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  Scottish Shorts (NHB Modern Plays)

  Various Various

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  A collection of nine very different short plays by three remarkable generations of Scottish writers, selected and introduced by Philip Howard, Artistic Director of the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, from 1996-2007. Mostly with casts of two or three, these plays are especially well suited to performance in studio theatres and at festivals.
  
  - Snuff by Davey Anderson
  - The Price of a Fish Supper by Catherine Czerkawska
  - Better Days Better Knights by Stanley Eveling
  - Ramallah by David Grieg
  - 54% Acrylic by David Harrower
  - Harm by Douglas Maxwell
  - The Basement Flat by Rona Munro
  - Distracted by Morna Pearson
  - The Importance of Being Alfred by Louise Welsh  SnuffBack from Iraq, Billy is in no mood for games. But Kevin is not just playing...Anderson wrote and directed Snuff as part of the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh's 2005 Festival programme, for which he won the Arches Award for Stage Directors.
  The Price of a Fish SupperRab's fortunes have declined along with the fishing industry in which he has worked all his life, but now he eyes a glimpse of hope.
  Better Days Better KnightsA sweet-hearted tale of a washed-up knight-of-old, from the grandfather of modern Scottish playwriting.
  RamallahA writer returning home from Palestine to his wife is gently challenged as to where exactly his priorities lie.'I wrote the piece after a number of trips to Palestine working with young playwrights,' explains Grieg. 'It tries to capture the awkwardness of return, because the people at home have carried on and are sort of grounded, while you're kind of still in the air.'
  54% AcrylicWhen a young woman shoplifts for the first time, the store detective decides to give chase, but just how far is he prepared to go?
  HarmA father and son wait in a new 'self-harming unit'. As the clock ticks by, the father begins to pour out his guilt, anger and concern to his son.
  The Basement FlatFiona and Stephen's tenant has become their landlord and their daughter has taken to living in the overgrown garden, which is creeping into the house as temperatures rise...
  DistractedAvid insect-collector Jamie Purdy and his disintegrating granny are new to the Morayshire caravan park where George-Michael Skinner and his young mother Bunny lives. But this is no ordinary mother and son relationship.A darkly surreal and richly comic play from Morna Pearson, former member of the Traverse Theatre's Young Writers Group.
  The Importance of Being AlfredTwenty-three years after his affair with Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas enters a conspiracy with a prominent homophobe...

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  Poetsy - Poetry Inspired by Cecilia

  David Deutsch

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  Everyone feels, but not everyone proves it the same way. 
  Some sing, others shout. 
  Some rhyme, others curse. 
  Some dance, others hit. 
  These are examples of how we try to get people to understand, “I’m feeling this way, and I want you to know about it!” 
  This book has some of my examples, and since I consider these healthy expressions, I hope they will help you find your own.

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  Bible (KJV) 17: Esther (version...

  King James Version (KJV)

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  The seventeenth book of the King James Bible, Esther recounts a tale of two queens. Queen Vashti is the loveliest woman in the land, but when she refuses to come to her husband's banquet, she is banished from the kingdom. Hadassah is called to take her place - a beautiful young woman with a secret. Hadassah is Jewish, but her guardian warns her to keep her identity hidden. Taking on the name Esther - which means "hidden" - she moves in to the palace, but when a wicked man hatches a plot to rid the land of Jews, her guardian asks her to take on a terrible job. Esther must go to the king unasked - and if he does not extend his golden scepter, she will face the ultimate punishment. Can she rely on God to save her people - and herself? - (Summary by Rachel)Narrator: RachelQueen Esther: Esther ben SimonidesKing Ahasuerus: Mark PenfoldMemucan / The King's Servants: Mark ChulskyMordecai: David LawrenceHaman: AdamZeresh, Haman's wife: Adele de PignerollesHarbonah, a eunuch: Glenn O'BrienFile Editor: Rachel

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  Guns of Powder River - A Radio...

  Jerry Robbins

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  Two women and their children arrive in Clearmont in route to California. Mrs. Chambers is looking to reunite with her husband, who has been off mining for gold, while Mrs. Larson is a recent widow whose husband died of a snake bite along the trail. The women are determined to press onward despite the onset of winter. So, Britt MacMasters, former U.S. Marshal turned rancher, and his ranch-hand Rusty, offer to escort the party through hostile territory. Also joining the party are Sheriff Wilkins, his wife Etta, and Doc Harrington. 
   
  The hardy pioneers must dodge Indian attacks, stay clear of the outlaw Angel Garret and his blood thirsty band of thieves, survive rock slides, and ford raging rivers in this epic western adventure.

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  If Cows Could Fly

  David Fluck

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  Ever seen a flying cow, a horse that knits, or an eel that rides a bike? Well, welcome in to a world where your fantasy and imagination can bring them all to life. 
  This set of humorous poems, mainly concerning the strange things animals may get up to, are suitably illustrated by the author's whimsical drawings.

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  Building Bridges

  Marie Dunlop

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  Building Bridges is set in 1965 in Anderston, Glasgow and examines the reaction of deserted husband, Billy Speirs, and his family to the return of his estranged wife, Bernie, whose mother has been taken seriously ill.  
  It is a tale of bitterness, betrayal, and the absolute enduring strength of love when a community was sliced up to make way for a stretch of inner city motorway and the Glasgow Kingston Bridge. Just as the earmarking of Anderston as a Glasgow Comprehensive Development Area faced mixed reactions, the couple’s tentative and nervous steps back to one another faced opposition and difficulty and like the opinion of much of the community at that time, it was clear that things were never going to be the same again.  
  The heart was getting ripped out of the place, just as it had been ripped out of Billy. Decisions have to be made, loyalties examined, and painful truths faced. Better days were coming, however, in the promise of new corporation housing, and it is against this backdrop of demolition and renewal that Building Bridges opens.

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