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  The Living Room - A Play

  Graham Greene

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  The illicit affair of a devout woman in London ignites a shattering family crisis in the author’s “ruthlessly honest” first play (The Guardian).   In a dour Holland Park house with rooms and secrets long shuttered live three unyielding forces for morality: rigidly religious sisters Helen and Teresa, and their brother, a Roman Catholic priest. Into the lives of this insular trio comes their young grandniece, Rose Pemberton, following the death of her mother. To the mortification of her aunts, Rose has also brought her lover, Michael Dennis, who is twenty-five years Rose’s senior, married, and a psychology lecturer dictated by reason, not faith. In a home that reeks of sanctimony, Rose and Michael are as welcome as sin. But it’s the arrival of Michael’s distraught wife—armed with righteous emotional blackmail and worse—that ignites an unexpected fury and makes real the family’s greatest fears.   Premiering in London in 1953 and moving to Broadway one year later, Graham Greene’s debut as a dramatist was hailed by Kenneth Tynan as “the best first play of its generation.”  

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  Bright Young Things (NHB...

  Georgia Christou

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  'People don't like it when things come easier to you. They don't like being around someone who makes them feel stupid. They don't like… me.'
  On a reality television show, six remarkable – and remarkably young – geniuses are competing for the coveted Golden Brain trophy and the title 'Britain's Brainiest Child'. As the contestants battle it out round after round, the pressure mounts, the spotlight gets harsher, and each is faced with questions they were never expecting. Who will win and who will lose – and what exactly does winning mean anyway?
  Georgia Christou's Bright. Young. Things. is a funny, fast-paced play about identity, truth and the challenge of finding out who you really are. It is part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books. Aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre, Platform comprises big-cast plays with predominantly, or all, female casts, written specifically for performance by young actors.

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  King Henry IV - The Shadow of...

  William Shakespeare, Charles...

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  Shakespeare’s riveting, epic drama of a family in crisis, and a country on the brink of civil war. Wracked by illness and tormented by guilt, King Henry IV fears for England’s future after his death.  The heir to the throne, Prince Hal, seems intent only on a life of debauchery in the company of the dissolute – but hilarious – Sir John Falstaff.  As war looms and the stakes increase, father and son struggle to face their destinies – and each other.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:Harry Althaus as Earl Of Westmoreland and Justice ShallowWilliam Brown as King Henry IVWilson Cain III as Earl Of Northumberland and BardolphMichael J. Cargill as Thomas, Duke Of Clarence and PetoTony Dobrowolski as Earl Of Worcester and Chief JusticeLisa A. Dodson as Mistress Quickly & Nurse Shawn Douglass as Prince John and PoinsRaul Esparza as Hotspur and PistolRaymond Fox as Prince HenryNed Mochel as The Douglas and The MessengerNicholas Rudall a Sir John FalstaffDoran Schrantz as Humphrey, Duke Of Gloucester & Doll Tearsheet

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  Leaves

  Sara Teasdale

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  Autumn, interchangeably known as fall in North America, is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere), when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier and the temperature cools considerably. One of its main features is the shedding of leaves from deciduous trees.In North America, autumn is usually considered to start with the September equinox (21 or 22) and end with the winter solstice (21 or 22 December). (Wikipedia)

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  VS09 (Multiplay Drama)

  Hayley Squires

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  A sharp, fast-paced exploration of the possibilities of love, friendship and healing in the search for home.
  Boarding begins in one hour, just enough time for a last meal on British soil. Seven people in an airport restaurant have 60 minutes to decide if they're coming, going or staying.
  VS09 was first performed at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, in collaboration with the Royal Court Theatre, before performances at the Gate Theatre, London.
  Multiplay Drama is an exciting new series of large-cast plays, specifically written to be performed by and appeal to older teenagers and young adults.

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  The Uniform Factory

  Louise Fazackerley

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  Finally, in printed form, the poems from Louise's BBC3 commission 'Love is a Battlefield' make a wonderful pamphlet
  The Uniform Factory is modern war poetry marching to it's own syncopated rhythm.
  Anti-war. Pro-soldier. It documents and dreams the after-affects of economic conscription, war in Afghanistan and PTSD. Gallows-humour standing shoulder to shoulder with bitter anger.
  The collection is punctuated by landays- a Pashtun poetic form, traditionally spread woman to woman, changing, rebelling and re-mixing in the telling.
  Written from the perspective of the families left behind in Northern England

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