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  Bleak Expectations - (West End...

  Mark Evans

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  The story Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin…
  Follow half-orphan Pip's extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit, as they attempt to escape the calculating clutches of the dastardly Mr Gently Benevolent, defeat the hideous Hardthrasher siblings, and deflect disaster at every turn! Will evil be vanquished by virtue? Can love triumph over hate?
  Mark Evans' stage play Bleak Expectations is a hilarious, chaotic caper, featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, pulse-quickening romances, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely, probably, hopefully a happy ending.
  Based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, the play opened at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2022, directed by Caroline Leslie. It transferred to the Criterion Theatre in London's West End in 2023, where it featured a medley of many well-known actors and comedians.
  It offers rich opportunities to amateur theatre companies looking for a gloriously daft Dickensian romp which will have their audiences joyfully transported and begging for more.

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  The Name of France

  Henry van Dyke

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  In celebration of Bastille Day, 2007, LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of The Name of France by Henry van Dyke. This was the Weekly Poetry project for the week of July 8th, 2007.

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  New and Selected Poems

  Seamus Heaney

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  'His is "close-up" poetry - close up to thought, to the world, to the emotions. Few writers at work today, in verse or fiction, can give the sense of rich, fecund, lived life that Heaney does.' John Banville
  
  
  'More than any other poet since Wordsworth he can make us understand that the outside world is not outside, but what we are made of.' John Carey
  
  
  'Heaney's voice, by turns mythological and journalistic, rural and sophisticated, reminiscent and impatient, stern and yielding, curt and expansive, is one of a suppleness almost equal to consciousness itself.' Helen Vendler

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  The Merchant of Venice

  William Shakespeare

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  The young venetian noble Bassanio seeks to woo the beautiful heiress Portia of Belmont. He turns to his friend, a merchant named Antonio, who agrees to help him financially. They go to a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, who agrees to lend the money - but because of their mutual animosity, Shylock demands "A pound of flesh" from Antonio as collateral.
  Bassanio succeeds in winning Portia's hand. Meanwhile, Antonio's ships are reported lost at sea, and he defaults on the loan. Bassanio rushes back to Venice to help his benefactor where everything comes to a head in Court.

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  Paul Revere's Ride

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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  Relive one of the most iconic moments in American history with Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This stirring poem captures the urgency and heroism of Paul Revere’s legendary midnight ride, warning the colonial militia of the British advance and igniting the spirit of the American Revolution. Longfellow’s vivid imagery and masterful storytelling bring this historical event to life, making it both a timeless literary classic and a patriotic call to remembrance. 
  Narrated by Creig Jordan, this audiobook immerses listeners in the drama and tension of that fateful night. Jordan’s rich and evocative performance enhances the rhythm and emotion of Longfellow’s words, delivering an unforgettable listening experience that resonates with audiences of all ages. 
  Perfect for history enthusiasts, poetry lovers, and anyone seeking inspiration from the past, Paul Revere's Ride is a celebration of courage and determination that continues to echo through the ages. This audiobook invites you to experience the power of Longfellow’s verse and the enduring legacy of Paul Revere’s bravery.

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  Slippery - Two Plays

  Louis Emmitt-Stern

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  'Gave it to me when he died. Thought it was a bit odd. Fuck flowers. Have an espresso machine.'
  3 a.m. in a London flat. Jude and Kyle return from A&E. Jude has slipped, but they're both falling. A decade after their messy breakup, their surprise reunion threatens to undo them both.
  Winner of Soho Theatre's Tony Craze Award, Louis Emmitt-Stern's Slippery is a hilarious and heartfelt play for two actors about ghosts, sex and spaghetti. It was first performed at the Omnibus Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Matthew Iliffe.
  This volume also includes another intimate and insightful two-hander, Is This Us Fading Out, which premiered as part of a digital showcase produced by Swings & Roundabouts in 2020, and was subsequently performed at Watford Palace Theatre. 
  'Louis Emmitt-Stern is a rising star playwright'Time Out

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