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  Bracken Moor (NHB Modern Plays)

  Alexi Kaye Campbell

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  A boldly theatrical tale of grief and denial, set against the economic crisis of the 1930s.
  After years apart, two families come together to rediscover their lost friendship. Instead, they conjure up the spirit of a buried tragedy.
  Presented by the Tricycle Theatre and Shared Experience, Bracken Moor premiered in June 2013.

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  I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak...

  Walt Whitman

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 26, 2013.This poem is taken from Book 4 of Leaves of Grass,  a collection of poetry which Whitman would continue editing and revising until his death. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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  The Seafarer (NHB Modern Plays)

  Conor McPherson

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  A breathtaking supernatural play from the author of The Weir.
  It's Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. In fact, Sharky may be playing for his very soul.
  'a blistering emotional punch... The Seafarer first ambushes you and then haunts you for days afterwards' - Time Out
  'sparkling and suspenseful... McPherson is a born yarn-spinner' - Guardian
  'McPherson's new play is one of his most succinct and startling, and the funniest to date... what he creates is apparently simple, but daring and memorable. He sends his characters off on benders, and they bump into the infinite' - Observer
  'a realistic fantasy, a wide-awake nightmare. The writing is poetic, brutal, athletic, hilarious' - Sunday Times

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  Poems by the Most Deservedly...

  Katherine Phillips

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  The poet Katherine Philips was called "The Matchless Orinda" in her day and was well known for her works, both personal and political. She was a staunch Royalist (a supporter of Charles I and his son during the English Civil Wars) and wrote poetic defenses of the monarchy. She was also part of a literary coterie, in which she and her friends had "code names." Philips herself was "Orinda," her husband "Antenor," and her friend Anne Owen "Lucasia." She is perhaps best known today for her passionate poems celebrating female friendship. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

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  Lionboy (NHB Modern Plays)

  Zizou Corder

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  Charlie Ashanti lives in a future where phones are powered by the sun, cars are banned and companies are more powerful than countries. Charlie is a perfectly normal boy, except for one thing: he can speak to cats.
  When his parents are kidnapped, he sets off on a rescue mission – with a little help from a floating circus and its pride of performing lions.
  Based on Zizou Corder's bestselling novels, Marcelo Dos Santos's adaptation fuses storytelling and circus in a gripping tale that provides great opportunities for amateur and school groups looking to perform a magical adventure.
  Lionboy was commissioned and first produced by award-winning theatre company Complicite in 2013, and was revived in 2014 for an international tour.
  'It twinkles with a sense of magical possibility... liveliness, invention and effortless appeal' - The Times
  'A wonderfully imaginative adventure' - Evening Standard

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  Art and Poetry

  Jacques Maritain

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  The French philosopher’s treatise on the nature of art and poetry includes enlightening critiques of major painters and dialogues with notable writers.Originally published in 1935 with the title Frontières de la Poésie, this work by Jacques Maritain explores the nature and subjectivity of art and poetry. As a philosopher, Maritain attempts to define the two concepts, describing them as virtuous, being primarily concerned with beauty. Rather than focusing on aesthetic theory, Maritain examines his ideas at a more tangible level, including a discussion of how art and poetry are produced.Art and Poetry further develops the principles established in Maritain’s earlier work, Art and Scholasticism, which has deeply influenced contemporary artists. Those concepts are employed here to illuminate the creative works of such diverse artists as Georges Rouault, Marc Chagall, Gino Severini, and Arthur Lourié. Maritain also relates fascinating dialogues with notable authors such as André Gide, Jean Cocteau, and others.

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