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  Caresses (NHB Modern Plays)

  Sergi Belbel

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  Sergi Belbel's acclaimed Catalan drama presents a disturbing picture of contemporary Western society set against a background of urban alienation and violence.
  Inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde, each of the ten scenes presents a pair of characters in a confused and contradictory relationship.
  Sergi Belbel's play Caresses was first performed in this English translation by John London at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1997. It was filmed in 1998 to critical acclaim.
  'It's a must!' - Time Out

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  The Seats of The Mighty

  Gilbert Parker

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  For the time of his story Mr. Parker has chosen the most absorbing period of the romantic eighteenth-century history of Quebec. The curtain rises soon after General Braddock's defeat in Virginia, and the hero, a prisoner in Quebec, curiously entangled in the intrigues of La Pompadour, becomes a part of a strange history, full of adventure and the stress of peril, which culminates only after Wolfe's victory over Montcalm. The material offered by the life and history of old Quebec has never been utilized for the purposes of fiction with the command of plot and incident, the mastery of local color, and the splendid realization of dramatic situations shown in this distinguished and moving romance. The illustrations preserve the atmosphere of the text, for they present the famous buildings, gates, and battle grounds as they appeared at the time of the hero's imprisonment in Quebec. (Summary by D. Appleton and Company, 1896)Cast: 
  Narrator, Captain Lancy, Sir John Godric, Scarat, Mr. Stevens, Officer Kingdon, Sailor, Midshipman: Michael ReussCaptain Robert Moray: Robert HoffmanMadamoiselle Alixe Duvarney: Amanda FridayMonsieur Doltaire: NoelBadrianGabord: Algy PugGeneral Wolfe, The Surgeon, Bishop: Martin GeesonIntendant Francois Bigot, Chevalier de la Darante, The Voice: Ron AltmanIntendant Francois Bigot, Servant, Commandant Ramesay, The Intendant's Valet, Bamboir, Sentinal, General Murray: ToddHWGovernor Marquis de Vaudreuil, John Mitchell, Grandfather: AllenJohnsVoban: DublinGothicSeigneur Duvarney: Chuck WilliamsonMadame Duvarney, Mathilde, Singers, Mother Superior: MJ FranckMarquis de Montcalm: Ernst PattynamaBabette: CaprishaPageMr. Wainfleet, Women Singers, Farmer's Son: TriciaGMadame Cournal, Madame Jamond: April GonzalesMadame Cournal: Tisha BordonJuste Duvarney, Sailor Jack, Officer: Tiffany Halla ColonnaJeanie: AvailleProphet Man, Officer Legrand: csjesi1Guard, Jean Labrouk, Sentinal at Gate 1, Sentinal at Gate 2, Sentinal at Chateau St. Louis, Soldier: Kristingj

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  Philoctetes

  Sophocles

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  Sophocles' play recounts an episode from the Trojan War, in which the wily Odysseus and Achilles' son Neoptolemus travel to a remote island to persuade Philoctetes to come with them to Troy. A prophet has foreseen that the Greeks will need Philoctetes and his bow (given to him by Heracles before his death) in order to defeat the Trojans. The problem is that years before Odysseus had engineered Philoctetes' abandonment on the island, due to a festering, stinking wound he had received from a snakebite. Will Philoctetes forgive and forget, or will he take his revenge? (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)CastOdysseus: Bruce PirieNeoptolemus: mbChorus: Delmar H. DolbierPhiloctetes: Algy PugMessenger: Martin GeesonHeracles/Narrator: Elizabeth KlettAudio editing: Elizabeth Klett

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  AA Milne Collection The -...

  A.A. Milne

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  Presented here are the complete stories and poems of Winnie-the-Pooh, as originally conceived and published by his creator, the legendary children’s book author A.A. Milne.   Pooh and all of his friends are here: Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, Roo and, of course, Christopher Robin.  As they explore the Hundred Acre Wood, they have all sorts of adventures: tracking the Heffalump, visiting with Rabbit (and getting stuck in a Very Tight Place), dressing up as a little black rain cloud to get honey from the bees and even going on an "expotition" to the North Pole!  Along with these tales are two full collections of Milne's poems which have gone on to become some of the most beloved verses in all of children's literature.   The complete Pooh collection:  Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six are presented here in their original and unabridged format.

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  Jarrem Lee - Ghost Hunter -...

  Gareth Tilley

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  In science one reasons by analogy, so when mankind is confronted by experiences entirely beyond its understanding it takes an individual with intelligence and bravery in equal measure to push back the boundaries of the unknown…. 
  In London, in the 1900s, the solutions to supernatural occurrences were investigated by a man who was famous for his dealings with the unknown and the worlds of the dead: Jarrem Lee - Ghost Hunter, (or as he prefers to call it, a psychical detective). With the help of college student Arthur Bennett, he embarks on a series of spine-tingling and exciting adventures in the world of the dead. 
  Episode 13: Enter the Nephilim. The Sprits of the Nephilim want Lee to bring them back to Earth.  Episode 14: The Tower on Beltane Hill. Mysterious deaths are occurring when a wealthy land owner is trying to clear away trees on his property.  Episode 15: Scarlet Bolt. The Derby is the oldest horse race in the world. When the favorite, Scarlet Bolt, is haunted by a mysterious apparition, Jarrem Lee is called in to prevent a terrible tragedy.  Episode 16: By Royal Command. Crown Prince Karl is convinced he's been attacked a werewolf. Jarrem Lee is commissioned to persuade him otherwise, but what if his terrifying dreams are really true? Based on a story by Max Rittenberg.

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  Comment is Free & Start Swimming...

  James Fritz

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  Two plays by award-winning writer James Fritz, each asking urgent, pointed and complex questions of the times we live in.
  Ideal for schools, youth theatres and amateur companies to perform, these versatile and incisive plays demonstrate an innovative playwright at the top of his craft.
  In Comment Is Free, a journalist forms the centre of a devastating media storm. After being staged by Old Vic New Voices in 2015, the version published here was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016, winning both the Tinniswood and Imison Awards for Audio Drama.
  Start Swimming is a play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today's youth. One step away from disaster, there's only one thing left to do: start swimming. First staged by the Young Vic Taking Part department, Start Swimming was also performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017.
  'both a caustic critique of contemporary society's treatment of young people and an exploration of the role of language in the perpetuation and justification of the practices under critique' - Exeunt Magazine on Start Swimming
  'theatrical and fun... radiates a puckishness and sense of mischief that mocks control systems even as it articulates their bleakness' - Time Out on Start Swimming
  'raw and vivid... a powerful indictment of the situation in which many people find themselves' - Scotsman on Start Swimming
  'a brilliant piece... It took my breath away' - Telegraph on Comment is Free

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