Drama

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by Andrew Shepherd (Author)Shakespeare's characters are real... The RSC is a branch of the government (a bit like MI6 but with better costumes) Iago is trying to destroy the world... And mankind's last hope is a travel agent called Martin. Dive into a most lamentable, epic, comic, romantic tragic comedy in a world where Shakespeare's heroes and villains have been waging a secret war, after being inexplicably being brought to life over 400 years ago. If the rules of theatre are broken, it will...

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by Marcelle Maurette (Author)This crowd-pleasing classic was made into a film which featured an Oscar-winning performance by Ingrid Bergman who starred as "Anya", the last surviving daughter of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Discovered as an amnesiac in a Berlin asylum by former Cossack 'prince' turned-taxi-driver Bounine, Anya is swept into a scheme to exploit the 'heritage' of 10 million pounds being held in trust for any surviving heirs of the Romanoff dynasty.5 women, 8 men Number of Pages: ...

The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA The Negro Book of the Dead - Paperback

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by Suzan-Lori Parks (Author)A woman tries to feed her husband a fried drumstick. Dragons roam a flat earth. The last Black man in the whole entire world dies again. And again. Careening through memory and language, Parks explores and explodes archetypes of Black America with piercing insight and raucous comedy. A riotous theatrical event, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World hums with the heartbeat of improvisational jazz. Number of Pages: 52 Dimensions: 0.11 x 8 x 5 IN P...

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by Harold Pinter (Author)Goldberg and McCann arrive at a seaside boarding house where Meg and Petey live with their guest Stanley. They inquire about Stanley: we soon find out that McCann and Goldberg have a job to do. Learning it is his birthday they give Stanley a party at which Stanley is verbally bludgeoned into submission. The next day Stanley is removed. It is the collective impact of the dialogue which welds they seemingly inexplicable actions of Goldberg and McCann into a menacing who...

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by Frederick Knott (Author)Notting Hill Gate, London. A sinister con man and two ex-convicts are about to meet their match. They have traced the location of a mysterious doll to the home of Sam Henderson and his blind wife, Susy and set about trying to retrieve it. They start an elaborate scam to persuade Susy to hand it over, but Susy, it seems, is no easy target. Wait Until Dark, made into a film starring Audrey Hepburn in 1967, is often ranked as one of the top 100 scariest films of all ti...

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by Somerset Maugham (Author)Rich in humour, conflict and depth, The Circle follows Lady Kitty, who had given up a stuffy life with her titled husband to run away with a young adventurer, as she watches her niece, Elizabeth about to make the same mistake 20 years later. Glynis Johns, Rex Harrison and Stewart Granger starred in a hit revival of Maugham's sparkling comedy of manners on Broadway.-3 women, 4 men Number of Pages: 74 Dimensions: 0.15 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 26, 2015

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by Eugene Ionesco (Author)First produced in 1963 starring Alec Guinness and successfully revived to great acclaim on Broadway in 2009, this absurdist exploration of ego and mortality is set in the crumbling throne-room of the palace in an unnamed country where King Berenger the First has only the duration of the play to live.-3 women, 3 men Number of Pages: 60 Dimensions: 0.12 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 01, 1964

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by John Barton (Author)This entertainment by and about the Kings and Queens of England includes music, poetry, speeches, letters and other writings. The Hollow Crown has been performed in America and England by stars from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The four readers enact the writings of royals from William I to Victoria; the three singers intersperse songs from the proper period - some of which are sad tunes on the death of kings while others are uproariously funny.1 woman, 3 men Number o...

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by John Van Druten (Author)Shows how Mama, with the help of her husband and Uncle Chris, brings up the children in their modest San Francisco home during the early years of the century. Mama, a sweet and capable manager, sees her children through childhood, manages to educate them and to see one of her daughters begin her career as a writer. Mama's sisters and uncle furnish a rich background for a great deal of comedy and a little incidental tragedy, while the doings of the children manage to...

Lloyd George Knew My Father: A Play - Paperback

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by William Douglas Home (Author)When Lady Boothroyd hears that the authorities are determined to drive a road through her grounds she announces her intention to kill herself the moment the bulldozers start on their shameful work. At first disbelieving, the family at length realizes to their horror that this is no joke. All means of persuasion fail. As the hour strikes and the bulldozers' roar is heard the old General enters in regimental regalia, while his old ex army servant sounds the "Last...

