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  Age is a Feeling (NHB Modern Plays)

  Haley McGee

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  Your life from the day you turn twenty-five through to your death. All the chances you get to change course and all the things you leave unsaid.
  Inspired by interviews with hospice workers, conversations with mystics and trips to the cemetery, Age is a Feeling is a gripping story that wrestles with the glorious and melancholy uncertainties of human life. A covert rallying cry against cynicism and regret, it's an uplifting exploration of chance, morality and living with verve.
  First performed at Summerhall during the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Haley McGee's one-person play was produced by Soho Theatre and directed by Adam Brace. Each performance was shaped by random selections made by the audience. This published edition, illustrated by Jason Logan, contains the full text of the play and offers readers a complete experience, as well as a blueprint for future performances.

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  Hamlet | Simple Shakespeare...

  Jeanette Vigon

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  This modern adaptation of "Hamlet" breathes new life into Shakespeare's legendary tale, presenting it in contemporary English to draw readers into the vortex of betrayal, revenge, and existential angst at the heart of the play. With Prince Hamlet's story unfurling in the modern vernacular, the timeless tragedy of the Danish prince wrestling with grief, moral uncertainty, and the specter of vengeance becomes more accessible and immediate. Whether you're meeting Hamlet for the first time or returning to the shadowed corridors of Elsinore Castle, this version is crafted to convey the raw emotion and profound insights of Shakespeare's work in a language that speaks directly to the modern reader. 
  Key features of this modern version of "Hamlet":Showcases Shakespeare's intricate narrative and deep philosophical queries in clear, modern English, broadening its appeal.Maintains the original's narrative depth and existential themes, ensuring the essence of Shakespeare's vision remains intact without the need for external commentary.Perfect for educational settings and readers seeking an intuitive understanding of the play’s themes, characters, and complex storyline.Draws in readers of today with an age-old exploration of revenge, sanity, loyalty, and existential musings, proving the play's enduring relevance.Preserves the emotional intensity and character complexity that Shakespeare is renowned for, allowing a direct connection to the dilemmas and passions of his characters.Stimulates critical thought and discussion around perennial human concerns such as justice, the effects of grief, and the essence of existence, inviting readers to ponder deeply.Opens up Shakespeare's oeuvre to new audiences, encouraging exploration and appreciation of literary artistry with ease and enthusiasm.

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  Be Holding - A Poem

  Ross Gay

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  Winner, 2021 PEN/Jean Stein Award Winner, 2021 Ohioana Book Award in Poetry Winner, 2022 Indiana Author Award in Poetry Be Holding is a love song to legendary basketball player Julius Erving—known as Dr. J—who dominated courts in the 1970s and ‘80s as a small forward for the Philadelphia ‘76ers. But this book-length poem is more than just an ode to a magnificent athlete. Through a kind of lyric research, or lyric meditation, Ross Gay connects Dr. J’s famously impossible move from the 1980 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers to pick-up basketball and the flying Igbo and the Middle Passage, to photography and surveillance and state violence, to music and personal histories of flight and familial love. Be Holding wonders how the imagination, or how our looking, might make us, or bring us, closer to each other. How our looking might make us reach for each other. And might make us be reaching for each other. And how that reaching might be something like joy.

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  Rime of the Ancient Mariner

  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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  Step aboard the ship of imagination with 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Unabridged Version)', Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic tale of sin, penance, and the awe-inspiring power of the natural world. This audiobook rendition perfectly encapsulates the haunting beauty of Coleridge's masterpiece, making it an unmissable auditory experience.Delivered in a crisp, clear voice that captures the rhythmic beauty of Coleridge's original verse, this audiobook stays loyal to the timeless text, bringing each poignant line and dramatic scene to life. As the ancient mariner recounts his chilling tale of an ill-fated sea voyage, listeners will be drawn into a world of mariners, albatrosses, ghostly specters, and the relentless sea.Perfect for both lovers of classic poetry and those new to Coleridge's work, this audiobook offers a captivating way to experience one of the most influential poems in English literature. So, whether you're revisiting this iconic tale or hearing it for the first time, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Unabridged Version)' will leave you spellbound by its evocative power and lyrical charm.

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  Scattered Love

  Maylis Besserie

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  'She entered the house like a shadow … She was like a divine elixir: one drop for each of my thoughts. … I could feel the breath of the warrior, the Queen of Ireland, and it intoxicated me with the wind of hope, like noble wine.'
  She is Maud Gonne, the muse of writer William Butler Yeats. Yeats here returns as a ghost, having been buried in southern France in January 1939 at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. Ten years later his remains are repatriated to Ireland. He emerges from his grave to recount his thwarted love for Maud, a story blending with the movement for Irish independence in which they each played an integral part.
  Yeats' ghost has suddenly appeared as diplomatic documents have come to light, casting doubt on the contents of the coffin brought back to Sligo for a state funeral. Where did the poet's body go? Does he still hover 'somewhere among the clouds above'? What remains of our loves and our deaths, if not their poetry?
  Maylis Besserie's exciting new work follows on from Yell, Sam, If You Still Can (Le tiers temps). In her second novel, she turns her attention from Samuel Beckett to another Irish writer, W.B. Yeats. The connection between Ireland and France is forged once again in the smithy of art, culture and the days at the end of life.
  A Guardian Most Anticipated Book of 2023
  An Irish Times Most Anticipated Book of 2023
  An Irish Independent Most Anticipated Book of 2023

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  Favour

  Ambreen Razia

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  'I'm going to answer all your wishes, bubba! Big or small, it'll be me who makes them come true, no one else.'
  Leila is happy living at home with Noor, her loving but traditional grandmother. But when Aleena, her fiercely independent mother, returns home from prison determined to deliver a new world of fun and excitement, their calm lives are upended in a blur of nail varnish and sweet treats.
  Family secrets come tumbling into the light, and Leila finds the task of deciding on her future more difficult than she first thought.
  Ambreen Razia's play Favour is a touching and hopeful family drama about a working-class Muslim family, tackling duty, addiction and the challenge of pulling yourself back together after it all falls apart. It was a Bush Theatre and Clean Break co-production and premiered at the Bush, London, in 2022, directed by Róisín McBrinn and Sophie Dillon Moniram.

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