Don Juan Comes Back from the War

Author: Ödön von Horváth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849432619
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
Don Juan’s back from the War and he’s got some catching up to do. Berlin is crumbling, but after years of abstinence, the Don is ready for more of the debauchery that once made his name. Amidst political and economic upheaval, Don Juan finds himself increasingly at odds with the man he used to be. Is this notorious lothario about to experience a sudden change of heart? Ödön von Horváth’s startling tale of displacement and isolation in the aftermath of the Great War is presented in a bold new adaptation by award-winning playwright Duncan Macmillan.

Dealer's Choice

Author: Patrick Marber
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822216162
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
THE STORY: Stephen runs a restaurant and has a weekly poker game in the basement. He enjoys playing for big money, and it's not unusual for the waiters to lose their paychecks, or more, each week. One of the waiters, Mugsy, wants to start a restaur

After Miss Julie

Author: Patrick Marber
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822224396
Category : Aristocracy (Social class)
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
THE STORY: AFTER MISS JULIE transposes August Strindberg's 1888 play about sex and class to an English country house on the eve of Labour's historic landslide in 1945.

All the Greys on Greene Street

Author: Laura Tucker
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451479556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
"A dazzling debut novel about resilience, courage, home and family."--Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me SoHo, 1981. Twelve-year-old Olympia is an artist--and in her neighborhood, that's normal. Her dad and his business partner Apollo bring antique paintings back to life, while her mother makes intricate sculptures in a corner of their loft, leaving Ollie to roam the streets of New York with her best friends Richard and Alex, drawing everything that catches her eye. Then everything falls apart. Ollie's dad disappears in the middle of the night, leaving her only a cryptic note and instructions to destroy it. Her mom has gone to bed, and she's not getting up. Apollo is hiding something, Alex is acting strange, and Richard has questions about the mysterious stranger he saw outside. And someone keeps calling, looking for a missing piece of art. . . Olympia knows her dad is the key--but first, she has to find him, and time is running out.

The Philanthropist

Author: Christopher Hampton
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573613982
Category : Comedies
Languages : en
Pages : 90

Book Description
The Prime Minister and his cabinet have been assassinated and England's most treasured writers are being murdered one by one. Back at the university, a bachelor don anguishes over sex, marriage, anagrams and the meaning of life. Written as a response to Molière's 'The Misanthrope' and first performed at the Royal Court in 1970, this biting 'bourgeois comedy' examines the empty, insular lives of college intellectuals.

Three Days in the Country

Author: Patrick Marber
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 082224103X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
In rural nineteenth-century Russia, a tangle of hopeless romances brings chaos to a country estate. Natalya, the wife of the wealthy estate-owner, is in love with her son’s tutor; a neighbor has taken a liking to Natalya’s ward, who has her eyes set elsewhere; and Natalya’s long-time friend Rakitin may crave more from their platonic relationship. A tale of young love, old love, and everything in between, THREE DAYS IN THE COUNTRY is a riveting update on Turgenev’s heartbreaking classic.

Howard Katz

Author: Patrick Marber
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802139535
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
"Howard Katz" is a new play by Marber, who has been called "the greatest British playwright to have emerged in the 1990s." ("The Financial Times") Following on the success of "Closer, " this haunting play is centered on its title character, a hard-as-nails talent agent now down on his luck.

Holy Island

Author: L. J. Ross
Publisher: Ulverscroft Special Collection
ISBN: 9781444846522
Category : Holy Island (England : Island)
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Book Description
Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is forced to take sabbatical leave from his duties as a homicide detective. A few days before Christmas, his peace is shattered and he is thrust back into the murky world of murder when a young woman is found dead amongst the ancient ruins of the nearby Priory. When former local girl Dr Anna Taylor arrives back on the island as a police consultant, old memories swim to the surface making her confront her difficult past. She and Ryan struggle to work together to hunt a killer who hides in plain sight, while pagan ritual and small-town politics muddy the waters of their investigation.

The Red Lion

Author: Patrick Marber
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571324002
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Passion. Loyalty. Salvation. Small time semi-pro football, the non-league. A world away from the wealth and the television cameras. A young player touched with brilliance arrives from nowhere. An ambitious manager determines to make him his own. And the old soul of the club still has dreams of glory. A haunting and humorous new play about the dying romance of the great English game - and the tender, savage love that powers it.

Am I Bovvered?

Author: Catherine Tate
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007242182
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
This is a collection of scripts from Catherine Tate's sketch show, which features an eclectic collection of comedy creations. From Cockney Nan to the rather outspoken schoolgirl, Lauren, Tate's characters are all the more funny because they remind us of people in everyday life.