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  Shakespearean Dialogues...

  William Shakespeare

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  This is a collection of scenes from Shakespeare's plays, mainly comprising dialogues between two characters. The theme for this collection is "Wooing, Wedding, and Repenting" (inspired by a line from Much Ado About Nothing). (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) The Taming of the Shrew, Act 2 Scene 1 read by: Algy Pug, Verity Kendall   Richard III, Act 1 Scene 3 read by: Winston Tharp, Elizabeth Barr  A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2 Scene 1 read by: Martin Geeson, Grace Garrett   Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2 read by: Charlotte Duckett, Verity Kendall   Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1 read by: Arielle Lipshaw, Valerie Tan  Henry V, Act 5 Scene 2 read by: Tiffany Halla Colonna, Winston Tharp, Elizabeth Klett   As You Like It, Act 3 Scene 2 read by: Arielle Lipshaw, Elizabeth Klett   Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 1 read by: Martin Geeson, Grace Garrett   Twelfth Night, Act 1 Scene 5 read by: Elizabeth Barr, Grace Garrett   Measure For Measure, Act 2 Scene 4 read by: Algy Pug, Elizabeth Klett   All's Well That Ends Well, Act 4 Scene 2 read by: Martin Geeson, Elizabeth Barr   Antony and Cleopatra, Act 1 Scene 3 read by: Amanda Friday, Algy Pug   Cymbeline, Act 1 Scene 6 read by: David Richardson, Carol Box   The Winter's Tale, Act 4 Scene 4 read by: Amanda Friday, Martin Geeson   The Tempest, Act 3 Scene 1 read by: Algy Pug, Arielle Lipshaw, Elizabeth Klett

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  Before It Rains (NHB Modern Plays)

  Katherine Chandler

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  Funny, brave and beautifully told, Before It Rains is a tale of parenthood, protection and provocation set on a proud, forgotten Cardiff estate.
  Gloria is a single mum who enjoys sitting in her deckchair drinking her troubles away on her allotment, while her gentle son, Michael, digs the soil and makes sure everything is in order. From a relocated, troubled home, Carl - wild, unpredictable and near feral - watches both the mother and son with interest, bouncing his ball.
  'A slice of raw life...draws the audience right into the heart of how we cope with intimidation from outside and within.' - The Stage
  'Sparse, tense and unnerving' - The Venue

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  A Christmas Carol – A Ghost...

  Charles Dickens

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  It's Christmas Eve. As the cold, bleak night draws in, the penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge is confronted by the spirit of his former business partner, Jacob Marley.
  Bound in chains as punishment for a lifetime of greed, the unearthly figure explains it isn't too late for Scrooge to change his miserly ways in order to escape the same fate. But first he'll have to face three more eerie encounters...
  Mark Gatiss' spine-tingling adaptation is faithful to the heart and spirit of Charles Dickens' much-loved festive ghost story – with an emphasis on the ghostly.
  Commissioned by Nottingham Playhouse, the adaptation premiered there in 2021, starring Nicholas Farrell alongside Gatiss, and directed by the theatre's Artistic Director, Adam Penford.
  A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story subsequently transferred to Alexandra Palace Theatre, London, produced by Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Eilene Davidson Productions.

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  Poetry of World War I The - The...

  Laurence Binyon, Ivor Gurney,...

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  War may be rationalized as ‘diplomacy by other means’ but the reality is that when tribes, Nations and peoples bring themselves into armed conflict with one another mayhem, terror and slaughter are the result. 
  In the First World War, The Great War, The War to End all Wars any idealistic aims that it was a ‘just cause’ and would be all over in a few months were shattered against the vast scale of millions dead or wounded all, for the often temporary gains of a few miles of shell-pocked mud.  Human bodies were of little more value than the bullets and shells which mowed them down. 
  In this poetry volume we have distilled an enormous number of poets and poems into a selection that moves from the witness to searing horror and terror of battle to almost forgotten moments of recuperation and reflection both at the front and at home. 
  Out of the carnage has flowered works of fractured beauty, symbols of those we have lost and reminders of what we have lost. 
  These words to bear witness for what they have experienced. Each has an individual point of view that bears its own truth. 
  This volume comes to you from Portable Poetry, a specialized imprint from Deadtree Publishing.  Our range is large and growing and covers single poets, themes, and many compilations.

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  Happy Okay? - Poems about...

  M.J. Fievre

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  A poetry collection crafted to inspire healing in those tackling mental health issues or to help those closest to them. 
   
  Paloma is faking it. On the outside, she’s A-Okay. She’s electrified at work, there is a cadence in her step as she walks her dog, she posts memes on Facebook, and she keeps up with most relationships. Looks can be deceiving, however. Inside, Paloma is just going through the motions, and she feels like things are spiraling out of control. But when things are at their darkest, dawn arrives with clarity and focus, and with it, healing. Paloma learns to value small glimmering moments of joy rather than searching for constant happiness, thus building hope for her future. 
   
  An electric roadmap to healing and a manifesto for wholeness, Happy, Okay?: Poems about Anxiety, Depression, Hope, and Survival, is written in a contemporary style reminiscent of Rupi Kaur and Pierre Alex Jeanty. But this poetry book is not simply a narrative spun in verse. It is an invitation to readers to shake off the stigma and silence of mental health and find strength in the only voice that matters: your own. Whether exploring self-care, social anxiety, or anxiety in relationship, in this inspiring and heartwarming book, you will: 
   
   Understand how to make happiness a decision, even when you don’t feel it in your bones 
   
   Find out how to exercise patience and self-acceptance 
   
   Attract hope and purpose back into your life 
   
  If you enjoy poetry books or books like Her, Black Girl Magic, Pillow Thoughts, Milk and Honey, or The Sun and Her Flowers, then you will definitely love this book.

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  Blood Wedding - Full Text and...

  Federico Lorca

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  The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding.
  Blood Wedding is García Lorca's passionate, lyrical tale of longing and revenge: a twentieth century masterpiece.
  Translated by Jo Clifford.

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