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Life of Pi (Paperback)
Lolita Chakrabarti; Yann Martel
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R356
Discovery Miles 3 560
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Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Play "Life of Pi will
make you believe in the power of theatre" (Times). After a cargo
ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five
survivors stranded on a lifeboat - a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan,
a Royal Bengal tiger, and a sixteen year-old boy named Pi. Time is
against them, nature is harsh, who will survive? Based on one of
the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fiction - winner of
the Man Booker Prize, selling over fifteen million copies worldwide
- and featuring breath-taking puppetry and state-of-the-art
visuals, Life of Pi is a universally acclaimed, smash hit
adaptation of an epic journey of endurance and hope. Adapted by
acclaimed playwright Lolita Chakrabarti, this edition was published
to coincide with the West End premiere in November 2021.
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Hymn (Paperback)
Lolita Chakrabarti
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R350
Discovery Miles 3 500
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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Sometimes it takes a long time to sound like yourself (Miles Davis)
Two men meet at a funeral. Gil knew the deceased. Benny did not.
Before long their families are close. Soon they'll be singing the
same tune. Benny is a loner anchored by his wife and children. Gil
longs to fulfill his potential. They develop a deep bond but as
cracks appear in their fragile lives they start to realise that
true courage comes in different forms. Featuring music from Gil and
Benny's lives, Lolita Chakrabarti's searching, soulful new play
asks what it takes to be a good father, brother or son. This
edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at
London's Almeida Theatre in February 2021.
Red Velvet is about the nineteenth century black American actor Ira
Aldridge. In a theatre dressing room in Poland, an elderly and sick
Aldridge prepares to play King Lear. The intrusion of a young
female journalist forces him to look back on the defining moment of
his illustrious career. Thirty years previously, Edmund Kean, one
of the greatest actors of his generation, collapses on the Theatre
Royal stage in London, and Pierre Laporte, theatre manager and
friend, asks Aldridge to replace him as Othello. At the same time
Parliament is preparing to vote in favour of abolishing slavery in
all British colonies. Opinions are fiercely divided. Aldridge
performs successfully at the Theatre Royal but the reactions of the
cast and critics are complex and divisive. He is not allowed to
fulfil his engagement and the betrayal of a dear friend changes the
course of his life. Red Velvet examines the world of the theatre,
where comedy and tragedy are synonymous. The play discusses
friendship, betrayal, the art of acting and prejudice.
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Life of Pi (Paperback)
Lolita Chakrabarti; Yann Martel
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R396
Discovery Miles 3 960
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Play "Life of Pi will
make you believe in the power of theatre" - The Times After a cargo
ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five
survivors stranded on a lifeboat — a hyena, a zebra, an
orangutan, a Royal Bengal tiger, and a sixteen year-old boy named
Pi. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive? Based
on one of the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fiction
– winner of the Man Booker Prize, selling over 15million copies
worldwide – and featuring breath-taking puppetry and
state-of-the-art visuals, Life of Pi is a universally acclaimed,
smash hit adaptation of an epic journey of endurance and hope.
Adapted by acclaimed playwright Lolita Chakrabarti, this edition
was published to coincide with the Broadway premiere in October
2022.
"An exhilarating, fascinating and eye-opening journey with two of
our most inspirational creatives. A must-read for anyone interested
in the crafts of acting and writing or considering a career as a
self-employed artist. Lolita and Adrian don't shy away from
documenting the reality of our profession - the endless
multi-tasking, the long unpaid hours, and the peaks and troughs of
generating your own work and being a creative-for-hire. Equally
though they celebrate the joy and satisfaction when all that sweat
and risk finally pays off." Meera Syal CBE In this insightful joint
working diary, the creative powerhouse of a couple, Lolita
Chakrabarti and Adrian Lester, chronicle 16 months of their
fascinating working lives, including their experiences working on
the stage adaptation of Life of Pi, an original series of
monologues about the NHS, the film adaptation of Red Velvet and the
TV series The Rook, among many other projects. As readers, we
experience, first-hand, their experiences as two of the most
proactive and versatile theatre makers today, working across a
range of media and exciting collaborations.
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Red Velvet (Paperback)
Lolita Chakrabarti
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R374
R349
Discovery Miles 3 490
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"Chakrabarti has crafted a rich psychological study that's also a
shrewd portrait of the theatre as an institution - its vanities and
strange conventions, its politics and sense of community, the
opportunities it presents for both progress and blinkered
traditionalism." Evening Standard Theatre Royal, Covent Garden,
1833. Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation, has
collapsed on stage while playing Othello. A young black American
actor has been asked to take over the role. But as the public riot
in the streets over the abolition of slavery, how will the cast,
critics and audience react to the revolution taking place in the
theatre? Based on the true story of Ira Aldridge, an
African-American actor who, in the nineteenth century, built an
incredible reputation around the world. Red Velvet premiered at the
Tricycle Theatre, London, in October 2012. This new Modern Classics
edition features an introduction by Kenneth Branagh.
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