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Report copyright infringementby Bertolt Brecht (Author), John Willett (Editor), Ralph Manheim (Editor)Written in exile during the Second World War, the story of Brecht's classic play subverts an ancient Chinese tale - echoed in the Judgement of Solomon - in which two women claim the same child. The message of Brecht's parable is that resources should go to those who will make best use of them. Thanks to the rascally judge, Azdak, one of Brecht's most vivid creations, this story has a happy ou...

The Art of Making a Forgotten Cup of Tea

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Report copyright infringementby Faizah Muhammad (Author), Anupama Patel (Illustrator), Amira Kalasli (Cover Design by)SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURESet against the backdrop of the 1989 Romanian Revolution, The Art of Making a Forgotten Cup of Tea tells a gripping and deeply personal story of survival, trust, and betrayal in a world on the brink of change. The story follows Elena, a devoted mother fighting to protect her children, Ioana and Beriță, as the country erupts into chaos. As Nicol...

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Davies (Author), Jane Austen (Based on a Book by)This delightful stage adaptation of Austen's most popular novel was written by Andrew Davies, author of the iconic 1995 BBC TV adaptation. In Georgian England, when it was customary for only male heirs to inherit an estate, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet live in some comfort, but as they have five daughters and no son, it is imperative that the girls marry well. Hopes rise when Mr. Bingley, a rich bachelor, rents the...

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Report copyright infringementby William Shakespeare (Author)Love and Deception--Hortensio and Gremio are competing suitors for the hand of the beautiful Bianca. However Bianca's father will not let her wed until after her older sister Katherina has wed. Unfortunately Katherina is known as an ill-tempered shrew and as a result has no prospects. Hortensio and Gremio agree to work together to find someone to marry Katherina so that they will be free to compete for Bianca. But nothing proceeds as...

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Report copyright infringementby William Shakespeare (Author)The authoritative edition of William Shakespeare's historic play Henry V from the Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for both students and general readers.Henry V is Shakespeare's most famous "war play"; it includes the storied English victory over the French at Agincourt. Some of it glorifies war, especially the choruses and Henry's speeches urging his troops into battle. But we also hear bish...

The Plays of Euripides: Andromache. Electra. the Bacchantes. Hecuba. Heracles Mad. the Phoenician Maidens. Orestes. Iphigenia Among the Tauri.

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Report copyright infringementby Euripides (Author), Edward Philip Coleridge (Author)This collection of plays from the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides contains some of his most famous works. With their timeless themes of passion, revenge, and betrayal, these plays will captivate readers of all ages.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of Am...

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Report copyright infringementby Claire Dawson (Author)Claire Huntsman responded to a Mail Order Bride advertisement and traveled all the way from Massachusetts to the mountains of the Montana Territory to marry bachelor Garret Huntsman. But what started off as a wonderful new life together in the small town of Timberfalls became a stressful puzzle of mysterious strangers, rude miners, and non-native prairie rattlesnakes that showed up all over the town suddenly. On top of it all, Garret is bi...

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel D. Hunter (Author)Two estranged half brothers - one in Grangeville, one in Amsterdam - reconnect virtually in discussions surrounding the care of their ailing mother. A play about the fallibility of memory, the stories we tell to make sense of our suffering, and the complexity of forgiveness.Playwright Samuel D. Hunter, known for his emotional breadth and depth, expands on the brotherly estrangement narrative by integrating the effects of family trauma o...

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Bohjalian (Author)Everyone wants to belong to the club, but what will it cost you? Three married couples collide in a suburban living room one autumn Sunday - what they think is a refuge from the rock 'n' roll turbulence outside their neighborhood - only to discover there's no escape from the era's cultural upheaval. Rich with biting wit and startling twists as it explores racism, marriage, and the lies we tell ourselves daily. And though the play is set ...

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Report copyright infringementby Jesse Fresco (Author)THE FUTURE IS FREELANCEThe most dangerous profession in the galaxy is the starfighter, and ace pilot Cyril Eisner knows very well what it costs to be one.Skyhawk follows Cyril and his compatriots as they jump from mission to mission, narrowly escaping death and living to fight another day, all while trying to balance their personal lives outside the walls of their cockpits.But when Cyril takes a job with a shady company with nefarious inten...

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Report copyright infringementby J. M. Synge (Author)At the edge of the earth, you could be anyone. Pegeen Flaherty's life is turned upside down when, on a normal day, a young man walks into her pub claiming that he's killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer Christy Mahon becomes a local hero. The welcome murderer wins hearts and races as he beds himself into village life. That is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene... John Millington Synge's riveting story of y...

