perspective. Aimed specifically at undergraduate students covering Irish drama, either as part of broader studies in modern drama or a specific degree unit. No other books currently available deal with the Irish canon.

The Servant of Two Masters (Paperback): Rosa Campagnaro The Servant of Two Masters (Paperback)
Rosa Campagnaro; Carlo Goldini
R400 R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Save R46 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
My Children! My Africa! (TCG) (Paperback, 1st ed): Athol Fugard My Children! My Africa! (TCG) (Paperback, 1st ed)
Athol Fugard
R398 R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Save R74 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The search for a means to an end to apartheid erupts into conflict between a black township youth and his "old-fashioned" black teacher.

Equestrian Drama - An Anthology of Plays (Hardcover): Kimberly Poppiti Equestrian Drama - An Anthology of Plays (Hardcover)
Kimberly Poppiti
R4,080 Discovery Miles 40 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Presents and contextualizes a carefully selected collection of noteworthy equestrian drama. Contains the annotated play scripts for Timour the Tartar by Matthew Lewis, The Battle of Waterloo by J.H. Amherst, Mazeppa by Henry M. Milner, and The Whip by Henry Hamilton and Cecil Raleigh. An online supplement to this book is available to provide readers with additional content relating to this collection.

The Remains of Logan Dankworth (Paperback): Luke Wright The Remains of Logan Dankworth (Paperback)
Luke Wright 1
R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

I believed that Fukayama line: the end of history. But History didn't end, did it? Logan Dankworth, columnist and Twitter warrior, grew up romanticising the political turmoil of the 1980s. Now, as the EU Referendum looms he is determined to be in the fray of the biggest political battle for years. Meanwhile, Logan's wife Megan wants to leave London to better raise their daughter. As tensions rise at home and across the nation, something is set to be lost forever. The third of Luke Wright's trilogy of political verse plays looks at trust and privilege in the age of Brexit. "Poet Luke Wright doesn't mince his words. His performances rumble with rage, passion and humour. They are also peppered with brilliantly smart observations. You will leave his show brimming with energy, heart pounding and brain whirring." The Guardian

Fifty Key Irish Plays (Hardcover): Shaun Richards Fifty Key Irish Plays (Hardcover)
Shaun Richards
R2,950 Discovery Miles 29 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first and only book to survey the canon of Irish drama, from an inclusive and international perspective. Aimed specifically at undergraduate students covering Irish drama, either as part of broader studies in modern drama or a specific degree unit. No other books currently available deal with the Irish canon.

Caligari (Paperback): Georgie Bailey Caligari (Paperback)
Georgie Bailey; Created by ChewBoy Productions
R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Winner of New Diorama, Underbelly and Methuen Drama's Untapped Award 2022 A new Caligari comes to life - accompanied by a five-piece band. Embracing the long shadows and broad brushstrokes of German expressionism, Caligari exposes parallels between post-war Weimar and the UK today: an ever-widening class divide, a subconscious need for a tyrant, and an unwillingness to rebel against deranged authority. The doctor's victims take centre stage in this minty-fresh take on the German horror cult-classic, written by Georgie Bailey and presented by Off West End Award-winning ChewBoy Productions. This edition was published to coincide with the production at Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh, in August 2022.

Blanket Ban (Paperback): Davinia Hamilton, Marta Vella Blanket Ban (Paperback)
Davinia Hamilton, Marta Vella; Created by Chalk Line Theatre
R322 Discovery Miles 3 220 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Winner of New Diorama, Underbelly and Methuen Drama's Untapped Award 2022 Sometimes I'm afraid of this play. Malta: Catholic kitsch, golden sun, deep blue sea, Eurovision - and a blanket ban on abortion. Propelled by three years of interviews with anonymous contributors and their own lived experience, actors and activists Marta and Davinia interrogate Malta's restrictions on the freedom of women. What does it mean for your home to boast the world's most progressive LGBTQIA+ rights, leading transgender laws - and a population that is almost unanimously anti-choice? Blanket Ban is a rallying cry from award-winning Chalk Line Theatre. This edition was published to coincide with the production at Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh, in August 2022.

