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Mothers Against

Mothers Against

By David Edgar

A gripping account of a bitterly fought US governor's election from the Republican perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

Published in volume Continental Divide: two plays
    Daughters of the Revolution

    Daughters of the Revolution

    By David Edgar

    A political thriller set in the midst of a bitterly fought US governor's election, from the Democrat perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

    Published in volume Continental Divide: two plays
      Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus

      Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus

      By Marina Caldarone and Maggie Lloyd-Williams

      A vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action-words to revitalise performance, with a foreword by Terry Johnson.

      Mongoose

      Mongoose

      By Peter Harness

      A strange and beguiling monologue about a loner obsessed with a malign companion called Mongoose.

      Published in volume Singular Male Voices
        Cold Comfort

        Cold Comfort

        By Owen McCafferty

        A powerful monologue about an Irish labourer living in London who returns home to Belfast to have a last, drunken 'conversation' with his recently dead father.

        Published in volume Singular Male Voices
          Brazil

          Brazil

          By Ronan O'Donnell

          A blistering monologue set in Scotland in the near future, when Europe is at war with America, and Scotland suffers collateral damage in the clash of civilisations.

          Published in volume Singular Male Voices
            Flush

            Flush

            By David Dipper

            A brash and sexy short play about death, deceit and poker.

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            Ralph Koltai: Designer for the Stage

            Ralph Koltai: Designer for the Stage

            Edited by Sylvia Backemeyer Introduction by Trevor Nunn

            A stunning full-colour record of half a century of inspired theatre work marking the 80th birthday of one of the UK's most distinguished stage designers.

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            Ladybird

            Ladybird

            By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

            A tough but tender portrait of urban squalor, from the award-winning Siberian-born author of Plasticine.

            Animal Farm

            Animal Farm (stage version)

            By George Orwell Adapted by Ian Wooldridge

            A powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.

            Almost Nothing & At the Table

            Almost Nothing & At the Table

            Two plays

            By Marcos Barbosa Translated by Mark O'Thomas

            Two tense and unnerving short plays from talented Brazilian playwright, Marcos Barbosa.

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            Gone to Earth

            Gone to Earth (stage version)

            By Mary Webb Adapted by Helen Edmundson

            A vivid, emotional stage version of Mary Webb's novel of rural passion, premiered by Shared Experience Theatre Company.

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            Take Me Away

            Take Me Away

            By Gerald Murphy

            A dark but very funny comedy about the collapse of a family of feckless chancers and no-hopers.

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            Words of Advice for Young People

            Words of Advice for Young People

            By Ioanna Anderson

            An intriguing and offbeat play about family and religion.

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            Almost Nothing

            Almost Nothing

            By Marcos Barbosa Translated by Mark O'Thomas

            An unnerving short play by Brazilian playwright Marcos Barbosa.

            Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the Table
              At the Table

              At the Table

              By Marcos Barbosa Translated by Mark O'Thomas

              An unnerving short play by Brazilian playwright Marcos Barbosa.

              Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the Table
                Women of Troy

                Women of Troy

                By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish

                Euripides' great tragedy, covering themes of religious scepticism, the injustices within roles for women and the destructive power of war. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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                Electra

                Electra

                By Euripides Translated by Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton

                Euripides' version of the Ancient Greek myth of revenge on a murdering parent. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

                 

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