Plays, playscripts, drama
Nick Hern Books Northanger Abbey
Book SynopsisA delightful stage version of Jane Austen's earliest novel, her mock-Gothic Romance. Catherine Morland is taken by her aunt to Bath, where she encounters the social whirl denied her at home. She befriends Isabella Thorpe and her boorish brother John. She meets the charming but eccentric Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor. And all the time her head is full of the gothic fantasies of Mrs Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho, scenes from which will keep intruding into the daily life of Bath society. When Catherine accepts an invitation to the Tilney's country seat at Northanger Abbey, lurid images of Udolpho threaten to overwhelm her. Until, as in all the best Jane Austen, Catherine finally gets her man... Tim Luscombe's adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey was first performed at York Theatre Royal in 2004.Trade Review'Full credit to adaptor and director Tim Luscombe for avoiding the more obvious titles and staging an earlier work that transfers more felicitously to the stage' * Guardian *
£10.44
Unisa Press Ditiragatso Tsa Zakes Mda
Book SynopsisThis volume comprises five one-act-plays, namely: 'The dead end' (1979), 'We shall sing for the fatherland' (1979), 'Dark voices ring' (1979), 'The hill' (1980), and 'The road' (1982).
£19.90
UNISA Press Diterama Tsa Ga Zakes Mda
Book SynopsisThis volume comprises five one-act-plays, namely: 'The dead end' (1979), 'We shall sing for the fatherland' (1979), 'Dark voices ring' (1979), 'The hill' (1980), and 'The road' (1982).
£19.90
Aurora Metro Publications The Naturalists
Book Synopsis“Look, there’s no rules of the road out there. Not any more. So how do ya live? Ya use the only thing ya can. Best compass a man has. Only compass a man has. His own heart.” Set in a rural hamlet in Ireland, the isolated lives of two brothers are disturbed by the arrival of a mysterious young woman. This is a story about secrets, atonement, and how, through the forces of love and nature, damaged lives are redeemed.Trade Review“The Pond Theatre Company’s latest production, a world premiere of The Naturalists by Jaki McCarrick, promises naturalistic contemporary drama. It delivers on that promise with a well-crafted family drama defined by the 1979 Massacre at Narrow Water.” Adrienne Sowers, The Reviews Hub “Lovers of Irish theater and down-to-earth naturalism should like this one.” Diana Barth, The Epoch Times “Perhaps unsurprising given the title, the play is striking for its naturalism. Ms. McCarrick’s characters, especially as performed by this outstanding, all-Irish born leading trio, are painfully real and captivating to observe.” Robert Russo, Stage Left “The Naturalists introduces us to Jaki McCarrick, whom we will surely be hearing from again, such is her gift for singular, sharply drawn characters and dialogue with a touch of the lyric about it.” David Barbour, Lighting and Sound America “This is fresh and authentic theater. The direction is deft. The characters capture you quickly; you never doubt them. The script is a glimpse of a moment fraught with all the breakage engendered in the Troubles before, all the specific damage visited on these four people, and all the slim hopes of redemption.” Kathleen Campion, Front Row Center “McCarrick puts all the poetry of the play into Francis. He’s bursting with knowledge about the natural world and has the love of teaching others this as well.” Nicole Serratore, Exeunt NYC “The Naturalists is a compelling look at how one’s “secret” past can suddenly and unexpectedly encroach on the present and delay one’s progress into the future.” David Roberts, Theatre Reviews LimitedTable of ContentsAuthor bio Company and cast information About the play author note Playtext
£9.99
Editions Larousse Le Medecin Malgre Lui
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£999.99
Gallimard La Cantatrice Chauve AntiPiece La Lecon Drame
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£10.92
Philipp Reclam Jun Verlag GmbH Hermann Und Dorothea
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£8.40
Philipp Reclam Jun Verlag GmbH Der Eingebildete Kranke Komdie in drei Aufzgen
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£7.11
Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH Das schweigende Madchen/Ulrike Maria Stuart
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£15.96
Suhrkamp Verlag BAAL DREI FASSUNGEN
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£11.22
Suhrkamp Verlag Die Manahme
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£10.76
BoD - Books on Demand Sonne Mund und Sterben
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£12.83
Grols Verlag Das blaue Mal
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£999.99
Grols Verlag Faustrecht
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£18.75
Grols Verlag Little Women: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy
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£23.20
Editorial Juventud, S.A. Z Fuenteovejuna CLASICOS Spanish Edition
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£14.42
Ediciones Catedra S.A. LA Celosa De SI Misma
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£17.69
Ediciones Ctedra El castigo sin venganza
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£15.18
Alba Editorial Sobre la tcnica de la actuacin
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£19.87
Debolsillo Bodas de sangre, Yerma Teatro completo III
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£12.56
Linkgua Balcones de Madrid I
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£18.79
Linkgua Balcones de Madrid II
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£17.16
Losada Ansia 448 Psicosis Anxiety 448 Psychosis Gran
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£16.73
The Chinese University Press Snow in August: Play by Gao Xingjian
Book SynopsisFrom Gao Xingjian, a winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes a "major drama about life.Snow in August blends Eastern and Western cultures. In form, there are elements of Shakespearean and Greek tragedy, but in spirit, it embodies a uniquely Eastern sensibility."―Gao XingjianSnow in August is based on the life of Huineng (AD 633-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism in Tang Dynasty China. Packed with the myriad sights and sounds of both the Eastern and Western theatrical traditions, the play exudes wonder and mysticism. The many koan cases and the story of Huineng's enlightenment afford the audience fascinating vignettes of Gao's vision of life and existence ¢w an awareness of the Void and the need for a personal peace with oneself.Trade ReviewMy aim is to create a new and contemporary musical theatre based on the foundations of Eastern traditional drama, an omnipotent theatre of singing, movement, dialogue, and the martial arts." — Gao Xingjian"Snow in August comes close to being Gao Xingjian's ideal theatre." —Gilbert C. F. Fong"A welcome addition to the growing body of Gao's works available in English." —Alexander Huang, Asian Theatre Journal
