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  It's a Wonderful Life (NHB...

  Mary Elliott Nelson

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  Christmas Eve, 1946, Bedford Falls. Down-on-his-luck banker George Bailey feels life has passed him by, and he's at the end of his rope.
  But when George's guardian angel pays him a visit, he's amazed to discover what life in his beloved town would be like without him. Maybe it's a wonderful life, after all?
  Based on the critically acclaimed Frank Capra movie, Mary Elliott Nelson's reimagining is a joyful story of love, hope, and community.
  Commissioned by New Perspectives Theatre, It's a Wonderful Life has been produced around the UK, including a revival in 2023 at Reading Rep Theatre. Written for four actors, but suitable for many more, it offers other theatre companies a heartfelt adaptation of a much-loved classic to charm and delight audiences – at Christmas or any other time of the year!
  Cleverly makes us think about our lives and how we fit into our communities - Guardian
  A magical stage adaptation… offers surprises while being truthful to the narrative - York Press
  Beautifully conceived… rises to this challenge of translating such an uplifting and moving story to the stage with just four actors… an exceptional piece of theatre - West End Best Friend
  Has a delightfully atmospheric economy… Nelson's text hits the right beats… Capra's message about valuing what we have shines through in this festively enjoyable production - The Stage
  Fans of this story will not be disappointed… the perfect show to see with your family over the festive period - Theatre and Tonic

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  Twelfth Night

  William Shakespeare

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  Shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria, Viola assumes the role of a male page to Duke Orsino. The Duke sends Viola, now disguised as ‘Cesario’ to press his suit with the beautiful Olivia – who promptly falls in love with Cesario. Confusion reigns until the truth is untangled and true love triumphs. 
   
  Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in July 2022. 
   
  Adapted and Directed by Martin Jarvis 
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg 
   
  An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring: 
  Rosalind Ayres as Maria  
  Tara Lynne Barr as Olivia 
  Chris Butler as Orsino 
  JD Cullum as Antonio 
  Sarah Drew as Viola  
  Martin Jarvis as Sir Toby Belch 
  Adhir Kalyan as Sir Andrew Aguecheek 
  Stacy Keach as Feste, the Fool 
  André Sogliuzzo as Fabian, Curio, Valentine and others 
  Josh Stamberg as Malvolio 
  Mark Jude Sullivan as Sebastian 
   
  Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson 
  Recording and Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll 
  Editing and Sound Design: David Wilson and Charles Carroll 
  Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin 
  Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner 
  Guitar Accompaniment by JD Cullum

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  The Spoils - A Play

  Jesse Eisenberg

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  A powerful play about wealth, narcissism, and entitlement: “Eisenberg writes funny, but he is also a real storyteller—moody and dangerous and even loving.”—Newsday 
   
   
  Nobody likes Ben. Ben doesn’t even like Ben. He’s been kicked out of grad school, lives off his parents’ money, and bullies everyone in his life, including his roommate, an earnest Nepalese immigrant. When Ben discovers that his grade school crush is marrying a straitlaced banker, he sets out to destroy their relationship and win her back. The Spoils is a deeply personal and probing comedy written by Jesse Eisenberg—Academy Award-nominated actor, playwright, and contributor to the New Yorker.  
   
  “While Ben would surely say The Spoils is all about Ben, Mr. Eisenberg has seen fit to surround his leading narcissist with characters who live and breathe and react independently…His clever, frantic dialogue assumes an irresistible authenticity.”—Ben Brantley, The New York Times (NYT Critics’ Pick)

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  Poetry Book Society Winter 2017...

  Alice Kate Mullen

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  The Poetry Book Society was founded by T.S. Eliot in 1953 to "propagate the art of poetry". The Poetry Book Society Winter 2017 Bulletin features a wide range of exciting new poetry publications, reviewed by expert poet selectors Vona Groarke, Tim Liardet, George Szirtes, AB Jackson, Denise Saul and Andrew McMillan.
  WINTER SELECTIONS October, November, December 2017 Choice: Sasha Dugdale - Joy (Carcanet) Recommendations: Ahren Warner - Hello, Your Promise has been Extracted (Bloodaxe) Anne Michaels - All We Saw (Bloomsbury) Tim Dooley - Weemoed (Eyewear) Paul Deaton - A Watchful Astronomy (Seren) Commendation: Fleur Adcock - Hoard (Bloodaxe) Translation: Ana Blandiana - The Sun of Hereafter - Ebb of the Senses (Bloodaxe)
  Guest Selection: Wayne Holloway-Smith - Alarum (Bloodaxe)

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  Short Story Press Presents...

  Short Story Press, Jessie Qu

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  Love can happen, at any place, any time, with any given person. Many people dream of having a rendezvous with a foreigner in a foreign country and have the romance of a lifetime. And that’s exactly what Sophie got when she traveled to Firenze for a short vacation while work-studying abroad. 
  In the outskirts of Tuscany, a fuse sparked, leaving behind the entrails of an undesirable fire, slowly burning away the remains of those left behind. The love between Sophie and Alessandro seemed shallow and childish at best. From their initial confrontations to their constant arguments and differences, the gap between their relationships continued to push them further apart. Left with nothing more than a surreal dream with lingering desires, what will Sophie and Alessandro do when the reality of life finally takes over the world of fancy and dreams? Are the trips to Trieste, Paris, and Slovenia merely a desire for sexual deviance or a sign of true love? With an engagement ring and a lifetime promise, can Sophie really risk having something more than just a measly fling with Alessandro? As each encounter became more complicated, the initial accident turned into constant expectations with no ends. 
  Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

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  Swansdown

  Donald Platt

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  In SWANSDOWN, the poet Donald Platt makes a study of lifeís inevitable transitions, from loveís astonishing evolutions, to aging and its attendant losses. With the poem "Cloud Study" Platt brings his own mortality into view. Returning to a painting by Constable, he considers his own perspective, sitting by the Liffey, tending an injured knee. Young mothers, lovers, and runners pass, reminding the poet of who he once was and how quickly life, like weather, shifts. "Two minutes later, // The clouds would have taken on a different cast of light and shape / just like the thunderheads / now piling up above the Liffey."Platt advises: "To approach old age, one needs a new harsher style." And yet these poems are proof of the softness that may follow life's harshest reckonings, like the wisps of hair on his beloved brother's head as he lies dying, "fine / as milkweed silk. / His head a split / dried pod whose seeds / wind will scatter." The poems of Swansdown point us to a "larger landscape," they are the clouds "that scud across the blue escutcheon of sky. . . Sun's blazon through rain rampant.""One of the finest American poets working today," writes poet and editor Adrian Matejka, "A writer of unparalleled lyric and formal integrity." It is indeed these qualities that gird Platt for this masterful eighth collection.

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