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  Doctor Faustus - Full Text and...

  Christopher Marlowe

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  The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding. Doctor Faustus tells the classic story of a learned Doctor who sells his soul to the devil. This edition contains two self-contained versions of the play, known as the A-text and the B-text, allowing readers to compare the available versions, and performers to choose the version that suits them best. It also contains a full introduction, notes on further reading, a chronology and a glossary of difficult words. Edited by D.Bevington & E.Rasmussen, and introduced by Simon Trussler.

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  Maskwork

  Gregory Leadbetter

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  In Gregory Leadbetter's second poetry collection, Maskwork, mystery, theatre and ritual combine to reveal rather than to disguise. The mask, in these resonant poems, acts as a way of becoming, seeing, and knowing – granting access to altered states and otherworlds hidden within and beyond ourselves. Here, language itself becomes an animating magic, connecting humans to our ecological roots.
  The spirit of revival, renaissance, new birth and rebirth haunts this book: and at its core, the idea of poetry itself as a form of learning – an art and a mystery – runs like a quicksilver thread throughout, between the elusive and the certain. Leadbetter's meticulously attuned lyrical poetry tells of the transformative experience of knowing, a dynamic state of being that forever alters both the knower and the known.

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  Mrs Klein (NHB Modern Plays)

  Nicholas Wright

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  A haunting and poignant study of mother-daughter relationships, about the controversial psychoanalyst Melanie Klein .
  In 1934 the son of Melanie Klein, Britain's most admired psychoanalyst, was reported killed in a climbing accident. There were no witnesses. Nicholas Wright's play shows the effect of this shattering and unexpected death on Mrs Klein, on her daughter and on her new assistant Paula, a young refugee from Hitler's Berlin.
  Melanie Klein had herself come to Britain from Berlin with a controversial mission to extend psychoanalysis to infants. But her analysis of her own children has damaged her relationship with them almost beyond repair, and the news of her son's death provokes a bitter confrontation with her daughter.
  Mrs Klein premiered at the Cottesloe, National Theatre, London, in August 1988.
  'so literate, intelligent, amusing and, finally, moving' Telegraph
  'intense... exerts an increasingly powerful grip' Guardian
  'brilliant... coruscating dialogue and knowing humour' The Stage

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  The Lion in Winter

  James Goldman

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  It's a typical family Christmas for the Plantagenets, complete with backstabbing, double-crossing, and rampant infidelity. James Goldman's brilliant historical drama pits King Henry II against the strong-willed Eleanor of Aquitaine, brought to life by Alfred Molina and Kathleen Chalfant.  
   
  
  
  Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, in December 2001. 
   
  
  
  Director: Rosalind Ayres
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
  An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:
  Lars Carlson as John
  Kathleen Chalfant as Eleanor of Aquitaine
  Kevin Daniels as Richard Coeur De Leon
  Spencer Garrett as Philip Capet
  Laurel Moglen as Alais Capet
  Alfred Molina as Henry Plantagenet
  Steven Sutcliffe as Geoffrey
  
  Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: David Kelly For Voicebox Studios, Los Angeles"

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  How We Begin (NHB Modern Plays)

  Elisabeth Lewerenz

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  Helen and Diana are perfect for each other: they've both got good degrees, busy jobs and nice flats. There's just one small problem – Diana's got a boyfriend.
  Elisabeth Lewerenz's play How We Begin is a tender exploration of love, queerness and identity. It was premiered at VAULT Festival, London, 2023.

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  The Book of Iona - An Anthology

  Robert Crawford

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  Writings about the Scottish island from throughout history and today, from the likes of novelists, poets, playwrights, saints, queens, and more. This anthology is comprised of creative prose, nonfiction, and poetry that ranges from St. Columba to the present day, all linked by the isle of Iona. Featuring specially commissioned work by Meaghan Delahunt, Jennie Erdal, Sara Lodge, Victoria Mackenzie, Candia McWilliam, Ruth Thomas, and Alice Thompson, this wonderful collection will have broad historical and contemporary appeal. The Book of Iona is a celebration of one of Scotland’s most beautiful islands and follows on from the success of The Book of St. Andrews.Praise for The Book of Iona“A celebration of one of Scotland’s most beautiful islands, this wonderful collection has broad historical and contemporary appeal.” —Scottish Life Magazine“Enthusiasts of Iona will appreciate the rich woven through the pages, whilst those who have never visited will be captivated and spirited away to a special land.” —Life and Work“The Book of Iona shows just what an anthology can achieve when approached with an open mind and imagination.” —Gutter

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