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  Widowers' Houses

  George Bernard Shaw

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  This is one of three plays Shaw published as Plays Unpleasant in 1898; they were termed "unpleasant" because they were intended, not to entertain their audiences—as traditional Victorian theatre was expected to—but to raise awareness of social problems and to censure exploitation of the laboring class by the unproductive rich. In this play, Dr. Harry Trench becomes disillusioned when he discovers how his fiancee's father, Mr. Sartorius, makes his money. However, it is soon revealed that Trench's own income is far from untainted. (Summary by wildemoose and Wikipedia)Cast:Dr. Harry Trench: engineerdstMr. William de Burgh Cokane: David GoldfarbMr. Sartorius: DrakaunusBlanche Sartorius: Arielle LipshawMr. Lickcheese: Algy PugWaiter: balaPorter: David OlsonParlour Maid/Narrator: Elizabeth KlettAudio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw

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  Women in Love - And Other...

  Larry Kramer

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  Screenplays and scripts from the playwright of The Normal Heart. “A valuable showcase of an important writer’s early career.”—The Bay Area Reporter   Larry Kramer has been described by Susan Sontag as “one of America’s most valuable troublemakers.” As Frank Rich writes in his Foreword to this collection of writings for the screen and stage, “his plays are almost journalistic in their observation of the fine-grained documentary details of life . . . that may well prove timeless.” The title work, the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Women in Love, is a movie “as sensuous as anything you’ve probably ever seen on film” (The New York Times). The screenplay is accompanied by Kramer’s reflections on the history of the production, sure to be of interest to any student of film. This volume also includes several early plays, Sissies’ Scrapbook, A Minor Dark Age, and the political farce Just Say No, illuminating the development of one of our most important literary figures. “Since his screenplay for Women in Love, Kramer has been a prophet of psychic health and catastrophe among us.” (from The American Academy of Arts and Letters citation).    Women in Love   “A visual stunner and very likely the most sensual film ever made.”—New York Daily News   “Throughout Larry Kramer’s literate scenario, the Lawrentian themes blaze and gutter. The sooty mind-crushing coal mines that Lawrence knew like the back of his hand are re-created in all their malignance. The annealing quality of sex is exhibited in the most erotic—and tasteful—lust scenes anywhere in contemporary film.”—Time

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  St David's Day - A Holiday in Verse

  Alun Lewis, Dafydd ap Gwilym, W....

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  It comes as no surprise to the average Welsh person that their culture continues to thrive despite centuries of seeming servitude to the English.  Wales, exemplified by the symbol of the Welsh dragon, is a small proud nation of many talents, large imaginations and even bigger hearts. 
   
  Saint David's Day, or the Feast of Saint David falls on the 1st March each year on the anniversary of his death in 589 AD. The feast has been regularly celebrated since his canonisation in the 12th century. 
   
  Traditional festivities include wearing the symbols of Wales and St David; daffodils and leeks, eating the National dish of cawl, a thick heartwarming soup, as well as the classic Welsh rarebit, and parades throughout the day featuring the traditional dress. 
   
