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  Eternal Hydra

  Anton Piatigorsky

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  Nominated for several Dora Awards
   
  When a young scholar finds Eternal Hydra, a long-lost, legendary and encyclopedic novel by an obscure Irish writer, she brings the manuscript to an esteemed publisher, hoping to secure an international audience for the book. But Vivian's obsession with the dead author, who has materialized in her life, is challenged by the work of a contemporary historical novelist,and she's forced to face confounding questions about authorship, racism, and ethical behavior.
   
  Weaving between modern-day New York, 1930s Paris and New Orleans in the years following the Civil War, Eternal Hydra is a postmodern look at the making of a modernist masterpiece.
   
  'A play of such tight structure, such cerebral content and such sure drama that the thoughtful theatregoer could hardly fail to be impressed.'
   
  —Globe and Mail

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  Oils

  Stephen Sexton

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  Oils is a gorgeous, beguiling collection of poems where the poise of the delivery belies the emotional, existential turmoil within.
  Through his portraits of an atheist, a pickpocket and a spinach-loving sailor (among others), Stephen Sexton evokes a strange kind of melancholy as he strives to reconcile passion with detachment and profound self-doubt with unwavering love.

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  Stupid Boy Syndrome - 28 Poems...

  Dylan Drakes

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  An ode to love: The greatest of life's afflictions. 
  Stupid Boy Syndrome: 28 Poems on Love, Lust and Loss is a queer-perspective poetry chapbook on the themes of love and loss, friendship and fall-outs, sex and seduction. 
  At once heartfelt and whimsical, frivolous and mournful, Stupid Boy Syndrome takes readers on a whirlwind trip through the many ways that love enriches our lives. From the biting ache for the boy that got away, to the skin-tingling thrill of locking eyes across a room, to the soul-tearing battle between logic and lust.

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  The Flea (NHB Modern Plays)

  James Fritz

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  July 1889, London. A flea bites a rat. A rat spooks a horse. A horse kicks a man. As the chain reaction continues, a boy and his mother find themselves swept up in a national scandal that will reshape both their lives – and the country.
  James Fritz's play The Flea is a retelling of the Cleveland Street Scandal that shook England – from the streets of Bermondsey to the halls of Buckingham Palace – and features a flea, a horse, a detective, a queen, a pimp, a god, and Charlie, the telegraph boy who knelt before the Crown.
  This anarchic and affecting play was first performed at The Yard Theatre, London, in October 2023, directed by Artistic Director Jay Miller.

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  2nd May 1997 (NHB Modern Plays)

  Jack Thorne

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  A smouldering play about escaping the past, seizing the present and owning the future.
  
  2nd May 1997. An historic victory. The Tories, eighteen years in power, are defeated as New Labour sweeps into government. From the euphoria and despair, three deeply personal stories emerge.
  
  Tory MP Robert prepares to attend the count. With defeat looming large, he fears becoming a forgotten man, while his wife Marie counts the cost of her own sacrifice to politics. Lib Dem footsoldier Ian is no hero, but party-crasher Sarah is determined to make him one. Best mates Jake and Will wake up with a new world order to memorise before their A-level Politics class. Jake dreams of Number 10. Will dreams of Jake.
  
  'rising playwright Jack Thorne takes us back in time with such quiet profundity and verve you get a burst of inspiration to match the uplift of those distant days' - Telegraph<
  
  'richly rewarding... playwright Jack Thorne elegantly refracts the early hours of Blair through three very different relationships... A superb 90 minutes' -Evening Standard

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  Tragedy of Macbeth The (Version 2)

  William Shakespeare

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  Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corroding psychological and political effects produced when its protagonist, the Scottish lord Macbeth, chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power. He commits regicide to become king and then furthers his moral descent with a reign of murderous terror to stay in power, eventually plunging the country into civil war. In the end, he loses everything that gives meaning and purpose to his life before losing his life itself. (Summary by Wikipedia) CAST LISTFirst Witch: Charlotte DuckettSecond Witch; Servant: GraceThird Witch Gentlewoman: Libby GohnDuncan, King of Scotland; Old Man; Lords: Algy PugMalcolm, Son of Duncan: Cathy BarrattSergeant; Third Murderer; Soldier(s): ToddHWLennox, Nobleman of Scotland: Robin KingRoss, Nobleman of Scotland: Arielle LipshawMacbeth, General of the King's army: Phill BensonBanquo, General of the King's army: alanmapstoneAngus, Nobleman of Scotland; Second Murderer: Ernst PattynamaLady Macbeth: Bev. J. StevensMessenger; Attendant: CaprishaPageFleance, Son to Banquo; Young Siward, Siward's son: laurenburwellPorter: Jason MillsDonalbain, Son of Duncan; Caithness, Nobleman of Scotland: Frances BrownMacduff, Nobleman of Scotland: Alan WeymanFirst Murderer: Martin GeesonHecate: Eden Rea-HedrickDoctor: Beth ThomasApparititions: Elizabeth KlettLady Macduff: Meagon ArgoMacduff's Son: Emily JonesMenteith, Nobleman of Scotland; Seyton, An officer attending on MacbethToddHWSiward, Earl of Northumberland, general of English forces: alanmapstoneNarrator: <a href="https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid

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