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  Southern Fried Shakespeare - A...

  Robert James

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  Welcome y'all! This project was created for those who think they don't like Shakespeare. It is a completely unsanctioned and unconventional interpretation of some of the works of William Shakespeare. If you are a purist be forewarned! I have always been fascinated with the written works of Shakespeare since I was a child trying to decipher the giant volume of his works I discovered in my father's library. I knew it was important historically but the language had me often running to a dictionary in those pre-Google days. Understanding a live performance was an equally challenging task as the British accents combined with the lambic pentameter rhythm left me struggling to understand the meaning. But once you figure what he's saying you realized these timeless stories of dysfunctional families and political intrigue are just as relevant today as 400 years ago. Every actor in training experiences the works of William Shakespeare to some degree. While memorizing lines I would try various characters and accents. For Richard III's famous opening monologue I settled on a genteel aristocrat from the Southern United States. I shared with my instructor and after some initial eye rolls he had to admit it was easier to understand. Eventually I created a one man show around the idea and wrote original songs that I believe express the emotion and underlying intentions of the pieces. And of course what's a variety show without an MC or two. In this case two squabbling siblings Auntie Bella and her twin brother Beauregard to bring a small respite to the drama. During the COVID pandemic I decided to record an audio version of the show. I hope you enjoy my family of misfits as much as I did creating them. But hey, to thine own taste be true. Cousin Willy must have had a sense of humor to write some of this stuff!

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  Papua

  TJ Hawk

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  Papua, with its vast regions of unexplored jungles and isolated 
  indigenous tribes, is home to a medicinal plant with potent 
  curative powers. The plant’s unique ability to regenerate 
  human nerves is even more consequential. Neurological  
  scientist Ripon Siraj and his research botanist sister, Rava,   
  search Papua’s interior rivers for this rare miracle plant when  
  they become the target of a scurrilous Asian virologist.  
  A co-worker and his girlfriend are mistaken for Rip and Rava 
  and are murdered. Rip calls Washington D.C. for help- 
  Gar Randolph and his unconventional Grey Hawk International 
  team soon intervene to provide support and protection. 
  Papua’s jungles run deep with intrigue. The Taritatu River 
  reveals breath-taking beauty around every bend but beware. 
  Deadly inhabitants lurk in the shadows. Tension poisons 
  serenity. Everyone comes under a cloud of danger.

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  The Witch of Fife

  Elizabeth W. Grierson

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  'In the Kingdom of Fife, in the days of long ago, there lived an old man and his wife. The old man was a douce, quiet body, but the old woman was lightsome and flighty, and some of the neighbours were wont to look at her askance, and whisper to each other that they sorely feared that she was a Witch.' 
  Elizabeth W. Grierson tells the tale of the famous witches of Fife, and what happens when one's husband gets a little too curious... This short story is one of a compilation from Grierson's 'The Scottish Fairy Book', first published in 1910, and is read by Stephanie MacGaraidh.

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  The Hoarders

  Caleb Leow

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  Caleb Leow's The Hoarders was a winner of the 2023 New Poets' Prize.
  'The Hoarders resounds with a subtle and unsettling music which creates its own complex, multilingual logic, even as Leow brings an attentive eye and an inquisitive wit to bear on a wide range of themes both personal and political. These are vivid and evocative poems which bear re-reading, and Leow is clearly a talent to watch.' - Mary Jean Chan

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  Two Billion Beats

  Sonali Bhattacharyya

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  'The smaller you are, the quicker your heart beats. But it doesn't matter what size your heart is, we all only get an average of about two billion beats over our lifetime. It's just a pump at the end of the day, right?'
  Seventeen-year-old Asha is a rebel, inspired by historical revolutionaries and unafraid of pointing out the hypocrisy around her – but less sure how to actually dismantle it. Her younger sister, Bettina, wide-eyed and naive, is just trying to get through the school day without having her pocket money nicked.
  With essays to write, homework to do, and bus journeys home, the two sisters meet every afternoon, outside the school gates, to tackle the injustice of the world.
  Sonali Bhattacharyya's play Two Billion Beats is an insightful, heartfelt coming-of-age story and a blazing account of inner-city, British-Asian teenage life. It was originally presented in the Inside/Outside season, livestreamed from the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, before receiving a production there in this full-length version in 2022, directed by Nimmo Ismail.

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  Two Minds

  Alaska Walters

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  Daddy Issues? CHECK, Mummy issues? CHECK, Low self-esteem? CHECK, Overthinking mind leading to insanity? CHECK 
  Lizzy is your average teenager, not able to take a break from life's bad idea of a joke. Her life is hell and her parents are the demons of her prison. 
  One bad choice after another, leading her to her ultimate demise, uncovering a secret that was hidden from her since birth. 
  What if everyone you knew wasn't who they said they were? 
  What if your surroundings weren't all that you could see? 
  What if the You, you thought you knew wasn't who you were at all? 
  A classically intriguing thriller, where every corner is a mystery that could lead you to who you really are. Would you want to find out?

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