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by Moliere (Author)One of the funniest plays in dramatic literature, this modern version abounds with laughter. Th e son and daughter of the miser fall in love and are about to declare their intentions when the miser announces his own wedding plans: he, to the girl with whom his son is in love, and his wealthy friend, to his daughter. Aft er a few rollicking laps around the block in which the miser's hidden treasure figures, it is revealed that the rich friend is the long lost father of the b...

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by Sam Spewack (Author), Albert Husson (Other)It is Christmas Eve in the tropical prison colony of Cayenne. Felix Dulay, a hopeless storekeeper, is fearfully awaiting the owner, Gaston. Providence has given the Dulays three guardian angels - three convicts In no time they have cooked Christmas lunch - and Felix's books - and will loose their own executioner on Gaston for his cruel behaviour 3 women, 7 men Number of Pages: 86 Dimensions: 0.18 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 21, 2015

No Sex, Please - We're British - Paperback

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by Anthony Marriott (Author)This riotous comic farce notched up a staggeringly successful sixteen-year run in the West End. Peter and Frances could reasonably expect to look forward to a calm, happy start to their married life together. Owing to an unfortunate mistake, however, they find themselves inundated with pornographic material from the "Scandinavian Import Company". Senior bank officials, Peter's snobbish mother, and a prim, respectable bank cashier become inextricably entangled in th...

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by Christopher Hampton (Author)Philip gives a small party for his fiancee Celia and a few friends. Afterwards Celia leaves with the others, while another young lady offers to help wash up, later revealing more intimate intentions. Celia discovers what happened and breaks things off, revealing that she spent the night of the party with another man. Philip then joins another couple for dinner, apparently deciding to re-enact the end of his deceased friend John's original play, which had been re...

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by Friedrich D�rrenmatt (Author)The world's greatest physicist, Johann Wilhelm Mobius, is in a madhouse, haunted by recurring visions of King Solomon. He is kept company by two other equally deluded scientists: one who thinks he is Einstein, another who believes he is Newton. It soon becomes evident, however, that these three are not as harmlessly lunatic as they appear. Are they, in fact, really mad? Or are they playing some murderous game, with the world as the stake? For Mobius has uncover...

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by Geraldine Aron (Author)The attic of the family home in Ireland, once a playroom, is the setting for this sinister play from the author of Bar and Ger. Awaiting the death of their father, sisters talk about their unhappy lives long into the night. The time comes for a ritual re enactment of a violent incident from their childhood. Departing from the hitherto naturalistic style, Aron imaginatively has the sisters speak and act in unison to create the persona of a young boy. When the ritual i...

None the Wiser - A Comedy for Women - Paperback

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by Anthony Booth (Author)A gang of women posing as nuns are operating a successful shoplifting racket. The trouble is that at home in their convent they have to look the part, and when two nuns seeking accommodation appear at the door they can't turn them away. However, the newcomers aren't what they seem either.7 women Number of Pages: 44 Dimensions: 0.09 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: February 06, 2015

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by Jean Anouilh (Author)Traveller Without Luggage is an intense and bittersweet drama of family, identity and redemption, written in 1936 by Jean Anouilh, and translated by John Whiting. A man is found in 1918 on a railway siding, having come off a train loaded with returning prisoners of war. He has amnesia, and nothing is known about him.-5 women, 7 men Number of Pages: 64 Dimensions: 0.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: September 03, 2010

Anorak of Fire - The Life and Times of Gus Gascoigne, Trainspotter - Paperback

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by Stephen Dinsdale (Author)"I was born a spotter." Thus we are introduced to Gus Gascoigne, young, spotty, perpetually cheerful and completely bemused by anything that isn't involved with his sole interest - trainspotting. Touching, ironic and consistently hilarious, Anorak of Fire, which enjoyed a long run at London's Arts Theatre, after the Edinburgh Fringe, is a guaranteed audience-pleaser.1 man Number of Pages: 22 Dimensions: 0.05 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: February 06, 2015

A Small Family Murder - A Play - Paperback

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by Simon Brett (Author)Valerie Trevelyan is murdered in her nursing home and her two sons are the prime suspects. As detectives interview them and their senile father the distinctive characters each tell a different story. Deep secrets from the past are uncovered and the clues begin to mount up. This can be performed as a male monologue.1 man, or 3 women or men Number of Pages: 30 Dimensions: 0.06 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: February 20, 2015

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by John Donnelly (Author)It's the height of the summer and Daisy's fifteenth birthday. Trouble is brewing - in North London, someone's been shot. There's a curfew in place, school is suspended and the city is changing, but Daisy has an important delivery to make across town. When Morell offers her a ride in his uncle's car, she sets off down a road from which there might be no turning back. Set against the backdrop of the London riots, Burning Bird, questions the decisions we make and explore...

