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  Right You Are (If You Think So)

  Luigi Pirandello

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  Right You Are (If You Think So) by Luigi Pirandello is a brilliantly crafted theatrical work that explores the elusive nature of truth and the shifting boundaries between perception and reality. First performed in the early 20th century, this thought-provoking play stands as one of Pirandello's most incisive examinations of human psychology and social illusion.
  
  Set in a small provincial town, the story unfolds when a mysterious family arrives and quickly becomes the subject of intense curiosity. The townspeople are consumed by speculation about the relationship between a man, his wife, and his mother-in-law. Each offers a conflicting version of the truth, and both narratives appear equally convincing. As gossip escalates into obsession, the community's need to uncover "what really happened" reveals more about their own insecurities and prejudices than about the newcomers themselves.
  
  Pirandello masterfully constructs a drama built not on physical action but on dialogue, doubt, and philosophical tension. The play challenges the assumption that there is a single, objective truth. Instead, it suggests that reality is shaped by perspective—constructed through individual interpretation rather than fixed facts. What one character believes wholeheartedly may be dismissed by another, and certainty becomes increasingly fragile.
  
  With sharp wit and subtle irony, Pirandello exposes the human desire for definitive answers and the discomfort that ambiguity creates. The townspeople's relentless investigation transforms into a reflection of society's tendency to impose its own narratives upon others. Through this lens, the play becomes both a psychological study and a social critique.
  
  At its core, Right You Are (If You Think So) invites audiences to question their own assumptions. Is truth absolute, or does it exist only through perception? Can we ever fully understand another person's reality? Pirandello does not provide easy resolutions; instead, he leaves readers and viewers suspended in uncertainty, encouraging them to confront the complexity of human experience.
  
  A landmark of modern theatre, this intellectually daring work remains as relevant today as when it first appeared. Blending philosophical inquiry with dramatic tension, Right You Are (If You Think So) stands as a timeless exploration of identity, belief, and the fragile foundations upon which our understanding of the world is built.

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  Short Poetry Collection 038

  Various

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  LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 038: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

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  Fifty Women on the Great War -...

  Sara Teasdale

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  In the 20th Century War enveloped the globe on two occasions.  Myriad other wars erupted, spent themselves in fury or rumbled on, decaying into untold misery and pain. 
  Whilst The War Poets were heralded, the women poets were not much spoken of.  True, their role was not on the front lines directly, in the heat and line of battle, but they were there, just behind, witnessing the wholesale slaughter of a generation in the ‘War to end all wars’.   
  In this volume we hear just how their verse is equally as telling, as emotional and as insightful and now, hopefully, as respected.

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  Animal

  Jon Bradfield

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  David is gay, disabled and profoundly horny. He can't eat, drink or shower by himself – or wank. Totally inexperienced, he embarks on a sexual and romantic odyssey, armed with a fierce brain, and dick pics that he has to get someone to take.
  Can he keep it casual whilst also relying on round-the-clock care? And will he manage the thrill and uncertainty of random hook-ups after a lifetime of knockbacks?
  Animal is a hilarious, challenging and heartbreaking play by Jon Bradfield, from a story by Bradfield and Josh Hepple. It won the inaugural Through the Mill Playwriting Prize, was shortlisted for the Papatango Prize, and was first performed at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester, and Park Theatre, London, in 2023.

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  Horizon

  Kwame Owusu

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  A thrilling, witty, superhuman coming-of-age story about the quest to find your place in the world.
  When a mysterious cosmic event hits, a group of unsuspecting teenagers is suddenly granted superpowers and together they must work out what to do with their newfound abilities.
  But their new world of endless possibilities soon starts to crumble as trust is shaken, lines are drawn, and conflicts erupt. Can they pull together in time to save themselves – and the world?
  Kwame Owusu's play HORIZON was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in a production by the Bush Young Company.
  The Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series features large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people. For more information, visit www.multiplaydrama.co.uk.

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  In Flanders Fields (version 2)

  John McCrae

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  Librivox volunteers bring you fifteen readings of In Flanders Fields, one of the more famous poems written during the First World War. John McCrae was a poet and physician from Guelph, Ontario. His close friend, Alexis Helmer, was killed during the battle on May 2. McCrae performed the burial service himself, at which time he noted how poppies quickly grew around the graves of those who died at Ypres. The next day, he composed the poem while sitting in the back of an ambulance.  Summary by Rachel, adapted from Wikipedia

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