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These four new short plays were written over the first twenty years of the 21st Century by master playwright Keith Dewhurst, who is perhaps best known for his much-loved, groundbreaking adaptation of Flora Thompson's Lark Rise to Candleford. In this volume, Sam's Father and Hannah Vine create an unintended, formidable double-bill examining the impacts of modern feminism, while the latter two plays place us firmly in the 19th Century. Steerforth in Italy is an entertaining fantasy based on what might have happened had Dickens' David Copperfield attempted to rescue 'Little Em'ly' from James Steerforth's clutches, while St Boniface Gardens captures conversations between Karl Marx and his doctor during Marx's last years on the Isle of Wight. Published for the first time, the collection represents the work of one of the great dramatists of the English theatre at the height of his powers.The plays are introduced with a foreword by Patrick Miles, literary consultant and translator to the National Theatre (1977-2015).Summary and Cast breakdowns: Sam's Father: A woman's decision and twenty years later (1 woman, 2 men)Hannah Vine: A pulp biographer finds more than she bargained for (2 women, 1 man)Steerforth in Italy: David Copperfield seeks the betrayed little Em'ly (1 woman, 4 men)St Boniface Gardens: Karl Marx and his doctor on the Isle of Wight (2 women, 2 men)

A Better Woman is a full-length, two act comedy play about love and indecision. Tom is searching for 'the one'. In fact, now that he's in his forties, Tom's been searching for 'the one' for quite some time. After a few romantic near misses, he turns to the world of online dating to find someone to grow old with. With the help of his despairing neighbours he launches a determined quest to find his perfect match, undertaking an exhausting series of whirlwind dates only to discover that they all look like his ex ... Bar one. And she's pretty scary. While Tom prevaricates, past and present come together to force his reluctant hand.Simon Mendes da Costa is also the author of Losing Louis, for which he was nominated Most Promising Playwright by the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. A Better Woman had its premiere at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury in 2015, about which Michael Billington wrote in the Guardian: 'This new piece tackles the perils of internet dating with similar angst-ridden gaiety.'

Beginning in the mid-20th Century and moving to the 21st, this collection of novellas create a vivid panorama, with a surprising parallel story about the remnants of Shakespeare's acting company as theatres are culture-cancelled in 1649.AUTUMNIA opens with a wartime raid over Germany and closes with its denouement years later. ART MOVERS follows an ex-soldier turned art mover: his van, his lover, the people he meets.AFTER traces an old writer's last days as he faces the past during the Covid pandemic.Beginning in the mid-20th Century and ending in the 21st, Keith Dewhurst's three novellas make a panorama, with a surprising parallel story about the remnants of Shakespeare's acting company as theatres are culture-cancelled in 1649.