Publisher: JH
In this uproarious satire from Jacobean playwright Ben Jonson, the clever Venetian gentleman Volpone hatches an outrageous scheme to dupe a greedy trio of hangers-on who are after his fortune. A ragtag cast of characters, including a dwarf, a eunuch, and a hermaphrodite, get caught up in the plot along the way.
A delightful selection of poetry from around the British Isles including 'Dover Beach' by Matthew Arnold, 'Leisure' by W. H. Auden and 'To Autumn' by John Keats. Including classic recordings by acclaimed actors Sir Ralph Richardson and Richard Burton.Show book
Set in Yonkers, New York in 1942, two boys, aged 13 and 16, must spend one year with their austere and demanding grandmother. While the war rages in Europe, Jay and Arty learn the ropes from Uncle Louie and assorted relatives, all peculiar characters.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Barbara Bain, Gia Carides, Dan Castellaneta, Ben Diskin, Arye Gross, Roxanne Hart and Kenneth Schmidt.Show book
The only two children born in a North Yorkshire village for a generation cannot imagine ever being apart, but as their lives shift, so too do the ties that bind them. Charley Miles' outstanding debut play Blackthorn explores the changes and choices that pull us from the places and people we love. Blackthorn was a finalist for the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn prize in 2017 and is premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2018.Show book
Helen and Diana are perfect for each other: they've both got good degrees, busy jobs and nice flats. There's just one small problem – Diana's got a boyfriend. Elisabeth Lewerenz's play How We Begin is a tender exploration of love, queerness and identity. It was premiered at VAULT Festival, London, 2023.Show book
Purgatorio is the second part of The Divine Comedy, Dante's epic poem describing man's progress from hell to paradise. Having escaped the Inferno, Dante and his guide, the classical Roman poet Virgil, ascend out of the underworld to the Mountain of Purgatory on an island on the far side of the world. The mountain has nine terraces, seven of which correspond to the seven deadly sins, and two of which constitute an Ante-Purgatory with the Garden of Eden at the summit. Dante writes about sin based on motives in Purgatory, rather than actions as in The Inferno, giving the book a more psychological aspect. Arriving on Easter Sunday, Purgatorio represents the time of human life on earth.Show book
Translating Migration: Multilingual Poems Of Movement brings together the poetic voices of migrants across regions, languages, and circumstances. Twenty narrators bring the poems to life, allowing the voices of migrants to be heard by those with locations and life experiences much different from their own. Translating Migration seeks to translate the creative work of migrants between languages and across contexts. As a collection of intertwined poetry by migrant workers, asylum seekers, refugees, and recent immigrants, Translating Migration deliberately questions the divisions between diverse human experiences of movement.Show book