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Report copyright infringementby Andi Ellis-Smith (Author)Love Lives Here is a heartwarming and inclusive children's book celebrating the diversity of families in today's world. Written with joy and compassion, it highlights that while families may look different, love is always the common thread.From single parents and grandparents to foster carers, adoptive families, LGBTQ+ parents, and more, every page affirms children's experiences and shows that love is what makes a family.Andi wrote this...

Resonant Space: Religion, Theatre, and the Chinese Martial Arts

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Charles Mroz (Author)Resonant Space constellates the martial, ritual, and theatrical elements of the Chinese martial arts with the practice of contemporary theatre and dance. This interdisciplinary approach blends the embodied experiences of the author, a lifelong student of the Chinese martial arts and a theatre director and dance dramaturg, with the study of Chinese cultural history. This is a work for scholars and practitioners of the Chinese martial ...

Voyages of Discovery: An American Romance

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Report copyright infringementby Brendan Frain (Author)Finn Wheeler, a journalist from New France, Quebec, is assigned to cover the US presidential bid of Senator Joseph Anderton, a charismatic Black politician. Motivated by the discovery of a family heirloom, he decides to combine the assignment with an investigation into the origins of the celebrated stone buffalo monument in North Dakota. The killing of an unarmed Black man in the US and a similar killing in New France on a Mohawk Reservati...

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Report copyright infringementby Jeanette T. Queen (Author)This is book 2 in the Blood of the Pendragon series. It is recommended that you start with book 1 in this series, The Last Pendragon.After the events of The Last Pendragon, Elizabeth is left shell-shocked and alone. Waking after nearly dying, she finds both men who hold a special place in her heart, fighting for their lives, leaving her feeling alone and helpless.Determined to help, she is guided by a mysterious letter and a promise. L...

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Report copyright infringementby Beatrix Potter (Author), Adrian Mitchell (Adapted by)Jemima Puddle-Duck and her Friends & Peter Rabbit and his Friends Follow mischievous Peter Rabbit and his cousin Benjamin Bunny into Mr MacGregor's garden, disappear with Lucie into Mrs Tiggy-Winkle's house in the hill, and squeeze under the hedge to visit the grassy bank where Mrs Tittlemouse lives. Peter Rabbit & His Friends has been specially adapted by Adrian Mitchell, one of Britain's foremost po...

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Report copyright infringementby Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges (Created by), N. Mazillier (Author), Corsaire (Author)"Le Corsaire" is a celebrated ballet in three acts, originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to music by Adolphe Adam. The libretto was written by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Joseph Mazilier, loosely based on Lord Byron's poem "The Corsair." This edition presents the libretto itself, offering readers the chance to delve into the narrative that inspired the i...

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Report copyright infringementby Alonzo Moore (Author)About the BookPolo has been lured onto an island paradise by the promise of 100k, 50 now and 50 after he has for filled the illicit offer he's been proposed. Madam Madonnia's, very attractive older woman with a diabolical plan of her very own and will stop at nothing to get what she wants but when Polo's imperial swag captivates her the plan has been changed, now she wants Polo for her very own is his true love is for his ex-stripper now pr...

John Dryden - The Aeneid by Virgil: Translated by John Dryden

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Report copyright infringementby John Dryden (Author)John Dryden was born on August 9th, 1631 in the village rectory of Aldwincle near Thrapston in Northamptonshire. As a boy Dryden lived in the nearby village of Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire. In 1644 he was sent to Westminster School as a King's Scholar. Dryden obtained his BA in 1654, graduating top of the list for Trinity College, Cambridge that year. Returning to London during The Protectorate, Dryden now obtained work with Cromwell's Secre...

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Report copyright infringementby Ryan Enniss (Author)'Bugger. Maybe you aren't Rain Man. Maybe you're more of a Drizzle Boy.' Drizzle Boy loves space. So does his companion, Space Bear, and his hero, Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. The stars are far away from a world that unforgivingly pokes and prods him. Until Drizzle Boy is brought back to earth by Juliet, who enters his orbit on the first day of university. How does one figure out romance, when social etiquette already seems arbitr...

House of Truth & Bloke and His American Bantu: Two Plays

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Report copyright infringementby Siphiwo Mahala (Author), Shane Graham (Foreword by)Siphiwo Mahala delves into the lives of iconic figures from South Africa's tumultuous past in this remarkable collection of plays. The collection opens with The House of Truth, which explores the complexity of Can Themba, a fearless journalist, playwright and poet living under an oppressive apartheid regime. The one-man play weaves together elements of Themba's life and career, recreating the excitement and pat...

