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The Jewel of Seven Stars is a horror novel by Irish writer Bram Stoker, first published by Heinemann in 1903. The story is a first-person narrative of a young man pulled into an archaeologist's plot to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy. It explores common fin de siècle themes such as imperialism, the rise of the New Woman and feminism, and societal progress
The early hours of Wednesday 14 June 2017. The north-west corner of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. A twenty-four-storey residential tower. The scene of a national tragedy. This powerful verbatim play is drawn from the testimony of residents – a group of survivors and bereaved – at the heart of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. It reveals the impact of the multiple failures that led to the most devastating residential fire in the UK since the Second World War, and asks: how do we stop this ever happening again? Startling, urgent and deeply moving, Grenfell: in the words of survivors explores the courage and resilience of an ill-treated community and their continued campaign for justice. Created from interviews by Gillian Slovo, the play was first performed at the National Theatre, London, in July 2023, co-directed by Phyllida Lloyd and Anthony Simpson-Pike. 10% of the net proceeds from sales of this book will be donated by the publisher to the Grenfell Foundation, who support the bereaved and survivors in the aftermath of the fire, as well as help them ensure Grenfell is remembered long into the future. 'Moving, heartfelt and important… a powerful piece of verbatim theatre that demands empathy, not sympathy' - Evening Standard 'An engulfing experience… harrowing but not sensational… Slovo's play is new and important. It is not only that she uses the words of survivors; it's that they are her collaborators. The result is an inquiry of the best sort – the most humane kind – on stage' - Observer 'A tour de force… deeply humane… infinitely more meaningful than dispassionate news footage… a tremendous piece of theatre' - Time Out 'Gripping… shocking… piles up devastating detail… an ensemble masterpiece' - Guardian 'Powerful' - Telegraph 'A visceral insight into a human tragedy' - The TimesShow book
Jessie Pope was an extremely patriotic English poet, writer and journalist, who remains best known for her patriotic motivational poems published during World War I. This poem is from Paper Pellets (1907), an anthology of humorous verse.(Summary from Wikipedia)Show book
It's 1885, and Raina's bourgeois Bulgarian family is caught up in the heady patriotism of the war with Serbia. The beautiful, headstrong Raina eagerly awaits her fiancé's victorious return from battle - but instead meets a soldier who seeks asylum in her bedroom. This is one soldier who definitely prefers romance and chocolate to fear and bullets. War may be raging on the battlefield, but it's the battle of the sexes that heats up this extraordinary comedy and offers very different notions of love and war.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Al Espinosa, Jeremy Sisto, Teri Garr, Anne Heche, Micahel Winters, Jason Kravits and Sarah Rafferty.Show book
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?peopleidShow book
Stephen Mitchell's marvelously clear and vivid rendering recreates the robust masculine music of the original. It both hews closely to the Old English and captures its wild energy and vitality, not just as a deep "work of literature" but also as a rousing entertainment that can still stir our feelings and rivet our attention today, after more than a thousand years. This new translation - spare, sinuous, vigorous in its narration, and translucent in its poetry - makes a masterpiece accessible to everyone.Show book
Her most famous work, Granny's Wonderful Chair, was published in 1856 and it is still in print to this day. It is a richly imaginative book of fairy stories and has been translated into many languages. This work, read as a child by Frances Hodgson Burnett, inspired the writings of Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories (Summary by Wikipedia and Linette Geisel)Cast:Narrator: Linette GieselStorytelling Chair: Phil ChenevertFemale 1: Beth ThomasFemale 2: Amy GramourFemale 3: rashadaFemale 4: ChyAnne DonnellFemale 5: Joyce CouchFemale 6: KalyndaMale 1: Glenn PreviteraMale 2: Algy PugMale 3: bishMale 4: Matthew ReeceMale 5: David LawrenceMale 6: Ernst PattynamaMale 7: Steve BelleguelleMale 8: Ken FeltMale 9: Ken FeltProject Editor: Phil ChenevertShow book
