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'By the gods, look what the goat dragged in by the knackers! Never
did I see such a pitiful aggregation of sweat- soaked, grovelling
jobbards!' General Braggadocio is a pompous and lecherous bully who
makes life miserable for all around him. His enslaved concubine and
a quick-thinking servant join forces in a bid to escape his
household and teach him a lesson he will never forget. With the
help of a randy old magistrate, a mischievous pet monkey and an
imaginary visitor from Greece, they play upon the General's many
vices and vanities as they attempt to regain their freedom and
return home. Loosely based on Miles Glorious by Plautus, Vice Versa
is a madcap, farcical, feel-good comedy from multi-award-winning
playwright Phil Porter.
Thomas Middleton's outrageous 'city comedy': a brilliantly plotted,
farcical satire of lies and lust, translated from Jacobean London
to the Soho of the 1950s. A dashingly impecunious bachelor, Dick
Follywit, in need of quick cash and a good time has to live on his
wits so turns con-man to fool his rich uncle. He variously becomes
a Lord, a high-class call girl and a poor actor. Meanwhile, Truly
Kidman, a high-class call girl - poor but quick-witted - needs to
fool and then marry a rich young man... Sean Foley and Phil
Porter's edited version of Middleton's play is faithful to the
original text but adapts it to fit the seedy world of 1950s Soho,
updating character names and including songs of the time to enhance
the biting satire of lust and deception in the life of Bohemian
London.
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Blink (Paperback)
Phil Porter
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R358
Discovery Miles 3 580
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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"This is a true story and it's a love story. This is our love
story. And the first thing I want to tell you is this: Love is not
a castiron set of symptoms. Love is whatever you feel it to be."
Blink is the story of Jonah and Sophie, two introverts thrown
together by grief and fate. Newly arrived in a city too busy to
notice them they embark on a heartfelt romance without ever
exchanging a word. Will their relationship rescue them from
loneliness or are their scars too deep to heal? A sweet, off-beat
romantic comedy from multi-award-winning playwright Phil Porter.
Titus obeys every rule but the older Miranda wants some questions
answered - would their hands really turn into claws if they had
kippers for breakfast? Would she go egg-shaped if she broke an egg?
Miranda gleefully smashes an egg. Hey presto - nothing happens! The
two children confront Angela and then run away. Excitement turns to
fear when things start to get creepy and they discover the home of
the sinister Mouth Collector...-2 women, 2 men
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Blink (Paperback)
Phil Porter
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R331
Discovery Miles 3 310
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This is the tale of Jonah, Sophie, and a fox called Scruffilitis.
It's a love story. A dysfunctional, voyeuristic and darkly funny
love story, but a love story all the same. This new play by the
Bruntwood Playwriting Prize winner Phil Porter, is an exciting
collaboration between Soho Theatre - London's most vibrant venue
for new writing, comedy and cabaret - and internationally acclaimed
Fringe First winners nabokov.
December 1914. As families across Europe gather to celebrate
Christmas, a generation of young men find themselves far away from
their loved ones in the trenches of the Western Front. There they
face a world seemingly devoid of any peace or goodwill. But on
Christmas Eve 1914, as the men of the Warwickshire Regiment shelter
in their trenches, something astonishing happens. Across no-man's
land they hear music. The German soldiers are singing Christmas
carols; the same carols their families are listening to, hundreds
of miles away in Birmingham, Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon.
Leaving their trenches, carrying only their courage and their
humanity, they go to meet their enemies; not to fight, but talk, to
exchange gifts, to celebrate Christmas. And the next day, together,
they play an unforgettable game of football.
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Starseeker (Paperback)
Phil Porter; Tim Bowler
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R347
R219
Discovery Miles 2 190
Save R128 (37%)
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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Luke's world is in chaos. His 'mates' want to hurt him, his
love-life's a mess, he misses his dad and hates his mum's new
boyfriend. He's even lost his passion for piano. When the sound of
a child crying starts to haunt him, Luke thinks he's going mad. But
the noise soon leads him to an attic room in a creepy house and the
strange and secretive people who live there. Can he resolve the
complex mysteries of the house before the bullies close in on him?
And will the journey free him from his sadness? Adapted from
Carnegie medal-winner Tim Bowler's popular book, "Starseeker" is a
thrilling rites-of-passage tale.
Janie's a force of nature, like some considerable disaster zone.
It's baking hot, her mouth is peeling away and now she's got horns.
Been on her head for yonks apparently, growing. Roper can feel his
grandson Linden pulling away from him, pushing him away, like his
eyes are mini pebbles all suddenly. Like everyone, Josefa needs a
bit of a miracle to happen. One summer's night, with the help of a
paddling pool, a baby dragon and a bottle of gin, it does. But how
long can anything perfect last? Funny, open-hearted, surprising and
strange, The Cracks in My skin is a new kind of love story...a new
kind of family.
Phil Porter is an award-winning new playwright currently under
commission at the Bush Theatre.
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