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Report copyright infringementby Adam Peck (Author), Sally Cookson (Author)This stage version of Cinderella has captivated audiences with its dazzlingly original take on one of the oldest and best-loved fairytales of all times.When Ella's mother dies, she is brought up by her devoted and loving father who teaches her the names and calls of the woodland birds that surround their home. But when her father marries again, Ella's peaceful life is turned upside down by a host of new and unpleasant r...

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Report copyright infringementby Frank Wedekind (Author)Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality. The plays performance was threatened with closure when the city's Commissioner of Licenses claimed that the play was pornographic, due to its portrayal of abortion, homosexuality, rape, child abuse and suicide, but a New York trial court issued an injunction to allow the production to proceed. Number of Pages: ...

Beyond the Horizon, the Straw, and Before Breakfast: Plays

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Report copyright infringementby Eugene O'Neill (Author)Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (1888-1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian Anton Chekhov, Norwegian Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish August Strindberg. This volume contains three early 20th century plays, Beyond the Horizon, The Straw, and the ten-page, one-act Before Breakfast. ...

Rhythm in Acting and Performance: Embodied Approaches and Understandings

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Report copyright infringementby Eilon Morris (Author)Rhythm is often referred to as one of the key elements of performance and acting, being of central importance to both performance making and training. Yet what is meant by this term and how it is approached and applied in this context are subjects seldom discussed in detail. Addressing these, Rhythm in Acting and Performance explores the meanings, mechanisms and metaphors associated with rhythm in this field, offering an overview and analys...

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Report copyright infringementby Bysshe Shelly Percy Bysshe Shelly (Author), Percy Bysshe Shelly (Author)The Prometheus Unbound is a four-act play by Percy Bysshe Shelley originally published in 1820. This work is inspired by Aeschylus's "Prometheus Bound" and concerns the final release from captivity of Prometheus. However there is no reconciliation between Prometheus and Zeus in Shelley's narrative. Instead, Jupiter is overthrown, which allows Prometheus to be released... Number...

Kieran Hurley Plays 1: Hitch; Beats; Heads Up; Mouthpiece; The Enemy

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Report copyright infringementby Kieran Hurley (Author)Multi-award-winning Scottish playwright Kieran Hurley has been making waves since the early 2010s with his vivid storytelling and searing honesty, creating plays acutely concerned with society and community, and deeply enmeshed in Scotland's local political context. Tracking the evolution of Hurley's work from his early solo shows to his later large-cast plays and featuring an introduction by Scottish theatre critic Joyce McMillan, this is...

Sexual Politics in the Work of Tennessee Williams

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Report copyright infringementby Michael S. D. Hooper (Author)Michael S. D. Hooper reverses the recent trend of regarding Tennessee Williams as fundamentally a social writer following the discovery, publication and/or performance of plays from both ends of his career - the 'proletarian' apprentice years of Candles to the Sun and Not About Nightingales and the once overlooked final period of, amongst many other plays, The Red Devil Battery Sign. Hooper contends that recent criticism has exagger...

The Cambridge Introduction to Early Modern Drama, 1576-1642

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Report copyright infringementby Julie Sanders (Author)Engaging and stimulating, this Introduction provides a fresh vista of the early modern theatrical landscape. Chapters are arranged according to key genres (tragedy, revenge, satire, history play, pastoral and city comedy), punctuated by a series of focused case studies on topics ranging from repertoire to performance style, political events to the physical body of the actor, and from plays in print to the space of the playhouse. Julie Sand...

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Report copyright infringementby Floyd Dell (Author)Floyd Dell's "Sweet and Twenty: A Comedy in One Act" offers a delightful glimpse into American drama of the 20th century. This meticulously prepared print edition revives a classic one-act play, showcasing Dell's comedic talent. A concise and engaging piece of American theater, "Sweet and Twenty" remains a relevant example of the era's dramatic sensibilities. Perfect for students of American drama, theater enthusiasts, and anyone seeking a qu...

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Report copyright infringementby Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Author), Temi Rose (Author), Elena Harper (Author)Anton Chekhov's "The Three Sisters" remains a cornerstone of Russian drama and world literature. This meticulously prepared edition presents Chekhov's powerful play in a format ideal for both study and enjoyment. A classic family drama, the play explores themes of longing, disillusionment, and the search for meaning in provincial life. Chekhov's masterful work delves into the complexitie...

The King's Threshold; and On Baile's Strand

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Report copyright infringementby W. B. (William Butler) Yeats (Author)Two powerful verse dramas by William Butler Yeats, "The King's Threshold" and "On Baile's Strand," explore themes of power, sacrifice, and the weight of destiny within the rich tapestry of Irish mythology and legend. "The King's Threshold" presents a compelling conflict between a poet and a king, delving into the importance of artistic expression and the consequences of its suppression. "On Baile's Strand" unfolds a tragic t...