Böcker i Oberon Modern Plays-serien

Almost 170 years on, Charlotte Brontë's story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever. This bold and dynamic production uncovers one woman's fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms.From her beginnings as a destitute orphan, Jane Eyre's spirited heroine faces life's obstacles head-on, surviving poverty, injustice and the discovery of bitter betrayal before taking the ultimate decision to follow her heart.This inventive staging of Brontë's masterpiece was first staged by Bristol Old Vic in 2014, when the story was performed over two evenings. Director Sally Cookson now brings her celebrated production to the National Theatre, presented as a single, exhilarating performance.

Includes the plays The Author, England, An Oak Tree and My Arm. My Arm'...he is actually exploring on stage the nature of art and performance itself, taking risks in the process. At these moments, Crouch is armed and dangerous.' GuardianAn Oak Tree'Pirandello for a modern audience and better. It's philosophy inaction, playful and seriously thought-provoking.' Independent on SundayENGLAND'.created with rigorous, poetic economy. ENGLAND belongs to that wonderful genre of thoughtful plays that could be discussed for hours without exhausting its ideas.' New York TimesThe Author'This is not audience participation; it is the audience at once being the theatre and interrogating it.' Financial Times

A dramatised reconstruction of the events in the six month inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The case has gone from being a black family tragedy to a British tragedy, with the public identifying with his parents' loss and subsequent sense of outrage.

A Tempest is Aime Cesaire's anti-colonialist retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Includes two plays retelling ancient Greek dramas: "The Murders at Argos" retells the Oreseia story with Orestes and Electra as murderous teens; and "Cressida Among the Greeks" takes place during the last days of the Trojan War.

A screenplay by Nick Dear, this text is an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel "Persuasion". It is the story of Anne Elliot who is engaged to a naval officer but is persuaded to abandon thoughts of marriage to him on the grounds of his dubious financial prospects.

An essential introduction to the British East Asian theatrical community, this is a collection of full plays, short plays and monologues from British East Asian writers.

Barber Shop Chronicles is a generously funny, heart-warming and insightful new play set in five African cities, Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos, Accra, and in London

Between light and shadow, science and superstition, fear and knowledge is a dimension of imagination. An area we call the Twilight Zone.Adapted by Anne Washburn (Mr Burns) and directed by Olivier Award-winner Richard Jones, this world premiere production of the acclaimed CBS Television Series The Twilight Zone lands on stage for the first time in its history. Or its present. Or its future.Stage magic and fantasy unite as the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

Times are tough for the family in the wood. They'd eat like kings if only they could.But hunger gnaws - famine stalks the land. Something quite wicked has the upper hand!Poor mother and father must do "what is best"... And Hansel and Gretel will be put to the test! Armed with their very last slice of bread. Will they eat to survive or ........leave a.................trail...................................home..................................................instead?Hansel & Gretel was first performed on the 4th December 2009 at Bristol Old Vic and was a co-production between Kneehigh and Bristol Old Vic. Carl Grose and Kneehigh put their own unique spin on the classic fairytale.

This winter, JM Barrie's much-loved tale takes flight. Exploring the possibilities and pain of growing up, it's a riot of magic, mischief, music and make-believe.

Presents a play about two MI5 agents taking over the home of a family. This publication coincides with a theatre production on a UK tour.