No Villain (Paperback): Arthur Miller No Villain (Paperback)
Arthur Miller
R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Skriker (Paperback): Caryl Churchill The Skriker (Paperback)
Caryl Churchill
R295 R238 Discovery Miles 2 380 Save R57 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Premiered at the Royal National Theater, this extraordinary new play by one of Britain's leading playwrights combines English folk tales with modern urban life. In terms of its language alone, it is as exciting and challenging on the page as on the stage.

The play follows the Skriker, 'a shapeshifter and death portent, ancient and damaged', in its search for love and revenge as it pursues two young women to London, changing its shape at every new encounter. Along with the Skriker come Raw head and bloody bones, the Kelpie, the Green Lady, Black Dog and more, till the whole country is swarming with enticing and angry creatures that have burst from the underworld.

Psychodrama (Paperback): Matt Wilkinson Psychodrama (Paperback)
Matt Wilkinson
R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Dress by Ganni. Bra by Coco de Mer. Knife by Stanley. A gripping revenge tale about an actress in her 40s under investigation for the murder of an auteur theatre director whilst rehearsing a stage production of Hitchcock's Psycho. A whip-smart take on what it means to be middle-aged and female in an industry captivated by stardust and beauty. This edition was published to coincide with the run at The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 2022.

Kieran Hurley Plays 1 - Hitch; Beats; Heads Up; Mouthpiece; The Enemy (Paperback): Kieran Hurley Kieran Hurley Plays 1 - Hitch; Beats; Heads Up; Mouthpiece; The Enemy (Paperback)
Kieran Hurley
R583 Discovery Miles 5 830 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Multi-award-winning Scottish playwright Kieran Hurley has been making waves since the early 2010s with his vivid storytelling and searing honesty, creating plays acutely concerned with society and community, and deeply enmeshed in Scotland's local political context. Tracking the evolution of Hurley's work from his early solo shows to his later large-cast plays and featuring an introduction by Scottish theatre critic Joyce McMillan, this is an exciting collection showcasing one of the UK's most exciting creators of politically-engaged theatre. The plays collected are: Hitch (2010): a previously unpublished solo show about Hurley's hitchhiking trip to the 2009 G8 meeting in L'Aquila, exploring the meaning of political protest. Beats (2012): a coming-of-age story exploring the aftermath of the 1994 Criminal Justice Act outlawing raves. It was adapted into a film in 2019, garnering nominations for BIFA Best Debut Screenplay and WGGB Best Screenplay. Heads Up (2016): a ferocious piece of storytelling asking what we would do if we found ourselves at the end of our world as we know it. (Winner of the Fringe First Award 2016.) Mouthpiece (2018): an unflinching Edinburgh-centric two-hander which examines whether it's possible to tell someone else's story without exploiting them along the way. (Winner of the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award 2019.) The Enemy (2021): a provocative and timely drama offering a uniquely Scottish take on Henrik Ibsen's timeless work An Enemy of the People.

Journey's End (Hardcover, 1 New Ed): RC Sherriff Journey's End (Hardcover, 1 New Ed)
RC Sherriff
R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This play deals with the horror and futility of trench warfare, as Captain Stanhope and his officers await attack in their dugout.

Please, Feel Free to Share (Paperback): Rachel Causer Please, Feel Free to Share (Paperback)
Rachel Causer
R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"Everyone is constructing themselves. I'm just conscious of doing it. More than that, I'm a sculptor of it. I am a fucking artist." Finalist: Popcorn Writing Award 2021 Alex is a social success. Her Instagram boasts a montage of members-only rooftops, inexplicably sunny days and clinking glasses - like after like after like! When her father dies, Alex reluctantly joins a bereavement group. She shares a little, and then lies... a lot. And it feels good - like the 'likes', but live, and just like that, Alex is hooked. Please, Feel Free to Share by Rachel Causer is a dynamic, darkly comic, one-woman show about our personal addictions, the never-ending pursuit of 'likes' and our growing desire to share all. This play was developed by Scatterjam, a female-led production company that are committed to creating innovative shows that actively challenge commonly held preconceptions and celebrate the comedic potential of doing so. They are the makers of the Offie-Nominated play When It Happens.

