Drama

13922 books

The Oikos Project: Oikos and Protozoa: Two Plays

$36.38

Report copyright infringementby Simon Wu (Author), Kay Adshead (Author)The Oikos Project and the two plays Oikos and Protozoa are an attempt to take responsibility for creating a different future in relation to the coming threat of climate change. Can we createa future based less on material gain and more on being in sympathy with our only planet? OIKOS Salil, a highly-successful businessman, has it all worked out: career, family, river-view des-res in Chiswick and a beautiful mistress. So wh...

$24.23

Report copyright infringementby Martin Murphy (Author)I remember the first time I met her. By her you know who I mean Tired of her highly paid sales job, Rachel makes a move into social work only to find herself involved in a controversial case bringing her into the media's unforgiving gaze. Villain tells the story of a woman who wants to make a difference, a tragedy of trying to help innocent victims but ending up looking like the villain. Villain premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2...

$18.34

Report copyright infringementby Cece Vance (Author)She walked into their family with love in her heart. She walked out with clarity, strength, and a story they never wanted told.When Serenity Cole married the man she loved, she expected partnership, peace, and a new beginning. What she didn't expect was the storm waiting behind his family's smiles - a storm built on jealousy, manipulation, secrets, and generational dysfunction.From the niece who stalked her ex and carried a hidden warrant, to...

$20.18

Report copyright infringementby Simon Stephens (Author)I want, one more time, to be absolutely in the moment . . .I am going to try as hard as I can to not be a human being. A series of suggestions on desire, death and time. Nuclear War is the searing result of a groundbreaking and form-defying collaboration between Simon Stephens and the choreographer and movement director Imogen Knight, developed by Actors Touring Company. Introduced by the author, this edition also features a suite of lyri...

$24.23

Report copyright infringementby Nell Leyshon (Author)Set in the notorious 18th Century lunatic asylum that gives the play its name, Bedlam is the story of how a cruel and unusual institution starts to crumble, after the arrival of an unassuming country girl.Nell Leyshon's new play is an anarchic tale of madness and sanity, authority and incarceration and the arbitrary lines that separate them.Full of violence, romance and reverie, Bedlam will make history this September when it becomes the ...

$36.38

Report copyright infringementby Keith Waterhouse (Author)Keith Waterhouse is one of Britain's most popular writers in nearly every field. This collection brings together for the first time his most celebrated plays from a career spanning more than forty years. Our Song is a warm, tender, romantic drama, infused with moments of great humour. Pulling himself out of the rut of his middle-aged executive lifestyle, Roger Piper stumbles into a sixteen-month tempestuous affair. Billy Liar tells the ...

$24.23

Report copyright infringementby Simon Vinnicombe (Author)Can a computer program, that basically shuffles numbers of zero and one, duplicate the ability of the neurons to create minds, with mental states, understanding, perceiving. Can we replicate consciousness? David sets his brother Lewis up on a blind date with April. April is like no woman Lewis has ever met before. She is beautiful, kind and intelligent. In fact, she seems perfect, perhaps even too perfect to be real... A moving and fasc...

Marmontel and Demoustier, 'Le Misanthrope corrigé': Two Eighteenth-Century Sequels to Molière's 'Le Misanthrope'

$38.86

Report copyright infringementby Joseph Harris (Editor)At the end of Molière's masterpiece Le Misanthrope (1666), the irascible anti-hero Alceste storms off the stage, resolved to spend the rest of his life in a remote wilderness rather than to spend another moment mixing with corrupt Parisian society. Molière's comedy is thus, in an important sense, unfinished, and various writers over the centuries, from Fabre d'Églantine in the eighteenth century to David Ives in the twenty-first, have writ...

$24.23

Report copyright infringementby Michael Ross (Author)A destitute farmer sells his land to the supermarket chain that drove him out of business. Fifteen years later and a bustling supermarket stands on the same spot. UK managing director Tony is coming to work undercover at the store for a week. Branch manager Vicky is determined to give him a more grimly authentic experience than he'd ever dared wish for. Shelf-stacker Josh dreams of escape and rock stardom. Union organiser Elliot dreams of J...

$16.99

Report copyright infringementby Paul Joiner (Author)Guess Who's Coming to Church?Gus and Gladys Glum are the couple you love to hate. But watch out-because you'll find a special place in your heart for these two.Dan and Jan got lost somewhere in the eighties. Their wardrobes, hairstyles, and mannerisms are just as mystifying as their theology.Bridget and Brandon are the over-the-top talk show hosts who have a difficult time deciding what they're more excited about-the guests on their show or ...

$113.22

Report copyright infringementby Stanley W. Wells (Editor), Jonathan Bate (Editor), Michael Dobson (Editor)Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since 1948 Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of Shakespeare criticism. Each volume is devoted to a theme, or play, or group of plays; each also contains a section of reviews of the previous year's textual and critical studies and of major Bri...

