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Do you know what I believe in? I believe in us. Me and you, right
here. This town was once an incredible place. We have to have
courage to fight for it again. Hero or enemy? Who can actually tell
the difference? Everything is going to be fine, better than fine,
in fact there's nothing that can't be achieved if everyone just
believes a little. That's what the town's MP, Mick, thinks. He's
optimistic, positively boosterish about his plan for the town. He
just wants the naysayers to pipe down. But there's a problem. His
sister, Dr Rhiannon Powell, has discovered that the project appears
to be polluting the town's water supply. Mick sold the town a story
about the future, but what will happen when reality looks to tear
that story apart? Is Mick a hero of the people, or is he in fact
their enemy? Brad Birch's bold new reimagining of Ibsen's An Enemy
of the People pits the personal against the political and facts
against emotion. A Hero of the People is a gripping contemporary
drama for our times.
You don't want to go to war on this, Tom. I mean, not now. Not
after everything. You don't want to lose more than you can afford.
Brad Birch (Pinter Commission winner, 2016) takes Ibsen's An Enemy
of the People into the centre of a very modern scandal. How does
Tom Stockmann keep both people and press on side when he makes a
discovery about the town's prestigious new Spa? A taut and rigorous
adaptation of Ibsen's classic play, En Folkfiende examines the
faultlines of municipal power as media, politics and the public
good come head to head in a thrilling drama of the conflict between
the personal and the public. En Folkefiende premiered at Royal
Welsh College of Music and Drama in May 2016 ahead of a production
at the Pleasance, Edinburgh, in August 2016.
This is the person I am now. It's the person I want to be, should
have been for a long time. We got dark, Sophie. Things got dark,
and I...I'm better now. I'm in a better place... Once our lives are
touched by tragedy, can we ever truly move on? Sophie and Tom's
relationship fell apart in the aftermath of a catastrophe. Four
years on, as they come face to face once again, the aftershocks of
that fateful day can still be felt. Tremor is a play about now.
It's about how we choose to see things and live our lives in a
world riven with tension, anxiety and division. This thrilling new
play by Brad Birch, recipient of the Harold Pinter Commission,
offers a taut, intense and thrilling two-hander.
Birch Plays: 1 celebrates the work of Welsh writer Brad Birch.
Winner of the 2016 Harold Pinter Commission for the Royal Court
Theatre Birch is the writer in residence at Undeb Theatre and is
currently on attachment at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the
National Theatre. His work has been produced by the Royal Court,
Sherman Cymru, Theatre503 and the National Youth Theatre as well as
around the world in Russia, the USA, Italy, Germany and Spain.
Bringing together plays from throughout his career to date this
remarkable collection includes a selection of previously published
and unpublished works along with an introduction by the author.
Where the Shot Rabbits Lay (Royal Court, 2012) - "There are some
lovely grace notes in Brad Birch's intimate father-son tale" (Time
Out London) Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall
(Soho Theatre, 2013) - "a lovely play of sharp edges, falsehoods
and unsaid thoughts, twinning great humour and strong emotion
throughout" (WhatsOnStage) The Brink (Orange Tree, 2016) - "short,
sharp, shockingly entertaining" (The Guardian) Black Mountain
(Paines Plough Roundabout, Edinburgh, 2017) - "This is a real
rarity: a psychological thriller that feels psychologically
accurate - and it actually thrills too." (Scotsman)
Theatre has a funny way of getting to the heart of who we are now
and - particularly in the case of Connections - who we are going to
be. Drawing together the work of nine leading playwrights, National
Theatre Connections 2018 features work by some of the most exciting
contemporary playwrights. Gathered together in one volume, the
plays offer young performers an engaging selection of material to
perform, read or study. From friends building bridges and siblings
breaking down walls; girls making their voice heard and boys
searching for home; and not forgetting a band of unlikely action
heroes taking control of the weather. The anthology contains nine
play scripts along with imaginative production notes and exercises,
as well as a short introduction to the writing process for the
tenth Connections play [ BLANK ] by Alice Birch. National Theatre
Connections is an annual festival which brings new plays for young
people to schools and youth theatres across the UK and Ireland.
Commissioning exciting work from leading playwrights, the festival
exposes actors aged 13-19 to the world of professional
theatre-making, giving them full control of a theatrical production
- from costume and set design to stage management and marketing
campaigns. NT Connections have published over 150 original plays
and regularly works with 500 theatre companies and 10,000 young
people each year.
