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  She Stoops to Conquer

  Oliver Goldsmith

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  In She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night, a young lady pretends to be a servant in order to win the notice of a young man who is painfully shy around women of his own class.  Hilarious misadventures and mayhem ensue before matters are neatly wrapped up at the end.  This play, one of the great English comedies, was first performed in 1773 and continues to be very popular with audiences today.  (Summary by LA Walden) 
  Cast:Mr. Hardcastle - Bob NeufeldSir Charles Marlow - David LawrenceYoung Marlow - balaHastings - Brett W. DowneyTony Lumpkin - ToddHWMrs. Hardcastle - AvailleMiss Hardcastle -Arielle LipshawMiss Neville - Charlotte DuckettFirst Fellow and First Servant - DrakaunusSecond Fellow, Second Servant, and Jeremy - rookieblueThird Fellow, Third Servant, and Roger - Joseph AbellFourth Fellow and Diggory - Algy PugLandlord and Mr. Woodward - zaantaMaid - Amanda FridayServant - Elizabeth KlettStage directions - Laurie Anne Walden 
  Audio edited by Laurie Anne Walden

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  More Than Weeds

  L Kiew

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  More Than Weeds, the debut poetry collection by L. Kiew, explores the language of migration and how it is used in relation to plant and animal species, as well as peoples. These knowledgeable and verdant poems draw deeply on botanical and ecological detail and reveal secret histories thriving in the gaps between definitions; here are precious seedlings, unforced flowers, tongues of leaves, tangled roots and rhizomes.
  With roots in decolonialising botany and horticulture movements, and influenced by the impact of the climate crisis and regenerative gardening practices, Kiew's poetry is alive and thronging with the interconnected nature of things – and the formative forces of nurture, family, food, refuge and love. Human and plant voices speak for themselves of experiences of belonging and displacement, as well as encounters with violence. These vivid poems that ask us to scrutinise what is really contained or constrained by demarcations – whether those of weed or wildflower, or of borders and hostile environments.

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  We Happy Few

  Imogen Stubbs

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  A comedy drama about an all-female theatre company touring Britain during the darkest days of World War Two, written by the well-known actress and premiered in the West End.
  While the men are fighting Hitler and the bombs are falling on London, a 'girls only' theatre company sets out in a battered 1920s Rolls-Royce to bring Shakespeare to a culture-starved Britain.
  Inspired by the real-life Osiris Players, whose travelling productions during the War inspired many to take up the profession - Judi Dench to name but one.
  We Happy Few premiered at the Gielgud Theatre, London, in June 2004.
  'there isn't a sweeter, warmer, more likeable play in London' The Times
  'very funny. A fascinating slice of social history' Time Out
  'by far and away the funniest and saddest backstage play for half a century' Daily Express

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  Jeeves and Wooster Vol 3 - A...

  P. G. Wodehouse

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  The Aunt and the Sluggard: I say! What's to be done with Bertie Wooster's chum Rockmetteller Todd? Rocky's Aunt Isabel wants him to live the life of a New York socialite but the poor chap loathes the city with his whole bohemian soul. Bertie's valet Jeeves has a master plan, of course, but it requires Bertie to leave his luxurious apartment. Worst of all, without Jeeves, he has to pick out his own socks and cravats! Surely this is more than man - civilized man that is - can bear! Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg: Dear old Bicky (also known as Alistair Bingham-Reeves) is in the most frightful spot of bother. His uncle, the Duke of Chiswick, don't you know, thinks Bicky is on a ranch in Colorado, when he's actually living in New York and dreaming about chickens. I wouldn't fool you, old top - when I say chickens, I mean actual chickens! Bicky looks to Bertie for advice and Bertie, naturally, expects Jeeves to rally round. But when his apartment is infested with tourists from a small town in Missouri, the young master starts to wonder if his trusty servant hasn't gone completely off his rocker.

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  Escape Collection 1

  Black Eye Entertainment

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  Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947, until September 25, 1954. The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with this introduction, as intoned by Paul Frees and/or William Conrad: Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape! Following the opening theme, a second announcer (usually Roy Rowan) would add: Escape! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure! Many story premises, both originals and adaptations, involved a protagonist in dire life-or-death straits. Starring Vincent Price, William Conrad, Paul Frees, Jack Webb, Frank Lovejoy, Elliott Lewis, Edgar Barrier, John Dehner and Peggy Webber. Music was supplied by Del Castillo, organist Ivan Ditmars, Cy Feuer, Wilbur Hatch, and Leith Stevens. The announcers were Paul Frees and Roy Rowan. Enjoy 12 exciting half-hour adventures from the long-running Escape radio series. 
  7-14-47 Operation Fleur de Lis7-28-47 Typhoon8-4-47 Sire de Maletroit's Door10-15-47 A Shipment of Mute Fate2-22-48 How Love Came to Professsor Guildea3-21-48 Misfortune's Isle2-26-49 Red Wine3-26-49 The Adaptive Ultimate5-19-50 Pass to Berlin6-30-50 Blood Bath10-22-50 The Time Machine8-30-51 The Man Who Stole the Bible

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  The White Bike (NHB Modern Plays)

  Tamara von Werthern

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  Millions of people cycle to work every day. And every week, some of them don't make it home.
  One Tuesday morning, Isabelle packs her lunch box into her pannier, kisses her young daughter goodbye, and sets off on her bike through Hackney. What happens along the way is at once shocking, inconceivable, and terrifyingly ordinary.
  Based on a true story, The White Bike is an affecting play about what happens when our world is turned upside down. It was premiered in 2017 at The Space, London, in a production directed by Lily McLeish.
  Tamara von Werthern is the founder and producer of Fizzy Sherbet, a new-writing initiative for women writers from across the world. This edition also includes her short plays Baby Dolls and The Village Church.

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