$23.04

Report copyright infringementby Richard L. Arf Epstein (Author)These writings were compiled by Richard L. "Arf" Epstein as ones he felt were sufficiently developed to be shared. They include addiction studies, poetry, stories, plays, and essays in logic and philosophy. Number of Pages: 256 Dimensions: 0.54 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: October 06, 2025

Danelaw: A disturbing Story of British Neo-Nazis ...

$18.00

Report copyright infringementby Peter Hamilton (Author)DANELAW is based upon articles in the anti-Fascist magazine SEARCHLIGHT in the early 1990's, which reported an attempt by the neo-Nazi group COMBAT 18 to establish a white-supremacist homeland in East Anglia, with Chelmsford as the capital. COMBAT 18 was then under the leadership of 'Charlie' Sergeant. However, the attempt failed when the party's accountant tried to abscond with party funds and was caught and stabbed to death by Sergeant ...

$10.75

Report copyright infringementby Masoud Shakarami (Author), Kioomars Ghanbari Azar (Translator), Blair Purvis (Editor)The revered Persian poets and philosophers of the 13th and 14th century, (such as Saadi and Hafez) wrote lyrical poems called Ghazals, that recounted tales of love in all its splendour and tragedy. The love described differed from western notions of love. Ghazals spoke of separation and pain that demanded complete surrender and total sacrifice.Have Colourful Dreams, Sir is a co...

$23.02

Report copyright infringementby John B. Keane (Author)An unplanned pregnancy brings disorder to the otherwise amicable O'Brien household and the various characters are torn apart by their beliefs in the best way to deal with the pregnancy. Keen but never unkind, the attention of Ireland's best-loved writer falls on human vanities and frailties of all kinds. Number of Pages: 122 Dimensions: 0.26 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN Publication Date: June 30, 2016

Fragments in Prose and Verse: By a Young Lady Lately Deceased (Elizabeth S- [I.E. Smith]). with Some Account of Her Life and Character, by the Autho

$32.13

Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Smith (Author), Henrietta Maria Bowdler (Author), Mumsen (Author)Title: Fragments in Prose and Verse: by a young lady lately deceased (Elizabeth S- [i.e. Smith]). With some account of her life and character, by the author of "Sermons on the Doctrine and Duties of Christianity" [Miss Henrietta Maria Bowdler].Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's l...

$21.53

Report copyright infringementby Terry O'Donovan (Author), Daphna Attias (Author), Chloe Moss (Author)Ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in the build up to a wedding? I Do returns with fresh eyes on love, family, and chaos in the final ten minutes before a wedding. Peek into the lives of a wedding party as the big moment looms nearer. Across six rooms of a working hotel, piece together a jigsaw revealing a different view of the same tense moment in time. The best man's last-minute speech is f...

Murder by Meteorite: A Play in Three Acts

$20.14

Report copyright infringementby William Maltese (Author)Christian and Melissa discover a connection between falling meteorites and the murder of prostitutes around the world. Can they convince the authorities that they're right--or will the two lovers just become further victims of Murder by Meteorite? Number of Pages: 144 Dimensions: 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 12, 2009

$16.18

Report copyright infringementby George Bernard Shaw (Author), Bernard Shaw (Author)George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright. He is the only person to have been awarded both the Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938). Number of Pages: 112 Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: January 03, 2025

$30.22

Report copyright infringementby Justine Campbell (Author), Sarah Hamilton (Author), Hannie Rayson (Author)Three plays that make a powerful statement on Australia's relationship with the environment in the shadow of global warming. With an introduction by Chris Mead.They Saw a Thylacine by Justine Campbell and Sarah HamiltonOut of the darkness, Justine Campbell and Sarah Hamilton conjure the ghost of one of Australia's lost beauties, the thylacine. With all the suspense of a campfire story, th...

$21.58

Report copyright infringementby Frank J. Morlock (Author), James Branch Cabell (Based on a Book by)Based on the bestselling novel by James Branch Cabell, Jurgen is a philosophical fantasy in the manner of Candide, which strings together the hero's sexual adventures into an ironic and satirical commentary on life and sex. During his travels through space and time, Jurgen encounters a number of different characters from history, and always manages to escape his follies, relying on his natural a...

Cadmus and Hermione; &, Perseus: Two Plays

$21.58

Report copyright infringementby Frank J. Morlock (Translator), Philippe Quinault (Author)Philippe Quinault (1635-1688) was the highest paid and most respected French librettist of his day, considered the equal of Racine. His libretti can be read as lyrical dramas without the music. The two plays included in this collection are retellings of the ancient legends of the Gods by the Roman poet Ovid. In Cadmus and Hermione, Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, rescues Hermione, daughter of Venus and Mar...

