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  The Wickedest

  Caleb Femi

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  A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and one of The Guardian's Best Poetry Books of 2024.Winner of the Sky Arts Award for Poetry."[The Wickedest is] alive in the way poetry must be." —Dwight Garner, The New York Times"Atmospheric and intoxicating, lyrical and inviting, The Wickedest is a heady night in the dance, and Caleb Femi is the life of the literary party." —Candice Carty-Williams, author of QueenieAn immersive epic taking place over one night at an underground London house party, conjured by a multi-hyphenate sensation.Welcome to the Wickedest, the longest running house party in the South London shoob scene, always held at an undisclosed inner-city spot. You better hope you have the address: this is for locals only.Sweaty and cinematic, pulsing with rhythm and heat, every moment here—from one-on-one intimacies to the swell of the party’s collective roar—is refracted in Caleb Femi’s writing. Ingeniously blending conversations, text messages, sonnets, vignettes, monologues, photos, and lyrics, The Wickedest is a modern epic, told as a minute-by-minute chronicle of an unforgettable night out.Femi, a multi-hyphenate sensation and the author of Poor, which was called “a landmark debut for British poetry” by The Guardian, is a generational storyteller and scene setter. But The Wickedest does more than tell the story of one party; Femi uses the experience of nightlife to document the broader contexts surrounding the shoobs—the marginalization of low-income communities of color, the red tape that bars those on the edges from already shrinking communal space. Still, the party goes on. The Wickedest is a respite and a reckoning, a community of desire, care, and resistance that carries on long past the night’s end.

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  The Time Machine: A Comedy

  John Nicholson, Steven Canny

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  When the worlds of science-fiction and science-fact collide… extraordinary things can happen.
  Dave is the great-great grandson of H.G. Wells, author of the 1895 novella The Time Machine, a book that foretold (with suspicious accuracy) the future of the human species. What if the ideas in that book weren't entirely fiction? Right now, Dave and his friends Amy and Michael must set out on a journey through time… the journey of a lifetime!
  The Time Machine: A Comedy is (very loosely) adapted from H.G. Wells by Steven Canny and John Nicholson, whose previous adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles was a hit in the West End and subsequently for numerous companies worldwide. It was first produced in 2023 on a tour of the UK, before a run at Park Theatre, London, produced by Original Theatre and directed by Orla O'Loughlin.
  Fast-paced and wise-cracking, this riotous retelling zips from the nineteenth century to the end of the world, and (with any luck) back again. It will suit any theatre company looking for a time-bending adaptation of a well-loved story – and a surefire audience-pleaser.

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  Raging: Embargo - The War of...

  Deirdre Kinahan

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  Part of Deirdre Kinahan's trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland, Embargo focuses on a pivotal moment during the Irish War of Independence.
  It is September 1920. Dockers and railmen are refusing to transport armed troops or handle any weapons arriving from Britain. Three characters are caught up in the whirl of historical events in a poetic, bloody and heroic tale of industrial action and civic resistance.
  Embargo was first staged by Fishamble: The New Play Company, in association with Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Port Company, in October 2020, streamed live online from the Pumphouse in Dublin Port, as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.
  Deirdre Kinahan's Raging trilogy tells powerful stories drawing on a tumultuous period of conflict in Irish history, from the 1916 Easter Rising to the Civil War which began in 1922. Each of the three plays – Wild Sky, Embargo and Outrage – was first performed a century after the event which it depicts, and they were commissioned and performed by companies including Fishamble: The New Play Company, Meath County Council Arts Office, Dublin Port Company and Iarnród Éireann.
  Together, they challenge the historical narrative, mixing true-life testimonies with powerful drama to create a theatrical hurricane of empathy, action and truth.

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  Thierry and Theodoret

  Beaumont and Fletcher

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  Thierry and Theodoret by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher is a gripping Jacobean tragedy that explores ambition, loyalty, and the destructive force of unchecked power. Set within a royal court marked by intrigue and shifting alliances, the play presents a dramatic portrait of political instability and moral conflict.
  
  At the center of the narrative is King Thierry, a ruler whose authority becomes increasingly overshadowed by manipulation and desire. His dependence on those around him—particularly figures driven by their own ambitions—leads to a gradual erosion of justice and order within the kingdom. Alongside him stands Theodoret, a noble and principled figure whose loyalty is tested as the court descends into corruption and suspicion.
  
  The play is driven by a series of calculated deceptions, betrayals, and power struggles that reveal the fragility of leadership when guided by impulse rather than reason. As tensions escalate, personal relationships become entangled with political motives, and trust gives way to fear and opportunism. The resulting conflicts lead to tragic consequences, underscoring the high cost of moral compromise.
  
  Beaumont and Fletcher's writing captures the emotional intensity and psychological depth characteristic of Jacobean drama. Their portrayal of complex characters—torn between duty, ambition, and conscience—adds richness to a story that is both intimate and far-reaching. Themes of authority, corruption, and ethical responsibility resonate throughout, making the play a compelling exploration of human behavior under pressure.
  
  Thierry and Theodoret remains a powerful example of early modern tragedy, offering readers a vivid and thought-provoking examination of power, loyalty, and the consequences of political and personal ambition.

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  Five Years with the White Man

  Eloka Obi, Saul Boyer

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  A startling account of satirist ABC Merriman-Labor – the greatest Black Briton ever to have been forgotten – whose dreams of becoming the greatest writer of his generation lead him on a defiant journey from Sierra Leone to Edwardian London.
  Eloka Obi and Saul Boyer's play Five Years with the White Man features a kaleidoscope of characters and was premiered at VAULT Festival, London, in 2023.

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  I Remember - I Am Eternally Divine

  Travis Huntley

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  I Remember is a book of poetry inspired while traveling, spending time in nature and from my life's experiences. As a multiracial man in America, I feel I was given the opportunity to experience discrimination and prejudice from people of all walks of life. To learn I needed to love to accept myself first so I can witness firsthand society's most crucial issues of division and polarity. From the systemic illusion of separation from nature and humankind as a whole, due to the fact that most of us have yet to remember who we really are. Although the media is persistently promoting fear and division. The intention of this book is to share a sense of awareness of who we are beyond the body while inspiring the reader to love and have compassion for themselves and others at a greater capacity. Regardless of what one may have learned from their parents, culture, media, movies etc. I Remember is resurfacing to remind the masses we are all equal expressions of the Divine and now have a role to play in co-creating “The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible.”

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