Rainer (Paperback): Max Wilkinson Rainer (Paperback)
Max Wilkinson
R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Some guys listen to music, some guys like to sing. I like to work people out. Rainer is a solitary delivery rider, moving across London, delivering food to whoever will summon her. From luxury flats to leafy suburbs, she loves to create stories in her head, re-imagining London as one of her favourite sci-fi films or Scorsese's Taxi Driver. She loves her life. Until reality starts to slip and she begins forgetting stuff - even the city she knows so well. And when her one-time lover Jack disappears, when her mum keeps on calling, she has to ask herself: is everything really okay? A one-woman show partly inspired by Dylan Thomas's Under Milkwood, Rainer is a celebration of a city and the people within it, seen and unseen. It was a finalist for Samuel French's Off-Broadway Award, longlisted for Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award and winner of the Prix Royal competition in Paris. This edition was published to coincide with the production at the Arcola Theatre, London, in June 2022.

The Ferryman (Paperback): Jez Butterworth The Ferryman (Paperback)
Jez Butterworth 1
R302 R260 Discovery Miles 2 600 Save R42 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Vanishing. It's a powerful word, that. A powerful word.' County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 1981. The Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest. A day of hard work on the land and a traditional night of feasting and celebrations lie ahead. But this year they will be interrupted by a visitor. Developed by Sonia Friedman Productions, Jez Butterworth's play The Ferryman premiered to huge acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in April 2017, before transferring to the West End and then Broadway. The production was directed by Sam Mendes. It went on to win the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play, and the Critics' Circle, Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards for Best New Play. It also won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Play.

Isidlamlilo / The Fire Eater (Paperback): Neil Coppen, Mpume Mthombeni Isidlamlilo / The Fire Eater (Paperback)
Neil Coppen, Mpume Mthombeni; Foreword by Kira Erwin
R180 R129 Discovery Miles 1 290 Save R51 (28%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

An electrifying one-woman play inspired by the true story of a woman who served as a political assassin during South Africa’s transition to democracy. As the protagonist confronts her past, she becomes a powerful symbol of defiance and compassion in a story of resistance and survival in a conflict-torn country.

Isidlamlilo/ The Fire Eater is an electrifying one-woman play inspired by the true story of a woman who served as a political assassin in the build-up to South Africa’s first democratic elections. Zenzile Maseko, the protagonist, is a 60-year-old Zulu grandmother living in a women’s hostel in Durban. Falsely declared dead by the Department of Home Affairs, she finds herself cast into a Kafkaesque nightmare that forces her to confront her past.

Flown in on the wings of the Impundulu (the lightning bird), Zenzile’s story weaves a magical and terrifying tapestry. She draws on myth, religious symbolism and traditional beliefs as she shares the realities – at times brutal, at times forgiving – of survival in South Africa. Her story touches on what it means to live through political violence, the transition to democracy, the brutality of inequality, health epidemics like HIV/AIDS, patriarchy, and the apathetic bureaucracy of government departments.

Ultimately, Isidlamlilo / The Fire Eater offers a critical and unflinching look at the eddying cycles of violence and revenge that play out across generations. Yet it is most of all a story about regeneration and redemption that speaks to both the country’s haunted past and its present-day complexities.

Isidlamlilo / The Fire Eater will appeal to teachers, high school learners, and tertiary students in theatre, drama and English studies.

Meteor Shower (Paperback): Steve Martin Meteor Shower (Paperback)
Steve Martin
R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Corky and Norm are excited to host Gerald and Laura at their home in the valley outside Los Angeles to watch a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower. But as the stars come out and the conversation gets rolling, it becomes clear that Gerald and Laura might not be all that they appear to be. Over the course of a crazy, starlit dinner party, the wildly unexpected occurs. The couples begin to flirt and insanity reigns. Martin, using his trademark absurdist humor, bends the fluid nature of time and reality to create a surprising and unforgettably funny new play.

Angels in America (Paperback, New edition): Tony Kushner Angels in America (Paperback, New edition)
Tony Kushner 1
R404 R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Save R39 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Originally premiered in Britain at the National Theatre, London, where it won the Evening Standard Best Play Award, Tony Kushner's Angels in America went on to win two Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This volume contains both Part One: Millennium Approaches and Part Two: Perestroika, plus 45 pages of bonus material including a new introduction by the playwright, a full production history, deleted scenes, and notes on staging. It was published alongside a new production in 2017 at the National Theatre, London, directed by Marianne Elliott and starring Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Nathan Lane, James McArdle and Russell Tovey.

