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  The Ode

  Thomas Hood, John Keats,...

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  On first thought an Ode should be simple to describe, to define.  A definition would most probably put it as; a lyric poem, usually addressed to a particular subject, with lines of varying lengths and complex rhythm.  And within that, of course, we have its depth, beauty and poetic form. It’s evolvement over time and through the minds of our revered poets continues so perhaps the best description would be the Odes themselves.

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  The Wife of Cyncoed (NHB Modern...

  Matt Hartley

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  Jayne is newly retired and disappointed with her life. She's in danger of becoming her daughter's babysitting service, and is desperate to make a change. When she meets a handsome stranger in the park – and an opportunity to do something for herself arises – can Jayne allow herself a second chance at happiness?
  Matt Hartley's play The Wife of Cyncoed is a charming and open-hearted play about self-discovery later in life. It premiered at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2024, and provides gloriously entertaining opportunities for a mature solo performer.

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  Laughing Boy (NHB Modern Plays)...

  Sara Ryan

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  Connor is, well, Connor. He loves buses, Eddie Stobart and Lego. He also has learning disabilities. When he dies an entirely preventable death in NHS care, his mum, Sara, can't get a straight answer as to how it happened.
  But Sara and her family won't stop asking questions and soon an extraordinary campaign emerges. Demanding the truth, it uncovers a scandal of neglect and indifference that goes beyond Connor's death to thousands of others.
  Sara Ryan's impassioned, frank and surprisingly funny memoir Justice for Laughing Boy is adapted for the stage by Stephen Unwin. It was first performed at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in 2024, in a co-production with Theatre Royal Bath.
  'So much magic. So much love. So much laughter. So much work. So much rage. And so many tears.'
  'An urgent look at our broken care system… compelling and heartfelt… a mighty testimony that will leave you furious'
  'A moving story about love, laughter and the indomitability of one family's fighting spirit… deft and shocking'
  'Heartfelt and colourful… a story told with love and fury'
  'Hard hitting… balances the procession of grim, galling details against humanising, light-hearted moments… succeeds both as a tribute to Connor's family, and as a galvanising call for deeper compassion and greater support'
  'Powerful… hideously timely… a shocking story'

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  Bordertown

  Culture Clash

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  Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life. Interviewees include right wing talk show host and former San Diego Mayor Roger Hedgecock, Sheriff Bill Kollender, Filipino and Ugandan immigrants, Navy personnel, a high school counselor, a border guard, punk rockers, homeless children, transvestites, and factory workers.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Culture Clash:  Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza.

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  The Murders in the Rue Morgue -...

  Edgar Allan Poe, Bleak December

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  From the mind of the master of the macabre - Edgar Allan Poe - comes a tale of mystery and murder! When a brutal and seemingly impossible murder has been committed, the police call upon the services of Auguste Dupin (the original "consulting detective", and inspiration for Sherlock Holmes) to solve the baffling and bloody mystery. It's a race against time to avert more bloodshed, as a terrifying creature stalks the streets and alleyways of Paris...a hair-raising and sensational excursion in classic horror!

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  The Rape of the Lock

  Alexander Pope

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  The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope, first published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellany in May 1712 in two cantos (334 lines), but then revised, expanded and reissued under Pope's name on March 2, 1714, in a much-expanded 5-canto version (794 lines). The final form was available in 1717 with the addition of Clarissa's speech on good humour. The poem satirizes a petty squabble by comparing it to the epic world of the gods. It was based on an incident recounted by Pope's friend, John Caryll. Arabella Fermor and her suitor, Lord Petre, were both from aristocratic recusant Catholic families at a period in England when under such laws as the Test Act, all denominations except Anglicanism suffered legal restrictions and penalties (for example Petre could not take up his place in the House of Lords as a Catholic). Petre, lusting after Arabella, had cut off a lock of her hair without permission, and the consequent argument had created a breach between the two families. Pope, also a Catholic, wrote the poem at the request of friends in an attempt to "comically merge the two." He utilized the character Belinda to represent Arabella and introduced an entire system of "sylphs," or guardian spirits of virgins, a parodied version of the gods and goddesses of conventional epic. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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