A driver picks up a young man crossing Europe. Two police officers work a surveillance case. A passenger directs her taxi to the edge of a bridge. Three conversations grow increasingly uneasy. From aw
Yusuf needs a break – his philosophy degree from NYU isn't opening any doors, but his new job would help him pay his overdue rent; Xiomara doesn’t want to settle for the marriage scenario her Dominica
Maureen Duffy’s double-bill tells the story of two remarkable women.The Choice is the story of a very unsaintly saint. Hilda of Whitby, who brought Christianity to the Anglo-Saxons, was a businesswoma
An unexpected meeting at an airport leads to an intense, passionate, head-over-heels relationship. Before long they begin to settle down, buy a house, juggle careers, have kids – theirs is an ordinary
A politically timely play about the struggle for Indian independence, Lions and Tigers is Tanika Gupta's most personal play yet. Based on the true story of her great uncle and freedom fighter Dinesh G
Hollywood, 1939: semi-independent mogul David O. Selznick has just shut down production on the most eagerly anticipated movie in history - his megabudget version of Margaret Mitchell's bestselling no
Based on the true story of the last man to stand trial for blasphemy in England in 1842, this play follows George Jacob Holyoake, a poor teacher traveling to Bristol to visit a friend who has been imp
Alexander Ostrovsky (1823-86), the acknowledged father of Russian drama, is represented in this second collection by four of his finest plays. In the best known, The Forest, a pair of young lovers in
Following his acclaimed performance in the hit film Dunkirk, Oscar and three-time Tony winner Mark Rylance returns to the stage in Farinelli and the King. This captivating new play arrives on Broadway
A bitter sweet, dark political comedy based on one man's true story and his odyssey in search for identity, And Here I Am is an epic voyage of identity and self-discovery based on Ahmed Tobasi's perso
Outrageously zany and filled with non-stop surprises, Simon Reade’s theatrical adaptation ofThe Scarecrow and His Servant (a children’s tale by renowned author Philip Pullman), is an enchanting play f
There are many skills one needs to produce a piece of dance. In this text book, Bruce describes the basic foundation or ingredients of his version of Dance Theater as: Movement, Drama, Sound and Visio
Peter Wright has been a dancer, choreographer, teacher, producer and director in the theatre as well as in television for over 70 years.In Wrights & Wrongs, Peter offers his often surprising views of
The first collection of plays in English from the influential and radical Chilean playwright and director. Forced to leave Chile during the military coup in 1973 because of his radical political activ
Alan Shelley’s study is an accessible but profound analysis of Athol Fugard, his work and its influence, the social injustices that drive him, and the lives of those who people his remarkable plays. F
A loner in foster care asks a girl out on an ill-fated date in a stolen car. One day, on the riverbank, the friends he never had narrate the story of his dramatic last day. Direct and honest, Burn and
The power and magic of the Faust story, the man who, in a pact with the Devil trades his soul in return for a period of total knowledge and absolute power is one of the most potent of all European my
Lope de Vega's Fuente Ovejuna takes its name from a Spanish Village which rebels against its military tyrant. It is a true story of rebellion led by a young woman. The play has became a symbol of worl
An entertainment devised by the writer, theatre critic and broadcaster Sheridan Morley, drawn from the songs, letters, poems, films and diaries of Noël Coward. Performed in the West End at the Comedy
Dust: Life, Alice thinks, isn't worth living. So, Alice kills herself. Sort of. Forced to watch the aftermath of her suicide and its ripple effect on her family and friends, Alice quickly learns that
A fully-authorized, comprehensive collection that guides the reader through Miller’s revue writing in the 1950s and 1960s to his emergence as a public intellectual and enfant terrible of the internati
In And we'll never be parted, Jon Fosse exploits theatre's unique potential for ambiguity: as a woman anxiously waits for her husband, are we watching reality, fantasy, memory, or even a ghost story?
Sam Mendes and Simon Russell Beale have forged one of the most successful working partnerships in contemporary theatre history. Across twenty years and eight productions their collaboration has evolve
In a big city hotel room, a man and the maid are talking. But the more they talk, the more danger they face, and neither knows where it will lead. On Insomnia and Midnight is a tale to frighten chamb
Using only Charles Dickens' extraordinary words and a chameleon ensemble of eight actors, Neil Bartlett's A Christmas Carol brings a boldly theatrical imagination to bear on a classic story. This new
A fresh insight into the mind of one of the UK’s greatest playwrights via intimate letters to and from his first wife, Pamela Lane. John Osborne was the original ‘Angry Young Man’ of British Theater.
A Palestinian actor learns there’s more to English girls than pure sex appeal. A Pakistani-born terror suspect figures out what’s wrong with his first novel. A British youth suspects all is not what i
This collection from Gary Owen features his play Iphigenia in Splott, winner of the Best New Play award at the UK Theatre Awards 2015. The book also includes the playsViolence and Son, Blackthorn, In