$25.90

Report copyright infringementby Phillip Kavanagh (Author)The past is what you make it.John saw his brother Michael die. He seems to have forgotten it, until now. His brother Peter saw it too, but remembers things differently. Together, they revisit the past in search of a common truth. But this search has terrifying, unexpected consequences for them both.Winner of the Patrick White Playwrights' Award in 2011, Phillip Kavanagh is a playwright of exceptional delicacy. Replay is a beautiful medi...

It's So Christmas-See!: A Collection of Resources for Thanksgiving and Christmas

$43.13

Report copyright infringementby Janet Burton (Author), Robert V. Dodd (Author), Donna J. Fetzer (Author)This anthology provides a wide range of dramatic and worship material for seasonal celebrations. There are numerous Thanksgiving resources, including a children's Sunday school learning event, a children's message, a brief responsive reading, a one-act drama, and a sermon. For Christmas there are six plays of various lengths for a variety of ages and cast sizes, as well as a "hanging of the...

Touchstone Tales: Stories of Touch Inspired by the Lives of Lutonians

$24.23

Report copyright infringementby Sudha Bhuchar (Author)How important is touch to you? Is there enough touch in the world or are we experiencing collective 'touch hunger' in these troubling times? Touchstone Tales is a unique collection of revealing and illuminating stories of Lutonians, seen through the prism of touch. Originally a Revoluton Arts/Wellcome collection co-commission, it is part of Wellcome's national arts partnership programme and is an artist response to 'The Touch Test', Wellco...

From Morn to Midnight: A Play in Seven Scenes

$20.14

Report copyright infringementby Georg Kaiser (Author), Ashlety Dukes (Translator)From Morn to Midnight is a German Expressionist play that delves into themes of existentialism, isolation, and the search for meaning. The story follows a bank clerk who, in a sudden rebellion against his mundane life, steals a large sum of money and embarks on a frenzied journey through urban society. As he experiences the extremes of wealth, lust, and religion, he grapples with the emptiness of modern existence...

Romard: Research on Medieval and Renaissance Drama, vol 52-53: The Ritual Life of Medieval Europe: Papers By and For C. Clifford Flanigan

$33.75

Report copyright infringementby Mario B. Longtin (Editor), Kathleen Ashley (Contribution by), Amelia J. Carr (Contribution by)ROMARD: Research on Medieval and Renaissance Drama is an academic journal devoted to the study of Medieval and Renaissance drama in Europe. Previously published under the title of Research Opportunities in Renaissance Drama (RORD), the journal has been in publication since 1956. ROMARD is published annually at Western University (www.uwo.ca). For further details, pleas...

Two Plays: The Snow Queen, November Door

$16.20

Report copyright infringementby David Pratt (Author)Two LGBTQ-themed plays for two actors (The Snow Queen can be expanded for more) and one simple set for each play. The Snow Queen, set in a small New England town in 1968, draws a finely detailed portrait of a boy's friendship with a lonely, ostracized woman who shows him the kindness and understanding he cannot find anywhere else. Her loneliness and her masculine bearing are never discussed, but the boy recognizes that she and he are somehow...

$35.98

Report copyright infringementby Diane Stubbings (Author), R. Johns (Joint Author)Stray is a Homeric odyssey told from the perspective of a stray dog as he journeys through Melbourne's urban landscape. Raw performance, a designed soundscape and an epic and poetic text combine to create an extraordinary adventure.The Parricide is set in St Petersburg, Russia, 1866. Nihilist revolutionaries have taken to the streets and the rule of the Tsar is under threat. In a small flat, Fyodor Dostoyevsky gr...

Forgotten Broadway: Dramatizing Women's Limited Choices in Selected Plays by Rachel Crothers

$135.00

Report copyright infringementby Rachel Crothers (Author), Karin Maresh (Editor)This collection brings Rachel Crothers' best plays back into the public eye, outside of archives, to prove their continued relevance to life in the 21st century. Rachel Crothers was considered in her own time to be "the most famous woman playwright in America" (Charles E. Barnum, Sunday Morning Star). At her peak, 26 of her plays graced Broadway and touring stages, on par with Eugene O'Neill's record, and Hollywoo...

Film Ecology: Defending the Biosphere - Doughnut Economics and Film Theory and Practice

$51.82

Report copyright infringementby Susan Hayward (Author)Using the Regenerative economic model - also known as Doughnut Economics - Susan Hayward offers a thought-provoking sketch for a renewed, tentatively revolutionary, approach to both film theory and film practice.Author BiographySusan Hayward is Emeritus Professor of Cinema Studies at Exeter University. She is the author of numerous books on French Cinema and Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (now in its fifth edition). Number o...

$41.31

Report copyright infringementby Judith Fletcher (Author), Simon Shepherd (Editor)Classical Greek Tragedy offers a comprehensive survey of the development of classical Greek tragedy combined with close readings of exemplary texts. Reconstructing how audiences in fifth-century BCE Athens created meaning from the performance of tragedy at the dramatic festivals sponsored by the city-state and its wealthiest citizens, it considers the context of Athenian political and legal structures, gender ide...