  The pride in its culture and history is keenly felt and in this volume the poets of Wales through the ages bring verse that fortifies and uplifts the soul of a nation and its much admired literary merits.  
  1 - St David's Day - A Holiday in Verse  - An Introduction 
  2 - Grongar Hill by John Dyer 
  3 - Home, Fair Was The Morning Fair Our Tempers by Edward Thomas 
  4 - The Waterfall  by Henry Vaughan 
  5 - Sweet Empty Sky of June by Henry Vaughan 
  6 - from Chepstow - A Poem - Tinturn Abbey by Edward Davies 
  7 - The Grey Steed by Gwerfyl Mechain 
  8 - The Fox by Robert Williams Parry 
  9 - On a Mountain Tumulus by Dafydd ap Gwilym 
  10 - Llyn Y Gadair by T H Parry-Williams 
  11 - Plynlimmon by Lewis Glyn Cothi 
  12 - The Kingfisher by W H Davies 
  13 - In May by William Henry Davies 
  14 - Cock Crow by Edward Thomas 
  15 - All Day It Has Rained by Alun Lewis 
  16 - from Education In Wales by Rowland Williams 
  17 - Here's the Life I’ve Sigh’d For Long by Iolo Goch 
  18 - The Depression by David Gwenalt-Jones 
  19 - The Wind's Lament by John Morris-Jones 
  20 - In Praise of Wales by Talhaiarn 
  21 - Praise of a Girl by Huw Morus 
  22 - A Fleeting Passion by William Henry Davies 
  23 - Song of the Worker's Wife by Alice Gray Jones 
  24 - from The Happy Farmer by Iolo Morganwg 
  25 - Miners by Wilfred Owen 
  26 - This Poor Man by William John Gruffydd 
  27 - Old Man by Edward Thomas 
  28 - Wondrous Sight For Men by Ann Griffiths 
  29 - Has Your Soul Sipped by Wilfred Owen 
  30 - Faith by George Herbert 
  31 - Apologia Pro Poemate Meo by Wilfred Owen 
  32 - Exposure by Wilfred Owen 
  33 - War by Hedd Wyn 
  34 - There's An Open Door by Ann Griffiths 
  35 - The Immovable Covenant by Hugh Derfel 
  36 - The Black Spot by Hedd Wyn 
  37 - Expecting The Lord by Ann Griffiths 
  38 - Church Monuments by George Herbert 
  39 - A Flower Sunday Lullaby by Eiffion Wynn 
  40 - Virtue by George Herbert 
  41 - Hymn XLI by William Williams Pantycelyn 
  42 - Song to Mead by Taliesin 
  43 - The Owl Disturbs the Bard's Sleep by Dafydd ap Gwilym 
  44 - The Perishing World. From 'The Sleeping Bard' by Elis Wynn 
  45 - Lullaby by Roberty Bryan 
  46 - The Fold of the Bards Book of Taliesin 
  47 - from Arthur's Passing by Thomas Gwynn Jones 
  48 - An Elegy on the Death of Llywelyn ab Gruyffyd by Gruffydd ap Yr Ynad Coch 
  49 - In Memory of Mair Eluned by T Marchant Williams 
  50 - Goodbye by Alun Lewis 
  51 - Friends Departed by Henry Vaughan

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  The Life and Times of Call the...

  Heidi Thomas

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  The real stories, lives and dramas behind the smash hit BBC series Call the Midwife which premieres on PBS September 30, 2012.The official companion to seasons one and two, The Life and Times of Call the Midwife, gives fans a deeper insight into the period, the stories and the characters, and how Call the Midwife, based on the bestselling memoirs by Jennifer Worth, was brought to the screen. With never before seen photographs taken on set as well as unique sketches and exclusive interviews and anecdotes, this book truly takes you behind the scenes. Discover the hidden secrets of the nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House and delve deeper into the historical context of the series with chapters detailing birth, health, faith, fashion, beauty, street life and food. From the team who brought you The World of Downton Abbey, high production values and attention to detail will create the ultimate and beautifully packaged gift purchase this Christmas that no fan of the show could bare to be without.

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  Reasons to be Pretty

  Neil LaBute

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  What does it mean to be pretty? Do you really need someone to validateyour appearance? Neil LaBute tackles our obsession with physical beautyhead-on in a work nominated for multiple Tony and Drama Desk Awards.Our production, directed by the playwright, includes original Broadway cast member Thomas Sadoski, whose acclaimed performance also earned a Tony nomination. Includes a backstage conversation with Neil LaBute and the cast. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production featuring Jenna Fischer, Thomas Sadoski, Gia Crovatin, and Josh Stamberg. Written and directed by Neil LaBute. Recorded by L.A. Theatre Works before a live audience.

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  Long Ago and Far Away

  David Ives

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  A series of short comedic works from playwright David Ives, with subjects ranging from the Lindbergh baby to chimps typing literary classics. The title work is a more serious, nostalgic look at two generations of apartment dwellers who meet in a time warp.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Samantha Bennett, Jane Brucker, Ian Gomez, Arye Gross, Richard Kind, Dinah Manoff, Nia Vardalos and Tom Virtue.Directed by Ron West. Recorded before a live audience in June, 1995.

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