I think I want you to hurt. I'm sorry but that's what I want. I
want you to really hurt. Rebecca and Paul are running away. Away
from memories and mistakes. They're trying to save their
relationship. They need time and space. An isolated house in the
country is the perfect place to work things out. They set
themselves rules: they have to be honest, they have to listen and
they have to be fair. But you can't run forever. Especially when
you're being followed. Black Mountain is a tense psychological
thriller about betrayal and forgiveness by winner of the Harold
Pinter Commission Brad Birch. A Paines Plough, Theatr Clwyd and
Orange Tree Theatre production, Black Mountain was first performed
at Theatre Clwyd, Mold, in July 2017.
The last few years have seen an explosion of new Welsh writing for
the stage. With the advent of Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru in 2003 and
the launch of National Theatre Wales in 2009, there has been a
tectonic shift in Welsh theatre and its perception. Today, there
are national theatres telling Welsh stories with wit, verve and
ambition in both languages, with playwrights at the heart. The
explosion of quality work from Wales's national theatres has
stimulated thriving fringe theatre scenes in its cities, and raised
the bar for other theatres across the UK. Wales has celebrated its
poets and novelists, but in the 21st century, it is the playwright
who is asking the crucial questions. In particular, what does it
mean to be Welsh in the 21st century? Never before has there been
so many playwrights of all ages, from across Wales, finding the
stage the home for their stories. This collection of contemporary
Welsh plays is the first to officially recognise this 'new wave' of
Welsh playwrights, ranging from established, award-winning writers
to those on the cusp of national recognition.It showcases a wide
range of forms, themes and political concerns, as well as
representing the most exciting voices at the forefront of Welsh
drama. By taking the temperature on the first golden age of Welsh
playwriting, this volume is the first collection in this new Welsh
canon. This volume features the following plays: The Radicalisation
of Bradley Manning by Tim Price Parallel Lines by Kath Chandler
Bruised by Matthew Trevannion Llwyth by Dafydd James (in Welsh)
Gardening for the Unfulfilled and Alienated by Brad Birch
Tonypandemonium by Rachel Trezise Includes a foreword by David Ian
Rabey and Charmian Savill, an introduction by Tim Price and Kate
Wasserberg, and a chronology of major events in Welsh playwriting
in the 21st century.
"I believe in this. I believe in here. Me and you." Everyday life,
is it nothing but a series of creeping, soul-destroying
disillusionments and compromises? This young couple start to think
so, falling further and further into a lyrical, wild and emotional
world of their own, but their escape could prove much more
dangerous than the conformity they've rejected. Combining shrewd
observation of the toils of daily living, with a keen and lyrical
style, Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall by
exciting young playwright Brad Birch is sure to inspire and delight
audiences and readers alike.
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Dear Dracula (DVD)
Ray Liotta, Emilio Estevez, Ariel Winter, Isaac Wilson, Troy Baker, …
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Children's animated film featuring the vocal talents of Ray Liotta
and Emilio Estevez. Sam (voice of Nathan Gamble), a young movie
buff and loner, wants a new Dracula toy as a present. When he asks
his grandmother (Marion Ross) she suggests that he write to Santa
to request one for Christmas, but now that Halloween is right
around the corner he decides to write to Dracula (Liotta) instead.
Dracula, who has been made redundant after a new breed of younger
vampires have grown in popularity, is so pleased to hear from Sam
that he chooses to visit his young fan. But when Sam learns of
Dracula's lack of self-belief, he embarks on a mission to help his
friend regain his confidence and in doing so finds some of his
own...
It's what life does to you. We don't have time to waste. Worrying
over the small stuff while the big stuff takes its toll. You're
living and then . . . boom. At 27, History teacher Nick is on the
edge. A hidden secret lies under the Brink. Nick can't get it out
of his mind. A series of visions force Nick to investigate what
lies beneath. Nick's girlfriend doesn't understand. Neither do his
fellow teachers. Frustrated, he confides in a Year 10 student but
can she be expected to have all the answers? The Brink is an arch
but affecting parable for the times we live in. This edition was
published to coincide with the play's world premiere at the Orange
Tree Theatre, London, in April 2016.
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