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  The Snail House (NHB Modern Plays)

  Richard Eyre

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  Sir Neil Marriot had a 'good pandemic', becoming familiar to millions from his TV appearances as a government medical advisor. His service even earned him a knighthood, and he is now rewarding himself with a lavish birthday party.
  But, amidst the oak panelling, the champagne and the silver service, his family are at one another's throats again, and he thinks there's something familiar – and somehow unsettling – about one of the catering staff...
  The Snail House is a play about how the past impacts on the present, and how overconfidence can have disastrous consequences. Written and directed by Richard Eyre, it premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in September 2022.

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  Winter Evening

  Archibald Lampman

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  Archibald Lampman was a Canadian poet. "He has been described as 'the Canadian Keats;' and he is perhaps the most outstanding exponent of the Canadian school of nature poets."  The Canadian Encyclopedia says that he is "generally considered the finest of Canada's late 19th-century poets in English."Lampman is classed as one of Canada's Confederation Poets, a group which also includes Charles G.D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, and Duncan Campbell Scott.(Summary by Wikipedia)

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  The Wild Duck

  Henrik Ibsen

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  The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen is a profound and emotionally charged drama that examines truth, illusion, family, and the fragile nature of human happiness. First published in 1884, this powerful play stands as one of Ibsen's most nuanced and thought-provoking works, offering a deep exploration of the consequences that arise when idealism collides with reality.
  
  At the center of the story is the Ekdal family, whose modest household is sustained not only by work and routine, but also by carefully constructed illusions. Hjalmar Ekdal, an aspiring inventor, lives with his devoted wife Gina and their young daughter Hedvig. Together they maintain a delicate balance of comfort and denial, finding meaning in dreams that shield them from harsh truths.
  
  Into this fragile world steps Gregers Werle, an idealistic reformer determined to expose what he believes to be moral corruption and deception. Driven by an uncompromising belief in absolute truth, Gregers sets out to "liberate" the Ekdal family from their comforting illusions. However, his relentless pursuit of honesty unleashes unforeseen consequences, revealing that truth, when imposed without compassion, can be as destructive as any lie.
  
  The symbolic image of the wild duck—wounded, hidden away in the family's attic, and surviving in an artificial environment—serves as a powerful metaphor for the characters themselves. Each struggles with personal wounds, buried secrets, and the tension between reality and self-deception. Ibsen masterfully weaves symbolism and psychological insight to question whether human beings can truly live without illusions.
  
  Through rich characterization and subtle dramatic tension, Ibsen challenges the audience to consider difficult questions: Is truth always liberating? Are comforting illusions necessary for survival? What is the cost of moral absolutism? The play's emotional depth and moral ambiguity make it one of the most enduring works in modern drama.
  
  The Wild Duck remains a cornerstone of world theatre, celebrated for its intricate exploration of family dynamics, idealism, sacrifice, and the vulnerability of innocence. With its haunting symbolism and timeless themes, the play continues to resonate with readers and audiences, offering a compelling meditation on the complexity of human relationships and the delicate balance between truth and mercy.

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  Many Voices (selection from)

  E. Nesbit

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  E. Nesbit (Edith Bland) was a prodigious 19th century children’s writer who produced over 60 books of fiction for children. This book of poems has many elements which would appeal to children but there’s also some exploration of her feelings of love, lust and longing which your average 10 year old would find downright yucky. There are also moments of joy, moments of sugary sweetness and moments of sharp insight in this collection which contains views from many angles. Recurring themes of love, death, gardens and fairies give us a fine insight into the lively imagination of E. Nesbit. (Summary by Jim Mowatt.)

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  The Garden of Love

  William Blake

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  William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.He was considered mad by contemporaries for his idiosyncratic views, Blake is held in high regard by later critics for his expressiveness and creativity, and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work (Summary by Wikipedia)

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  Continuity Errors

  Catriona Wright

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  CBC BOOKS CANADIAN POETRY COLLECTIONS TO WATCH FOR IN SPRING 2023 
  SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY 
  Feminist poems both serious and absurd that question our obsession with productivity instead of with care. 
  Continuity Errors questions the privileging of work and productivity over rest and care from an ecological and feminist perspective. Written before and immediately after the birth of her first child, these poems try to imagine the future her son will inherit. Encounters with an unusual cast of characters – including lonely cryptids, unrepentant grifters, and persistent ghosts – provide incomplete answers, and while the continuity errors keep multiplying around her, Wright pauses to consider whether our devotion to innovation is keeping us stuck. 
  "Catriona Wright's Continuity Errors is a book of snaking moves and sneaking intellect, a book of style and fortitude and sass. Wright's always sharp and often eerie interrogations lead us through a world of cryptocurrency, grunt work, predictive policing, extinction, haute cuisine, billboard ads, smoke breaks, breast pumps; these are poems for our moment of onslaught and bewilderment that, having had the world forced down their throats, spit back." – Natalie Shapero, author of Popular Longing

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