Editorial: Publishdrive
you can tell much about me by the people I have chosen to love. sometimes it didn't feel like choice at all.more like, a cosmically written lesson sewn into the palms of human hands.wrapped in the pieces of their flesh, lays the story of my becoming. here, you hold part one of places of love I have been.
To be or not to be… Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow… O for a Muse of Fire… The quality of mercy is not strained… This sceptred isle… Once more unto the breach dear friends… Many of Shakespeare’s greatest and best-loved speeches are brought together in this superb collection, performed by outstanding artists who bring to vivid life words which are an integral part of our language, our culture and our everyday lives.Ver libro
Helen is forty when she loses her husband. Her daughter Becca is fifteen when her dad dies. Now it's just the two of them… what do they do next? Unfolding through snapshots of a relationship over forty years, Helen explores the threads which bind mother and daughter together, how they damage each other, and how they come to each other's rescue. A play for two actors – about love, grief, and getting ashes stuck to your trouser leg – Helen by Maureen Lennon was shortlisted for the 2020 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award. It was first produced at Theatre503, London, in 2023, in a co-production with Terrain, a company dedicated to promoting Northern artists and the stories they tell. 'Powerful… wrenchingly sad… successfully captures that dislocating out-of-body feeling that can accompany profound grief, and there are some truthful moments of humour and tenderness, too' - The Stage 'Feels real… the dialogue is strong and natural… poignant with touches of humour' - Reviews Hub 'Brisk, intense and with a strong emotional hit' - London Pub Theatres 'A deeply poignant and profound look at how grief can impact a life… beautifully written… hugely recommended' - There Ought To Be ClownsVer libro
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Pillow and Stone by Abram S. Isaacs. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 24, 2011.Abram S. Isaacs (1851-1920) was an American rabbi, author, and professor. Isaacs received his education at the New York University, from which he was graduated in 1871. He became a Rabbi at Barnett Memorial Temple at Paterson, New Jersey. For thirty-five years he occupied a chair at the New York University, first as Professor of Hebrew, then of Germanic languages, and later of Semitics. (summary from Wikipedia)Ver libro
Everyone creates their own coping strategies or rules for living. But what happens when an extended family gathers in the kitchen for a traditional Christmas and they each follow those rules, rigidly? In Sam Holcroft's theatrically playful, dark comedy the family does just that. And when the instructions are there for all to see, audience included, there's really no place to hide. As long-held mechanisms for survival are laid bare, even Mum, who's been preparing this lunch since last January, becomes embroiled. Long-held rivalries and resentments will out. Accusations fly, relationships deconstruct, the rules take over. Rules for Living premiered at the National Theatre, London, in March 2015.Ver libro
An orphan girl, adopted by a wealthy Dublin family, is given a pair of beautiful red shoes. At first it appears her dreams have come true... but appearances can be very deceptive. A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction, premiered at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, in November 2017.Ver libro
A collection of poetry, wisdom, and insights born of silence. Be present, For now is all that exists. Grow, enjoy, and act morally. Drop your ego, listen, Empathise and forgive. Trust your intuition and be compassionate. Nothing more is within your control. Let it go and just feel. Accept yourselfVer libro
