An exploration of the principles and practice of physical comedy by a leading practitioner and teacher. This work contains hundreds of games and exercises useful to teachers and performers.
Each year the Traverse Theatre produces two plays as its own contribution to the Edinburgh Festival. "Iron", by Rona Munro, has been chosen as one of the plays for 2002; the other is Linda McLean's "Shimmer". Munro's previous work includes "Bold Girls" and "The Maiden Stone".
A violent tragedy by a contemporary of Nero, in a faithful and uncut translation by one of our leading dramatists. Atreus, Agamemnon's father, takes revenge on his brother Thyestes by murdering Thyestes's sons and serving their flesh up for their father's dinner. 'a bleakly eloquent new translation... leaves you deeply impressed' - Sunday Times 'It is a sign of Ms Churchill's success that, without rubbing in any parallels, her version constantly prompts thoughts... of the ethics of revenge, of the latest reports from Rwanda, of what has happened in its time on all five continents' - Sunday Telegraph 'The effect is cold-bloodedly illuminating' - Independent on Sunday
A bold, witty and fresh adaptation of Jane Austen's novel which, while thoroughly modern, retains the spirit and much of the language of the original.
An explosive, gripping and disturbing play about the phenomenon of False Memory Syndrome.
A smouldering political allegory about a political protest in a country ruled by a military junta. From the author of Death and the Maiden, written in collaboration with Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America.
An enchanting collection of witty music and skits about the Bard, devised for and first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
An extensive guide to acting, followed by close to a hundred audition pieces chosen from the whole of world drama.
Aeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies: Agamemnon, Choephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies).
England 1656. The sense of freedom, following the execution of the King, is threatening to plunge the country into anarchy.
The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding. The Recruiting Officer is a Restoration Comedy with a real heart and soul. Captain Plume arrives in Shrewsbury to recruit new soldiers. He falls for Sylvia - against her father's wishes. Rather than be sent away, Sylvia disguises herself as a man and so learns more about Plume than he would really like. Edited and introduced by Simon Trussler.
New adaptation of Ibsen's classic by Richard Eyre, who ran England's National Theatre from 1988-97.
Should the truth be pursued whatever the cost? The idealistic son of a wealthy businessman seeks to expose his father's duplicity and to free his childhood friend from the lies on which his happy home life is based.
The extraordinary story of the women's orchestra in Auschwitz, originally filmed for television with Vanessa Redgrave, and adapted for the stage by Miller himself.
In a new translation by Pam Gems, the author of Stanley, Piaf and The Snow Palace.
Based on the real-life court case of a young naval cadet unjustly accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order and first staged in 1946, The Winslow Boy has been revived many times since, including at The Old Vic in 2013. Ronnie Winslow is expelled from naval college, having been accused of petty theft. Enraged, his father Arthur engages a lawyer to challenge the Admiralty to prove the charges in court - but public opinion is very much against the Winslows, and each member of the family is suffering... This edition includes an authoritative introduction by Dan Rebellato, a biographical sketch and a chronology. 'A sterling example of Rattigan's dramatic skill and humanity... deeply poignant' Telegraph 'A playwright of acute emotional intelligence, elegant wit, and an extraordinary gift for expressive construction... thrilling' Independent
Vivian Bearing, a specialist in the Sonnets of John Donne, has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. Her approach to her illness is not unlike her approach to Donne: probing and rational. During the course of her illness, she reassesses her life and work with profundity and wry humour.
Orphaned at an early age, Jane Eyre leads a lonely life until she finds work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets the mysterious Mr Rochester and sees a ghostly woman who roams the halls by night.
An uneasy stalemate exists between the Muslim forces of Saladin and the western Crusaders. Caught in the middle, the Jews. All sides respect Nathan for his wisdom and his wealth. But in a war-zone no one is secure.
A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights. This revised edition was published alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company's production in 2009. It is wedding night in the palace of King Shahrayar. By morning, the new Queen Shahrazad is to be put to death like all the young brides before her. But she has one gift that could save her - the gift of storytelling. With her mischievous imagination, the young Queen spins her dazzling array of tales and characters. On her side are Ali Baba, Es-Sindibad the Sailor and Princess Parizade - adventurers in strange and magical worlds populated by giant beasts, talking birds, devilish ghouls and crafty thieves. But will her silver-tongued stories be enough to enchant her husband and save her life? 'Superb... weaves a potent spell of enchantment as it moves from cruelty to happiness and from the blissfully ribald to the deeply affecting' Telegraph 'A masterful piece of storytelling... a truly magical piece of theatre that delights the senses' Whatsonstage.com 'The family show to see this le' Guardian
A subtle satire of the British hypocrisy that allows public figures to conceal private duplicities.
When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughters to sew and be silent. But locks can't hold back the growing tide of desire. This play by Lorca, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.
Present-day Dublin on Christmas Eve. John Plunkett is an undertaker. He is in his late fifties and a little worse for life. Like his Dickensian counterpart in "A Christmas Carol", he finds that the season brings forth its ghosts.
Two plays by the Nobel Prize-winning writer. "Anna Christie", first staged in 1921, is a sympathetic portrayal of a prostitute, and won a Pulitzer Prize for the author. "The Emperor Jones" is an expressionistic account of a black dictator's flight from his oppressed subjects, first staged in 1920.
Ian has left the priesthood to become a therapist. John is one of his first clients. John's wife has been killed in a car accident and he keeps seeing her ghost. As John recovers, with Ian's help, Ian himself is going under with troubles of his own.
Gus and Honor have been happily married for 32 years. She is a successful writer, he is a revered columnist. They have a perfect understanding of each other. Until a young female journalist assigned to "profile" Gus seeks to undermine that understanding. The fallout is terrible.
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