Other books that might interest you

• 

  Ivanov

  Anton Chekhov

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Nicolai (anglicised Nicholas in this translation) Ivanov, a middle-aged public servant, is unhappy. His wife Anna, disinherited by her family after converting from Judaism, is dying of tuberculosis. He is deeply in debt. And his best friend’s daughter is infatuated with him. Comedy and tragedy ensue in truly Chekhovian fashion. An example of the young Chekhov’s maturing style, Ivanov is an early harbinger of themes that would recur throughout his work. (Summary by mb) 
   
  CastNicholas Ivanov: mbAnna: Elizabeth KlettMatthew Shabelski: Algy PugPaul Lebediev: Cliff ThompsonZinaida: Grace GarrettSasha: Arielle LipshawLvov: AvailleMartha Babakina: Julia NiedermaierKosich: KristingjMichael Borkin: Bruce PirieAvdotia Nazarovna: Caprisha PageGeorge: Charlotte DuckettFirst Guest: Miss AvariceSecond Guest: Libby GohnThird Guest: Aidan BrackNarrator: Ernst PattynamaAudio edited by mb and Elizabeth Klett

  Show book

• 

  The Voysey Inheritance

  Harley Granville-Barker

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In this surprisingly modern psychological portrait, a prosperous Edwardian family is torn apart when young Edward Voysey discovers that his family’s wealth was obtained through three generations of deceit and theft. A captivating study of turn-of-the-century morals. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Suzan Crowley, Kenneth Danziger, Diana Douglas, Arabella Field, Robin Gammell, Paul Gutrecht, Arthur Hanket, Robert Machray, Christopher Neame, Judith Owen, Serena Scott Thomas and Paxton Whitehead.

  Show book

• 

  603 (NHB Modern Plays)

  Imad Farajin

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Four Palestinian men share a cramped prison cell listening to the buses come and go outside. Will the next bus be the one to take them home?
  603, by Palestinian writer by Imad Farajin, is taken from Plays from the Arab World, a collection of five extraordinary plays exploring and reflecting contemporary life across the Near East and North Africa, now available as individual ebooks.
  The full collection also includes:
  
  
  - Withdrawal by Mohammad Al Attar (Syria)
  - Damage by Kamal Khalladi (Morocco)
  - The House by Arzé Khodr (Lebanon)
  - Egyptian Products by Laila Soliman (Egypt)
  In 2007 the Royal Court Theatre's International Department and the British Council embarked on an ambitious project working with twenty-one writers from across the Near East and North Africa. Seven of the resultant plays received rehearsed readings at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2008. Plays from the Arab World, introduced by Laila Hourani of the British Council, collects five of these unique new voices, each posing different but equally urgent questions.

  Show book

• 

  Blood Wedding (NHB Classic Plays)

  Gabriel García Lorca

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  García Lorca's blood-soaked story of doomed love, in a version by playwright Tanya Ronder.
  On the eve of the wedding of a young couple from rival clans, the bride-to-be elopes with a former lover. The groom's mother is torn between a desire for vengeance and the instinct to protect her son.
  This version of Blood Wedding by Tanya Ronder was first staged at the Almeida Theatre, London, in May 2005, in a production directed by Rufus Norris and starring Gael García Bernal.
  '[Ronder's] translation has the punch and power of what remains an astonishingly bold and often beautiful modern tragedy' - The Times

  Show book

• 

  Brush Strokes

  Sonja Djurisevic

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This poetry collection is extraordinary in the way it interweaves the author’s emotions towards family, partner and life. It is a collection of all beautiful and some less beautiful memories of a gentle person, and it encompasses love, pain, and happiness. It will find its way into the hands of the readers and open up the whole new world. The poetry of this young author will touch you deeply and make you feel special. Poetry was always intended to touch people’s souls and make those who write it or read feel powerful and divine. The author’s goal was to achieve that effect on her readers.

  Show book

• 

  The Poetry of Paul Laurence...

  Paul Laurence Dunbar

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27th, 1872 in Dayton Ohio. His parents had been slaves in Kentucky before the Civil War.  
   
  Dunbar wrote his first poem at age 6 and gave his first public recital at age 9. By 16 he was already published as a poet in ‘The Herald’, a local newspaper. 
   
  After completing his formal schooling in 1891, Dunbar was employed as an elevator operator, at $4 a week. His hopes of a legal career floundered on a lack of funds and racial discrimination. However, he wrote his poetry and took every opportunity to publish. In 1892 his employers sent him to the United Brethren Publishing House which, in 1893, printed his dialect poetry, ‘Oak and Ivy; Dunbar subsidized the printing and earned back his investment in two weeks by selling copies himself. 
   
  Dunbar also wrote the lyrics for ‘In Dahomey’, the first musical written and performed entirely by African Americans. It was produced on Broadway in 1903; and then toured England and the United States for four years. 
   
  After returning from a literary tour of United Kingdom, Dunbar married Alice Ruth Moore on March 6th, 1898. She was a teacher and poet from New Orleans. Dunbar called her "the sweetest, smartest little girl I ever saw". Alice would become as famous as Paul during her life for her own literary works. 
   
  In 1900, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and his doctors recommended drinking whisky to alleviate his symptoms.  The couple moved to Colorado as the cold, dry mountain air was considered favorable for his health. Dunbar and Alice separated in 1902, but never divorced. But Depression and declining health drove him to depend on alcohol, and health deteriorated. 
   
  His short career was prolific; a dozen books of poetry, four books of short stories, four novels, lyrics for ‘In Dahomey’, and a play. Dunbar’s essays and poems were published widely in leading journals including ‘Harper's Weekly’ and ‘The Saturday Evening Post’.  He was also a committed civil rights activist. 
   
  In 1904 he returned to Dayton to be with his mother.  
   
  Paul Laurence Dunbar died of tuberculosis on February 9th, 1906, at the age of only thirty-three. 
   
  01 - The Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar. An Introduction 
  02 - Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  03 - At Sunset Time by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  04 - Invitation to Love by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  05 - How Shall I Woo Thee by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  06 - Morning Song of Love by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  07 - Then and Now by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  08 - Despair by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  09 - If I Could But Forget by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  10 - The Awakening by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  11 - The Phantom Kiss by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  12 - The Lover and the Moon by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  13 - On A Sea Wall by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  14 - Anchored by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  15 - Ships That Pass in the Night by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  16 - The Mystic Sea By Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  17 - The River of Ruin by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  18 - Life's Tragedy by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  19 - The Fount of Tears by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  20 - The Rising of the Storm by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  21 - After Many Days by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  22 - Day by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  23 - Evening by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  24 - Summer in the South by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  25 - To the South by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  26 - Right's Security by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  27 - Lincoln by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  28 - Booker T Johnson by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  29 - The Haunted Oak by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  30 - The Change Has Come by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  31 - The Conquerors - The Black Troops in Cuba by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  32 - Ode to Ethiopi

  Show book