Yerma (Paperback): Gwynne Edwards Yerma (Paperback)
Gwynne Edwards; Federico Garcia Lorca; Introduction by Gwynne Edwards; Translated by Gwynne Edwards
R345 Discovery Miles 3 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Yerma (meaning 'Barren') is one of three tragic plays about peasants and rural life that make up Lorca's 'rural trilogy'. It is possibly Lorca's harshest play following a woman's Herculean struggle against the curse of infertility. The woman's barrenness becomes a metaphor for her marriage in a traditional society that denies women sexual or social equality. Her desperate desire for a child drives her to commit a terrible crime at the end of the play. This Student Edition comes complete with a full introduction; plot synopsis; commentary on characters, context and themes; bibliography; chronology, and questions for study.

Emilia (Paperback): Morgan Lloyd Malcolm Emilia (Paperback)
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
R350 Discovery Miles 3 500 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Winner of the Noel Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy at the 2020 Olivier Awards In 1611 Emilia Bassano wrote a volume of radical, feminist and subversive poetry. It was one of the first published collections of poetry written by a woman in England. The little we know of Emilia Bassano is restricted to the possibility that she may have been the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's Sonnets - and the rest of HerStory has been erased by History. Morgan has taken what we know of Bassano, and her poetry, to create this lively, witty play.

Who Cares (Paperback): Ruth Cochrane Who Cares (Paperback)
Ruth Cochrane
R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Salford alone, 34,000 children are caring for someone. Adapted from real-life testimonies, this bold and pertinent piece of documentary theatre examines our failing care system, the impact of austerity and what happens when a child becomes the parent. Jade, Connor and Nicole all care for parents and siblings. They must juggle school and homework with caring for family members, making appointments, collecting prescriptions and running the home. Their hidden lives of caring have impacted their education, social life and health. Their testimonies are woven together, alongside those of social workers and parents, in this hard-hitting play. "It's tear-jerking throughout - accidents, abuse, disability, depression and suicide, all born on the backs of teenagers - and infuriating, too. Woodhead's script, filleted from interviews with real people who really faced these issues, points the finger squarely at austerity and its crippling effects on local councils and the services they can provide." (The Stage) A gripping verbatim theatre production based on a year of interviews that offers a rare insight into a year in the lives of young carers.

Earthquakes in London (Paperback): Mike Bartlett Earthquakes in London (Paperback)
Mike Bartlett; Volume editing by Bridget Escolme
R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

It's Cabaret, we've got our heads down and we're dancing and drinking as fast as we can. The enemy is on its way, but this time it doesn't have guns and gas it has storms and earthquakes, fire and brimstone.... You were the glimmer. At the end of the tunnel. And you went out. Earthquakes in London is a fast and furious metropolitan crash of people, scenes and decades, as three sisters attempt to navigate their dislocated lives and loves, while their dysfunctional father, a brilliant scientist, predicts global catastrophe. The play deals, through amplified theatricality, with a range of contemporary issues from population growth to climate change. An all-pervasive fear of the future and a guilty pleasure in the excesses of the present drive Mike Bartlett's epic rollercoaster of a play from 1968 to 2525 and back again. Earthquakes in London first published in 2010 and has subsequently become a much-produced and widely studied drama text. It is published here as a Student Edition alongside commentary and notes by Bridget Escolme. The ancillary material is geared at students and includes: - an introduction outlining the play's plot, character, themes context and performance history - the full text of the play - a chronology of the playwright's life and work - extensive textual notes - questions for further study - an interview with the playwright

The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Paperback, 2nd edition): Bertolt Brecht The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Bertolt Brecht; Edited by Kristopher Imbrigotta; Translated by James Stern, Tania Stern, W.H Auden
R285 R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Save R15 (5%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child. Thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother. Written while Brecht was in exile in the United States during the Second World War, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a politically charged, much-revived and complex example of Brecht's epic theatre. This new Student Edition contains introductory commentary and notes by Kristopher Imbrigotta from the University of Puget Sound, US, offering a much-needed contemporary perspective on the play. The introduction covers: - narrative structure: play about a play within a play ("circle") - songs and music - justice and social systems - context: Brecht, exile, WWII, socialism - notions of collective and class - fable and story adaptation, folk fairy tale

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