The Winslow Boy - A Play in Two Acts - Paperback

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by Terence Rattigan (Author)Just filmed by David Mamet, starring Nigel Hawthorne and Jeremy Northam. Number of Pages: 156 Dimensions: 0.33 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 31, 2014

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by Norman Robbins (Author)Based on an English legend involving real people, this panto was beloved by Victorian audiences and has now been adapted for the 21st century by that master of pantomime - Norman Robbins. With vengeful fairies, knock-a-bout bailiffs, a romantic leading lady and a handsome Principal boy, plus the outrageous Dame, all the ingredients are here for a wonderful evening's entertainment Large flexible cast Number of Pages: 94 Dimensions: 0.19 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date...

Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs - Paperback

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by David Halliwell (Author)In a squalid attic flat in the the freezing darkness of a Huddersfield winter, Malcolm Scrawdyke and his fellow Northern art students smoke and rehearse their revolutionary assault upon authority. According to Malcolm, the choice is simple: 'Freedom or serfdom'. The manifesto established, the 'Party of Dynamic Erection' begins its surreal offensive upon the eunuchs (dunces) who stand in the way of inevitable triumph. David Halliwell's classic play is set in the Sixt...

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by Jenifer Toksvig (Author)It's Christmas: the best time of year for toys and stories. But all over the world, the magic of Make Believe is fading. Only the toys know the truth: the Queen and King of Mouses have stolen the Christmas Star, and used its magic to turn the Prince of Make Believe into a wooden Nutcracker. Can Clara and her brother Fritz bring the Nutcracker back to life, help him defeat the House of Mouse, and restore him to the throne? First, they must believe...Large flexible ca...

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by David Heneker (Author)Book by Warner Brown and David Heneker. Music by David Heneker. Characters: 4 male, 4 female This British salute to Hollywood's glorious era of silent pictures is ideal for stock and community theatres. Characters include D. W. Griffith, Mack Sennett, Mary Pickford, and Lillian Gish. "This delightfully unassuming show contains the same naive charm as those early flicks.... It's a] minor miracle."-- The Daily Mail "A joyous celebration."-- International Herald Tribun...

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by Alan Ayckbourn (Author)Annie, the Cinderella of the family, lives in the shabby Victorian vicarage type house where the family was brought up. Reg, her brother, and his wife Sarah come to stay for a week end so that she may go away for a "rest". The general idea is that Annie ought to pair off with Tom. But for this weekend it is Norman, the raffish assistant librarian husband of Annie's sister Ruth, with whom she planned to go. They were to meet secretly but Norman turns up early. When An...

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by Alan Ayckbourn (Author)There are no less than eight intimate exchanges in this ingenious tour de farce and each has two different endings; you can see Intimate Exchanges sixteen times and not see the same play twice! And one actor and one actress play all 10 characters. This is Ayckbourn's most unusual look yet at the foibles of middle class living.-1 woman, 1 man Number of Pages: 220 Dimensions: 0.46 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 01, 1985

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by Ray Cooney (Author)Two Into One is about nothing more than the hilarious attempts of a Member of Parliament to arrange a dalliance with a secretary for the PM in an out of the way little hotel. Unfortunately, he engages one of his aides to arrange the whole thing. The aide is something of a charming bumbler and he gets everything all mixed up. Also on hand are the pompously disapproving hotel manager, a venal ethnic waiter and a female Labour politician who crusades against pornography on ...

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by Simon Gray (Author)A very English modern play, reeking of real tragedy, real humour and real life. The Common Pursuit chronicles the erosion of the ambitions of a smug, elitist group of Cambridge frien's. Stuart is editor of a literary magazine and the pursuit of excellence is shown to be economically a bad proposition in this world. The magazine collapses and the characters' fates vary as the play proceeds. An ironic epilogue returns to the early days in Cambridge with the young people pl...

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by Ira Levin (Author)This chilling mystery thriller by the author of Rosemary's Baby explores the thin line between fantasy and reality, madness and murder. Students Susan and Larry find themselves as guests enticed to the Brabissant mansion by it's dissolute caretakers the lonely Mackeys. Struck by Susan's strong resemblance to Veronica Brabissant, long-dead daughter of the family for whom they work, the older couple gradually induce her to impersonate Veronica briefly to solace the only liv...

Serious Money - A City Comedy - Paperback

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by Caryl Churchill (Author)With full commentary, notes, and a chronology of the writer's life and work. Number of Pages: 144 Dimensions: 0.31 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: January 31, 2015