£10.76
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Breathing Corpses
Book SynopsisLaura Wade's plays include Home, I'm Darling (National Theatre), Posh (Royal Court Theatre and West End), Tipping the Velvet (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith), Alice (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield), Kreutzer vs. Kreutzer (Globe Theatre, Sydney Opera House and Australian tour), Other Hands (Soho Theatre), Colder Than Here (Soho Theatre and MCC Theatre New York), Breathing Corpses (Royal Court Theatre), Catch (Royal Court Theatre, written with four other playwrights), Young Emma (Finborough Theatre), 16 Winters (Bristol Old Vic Basement) and Limbo (Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield). Films include The Riot Club. Awards include the Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright, the Pearson Best Play Award and the George Devine Award. Laura Wade's plays have been performed in the UK, USA, Australia, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands and Mexico.Trade Review'The tension, the emotions and the sense of absurdity and fear are brilliantly handled... A terrifying tour de force.' * Sunday Times *'[A] powerful new play… The clash between the tone of sadness and the tricksiness of the play’s structure gives the evening its undeniable edge.' * The Stage *'A highly intriguing new play' * The Independent *
£11.99
Northwestern University Press The Arabian Nights
Book SynopsisA twelve-member cast enacts Scheherazade's tales of love, lust, comedy, and dreams. This adaptation offers a wonderful blend of the lesser-known tales from Arabian Nights with the recurring theme of how the magic of storytelling holds the power to change people.
£15.26
Northwestern University Press You Got Older
Book SynopsisWinner of a 2015 Obie Award for Playwriting. Mae has returned home to help her father while he undergoes treatment for cancer. But she needs a little help herself. With deceptive understatement, Barron illustrates both small moments of human connection and our ferocious desire for it, always surging beneath the surface.Trade ReviewThis terrific new play by Clare Barron . . . offers a hilarious and painfully affecting blend of oddball dialogue, beautifully observed family dynamics, and a preoccupation with the weird ways of the body . . . Barron’s special genius lies in the deep dividends she derives from small talk."" - The New Yorker""[Barron’s] play . . . blends offbeat, sometimes raunchy comedy into a slowly fused drama. Ms. Barron is not afraid of the occasional flight of fancy . . . and still more startling surprises."" - New York Times""Clare Barron’s extraordinary You Got Older moved me as few new plays have. As a critic, I can usually shake things off fast . . . but for some time after the play’s wrenching finale, I found myself literally shaking. You Got Older beautifully captures elusive things about avoidance: It’s about the denial of death, but also the denial of living. Like a great short story, it succeeds through details that . . . coalesce with a force all the stronger for their subtlety . . . there are moments in this play that I know I won’t forget."" - Time Out New York
£13.46
Ignatius Press The Jewelers Shop A Meditation on the Sacrament
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£999.99
Amber Lane Press Ltd Bodies
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£10.41
Aurora Metro Publications Speculators
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£10.41
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Global Theatre Anthologies Classical and Modern
Book SynopsisR. N. Sandberg was a lecturer at the Lewis Center for the Arts and Department of English, Princeton University (1995-2021). Though retired, Sandberg has continued to be affiliated with the Program in Theater, advising and directing student thesesNandi Bhatia is a Professor of English and Writings Studies, and a faculty member in Comparative literature, at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Her research areas include postcolonial and diasporic literature, British India, theatre, and the 1947 Partition of India.
£28.49
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Expendable
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£10.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Novels and Selected Plays of Thomas Holcroft
Book SynopsisThomas Holcroft (17451809) was a key figure in the radical movement of the 1790s. This work is intended for scholars wanting to understand Britain and its literature in the 1790s.
£669.92
Aurora Metro Publications Marching for Fausa
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£8.99
Aurora Metro Publications Two Horseman
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£10.41
Aurora Metro Publications Tango at the End of Winter
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£10.41
Aurora Metro Publications I Thought I Heard a Rustling
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£10.41
Aurora Metro Publications New Boy: Stage Play
Book SynopsisBarry has the face of an angel, the body of a god - and the name of a plasterer. When he arrives as the new boy at school everyone''s hormones start racing...and it''s not just the girls who fancy him.
£10.41
Aurora Metro Publications Longitude: The Play - Based on the Book
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£10.41
Aurora Metro Publications A Letter of Resignation
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£8.99
Aurora Metro Publications Resurrections
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£8.99
de Gruyter Elektra
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£60.74
Suhrkamp Verlag Warten auf GodotEn attendant GodotWaiting for
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£10.69
Hofenberg Bäurischer Machiavellus: In einem Lust-Spiele
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£19.12
Hofenberg Das goldene Vlies: Dramatisches Gedicht in drei
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£999.99
Hofenberg Die lächerlichen Preziösen: Lustspiel in einem
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£6.50
Editorial Anagrama Muñequita Rubia
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£19.83
Espasa Libros, S.L. Luces de Bohemia
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£14.03
