Drama

This title includes the full story with less dialogue for a fast-paced read. It's 11th century Scotland. Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, is one of King Duncan's greatest war captains. Upon returning from a battle with the rebellious Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth...

In 1831, Charles Darwin, a twenty-two-year-old aspiring naturalist, stepped on board HMS Beagle. Little did he realise that the voyage would last five years, changing not only his own life - but also the history of the entire world. The Wider Earth...

Doris Wallace has everything a tough tabloid columnist could want: a toy boy with a regular supply of Colombian, a pretty personal assistant who might share her libidinous preferences, and the prospect of her own television show. Being sued by an actress...

Get young people excited about Shakespeare! The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The complete plays are too long and complex, while scene selections or simplified language are too limited. ...

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) was a writer of great versatility, and his career as a London dramatist spans the most productive, innovative, and exciting period of theatrical activity in the history of English drama. Best known for his tragedies, he...

'I'm not angry with you, Zack, I'm angry in general. I'm an artist, that's my job.' Ivan is a struggling actor who hasn't yet achieved the recognition he feels he deserves. But all that is about to change when, one afternoon at the zoo with his friend...

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. In a war-torn village the men have...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316324465Author Ayad AkhtarFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 120gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

This play, written during Brecht's exile to the United States and set in pre-Communist China, is a parable of a young woman torn between obligation and reality, between love and practicality, and between her own needs and those of her friends and...

An anthology of the three winning plays in the inaugural Heretic Voices competition, seeking out the best new writing in monologue form. First performed at the Arcola theatre, London. This volume contains: Woman Caught Unaware by Annie Fox - a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953165336Author John LeesFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint UpshotPublisher Artists Writers & Artisans

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681772608Author Andrew DicksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 720Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 930gDimensions(mm) 249mm * 165mm *...

Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca is a classic of Spanish literature, the tragedy of a woman loved by two men. The man she has loved since childhood is hot-blooded Leonardo, but his family are hated by her own folk, and he marries someone else...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573018695Author Ben EltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd

Making Shakespeare is a lively introduction to the major issues of the stage and print history, whilst also raising questions about what a Shakespeare play actually is. Tiffany Stern reveals how London, the theatre, the actors and the way in which the...

The Witch (1615/16?), categorised by its author as 'a tragi-comedy', pits the intrigues of a group of Italian aristocrats against the malevolent practices of Hecate and her witches' coven, leaving the audience with the impression that human malevolence...

This second collection of plays by David Eldridge showcases the development of one of the most impressive playwriting talents of recent years. His plays combine emotional impact with complexity, realistic characterisation with humour, and are among the...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Find out about the fascinating life of William Shakespeare - the world's most famous playwright. How did the politics of the time, and the queens, kings and rulers,...

This newly updated second edition features wide-ranging, systematically organized scholarship in a concise introduction to ancient Greek drama, which flourished from the sixth to third century BC. Covers all three genres of ancient Greek drama - tragedy,...

Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works cherished for their brilliant wit and insight into the human condition. In this stunning new translation of one of Chekhov's most popular and beloved plays, Laurence Senelick presents a fresh...

All you need for a plague to go pandemic are population clusters and travellers spreading the bacterial or viral pathogens. Many prehistoric civilisations died fast, leaving cities undamaged to mystify archeologists. Plague in Athens killed 30% of the...

Published in 1575 and acted at Christ's College, Cambridge, probably as early as King Edward V's reign, the drama of Grandma Gurton and her lost sewing needle, which is finally retrieved from the bottom of her servant Hodge's breeches, is an outstanding...

Should I run? This is the question Pauline Gibson is asking herself. She has spent her adult life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a campaign for local health provision. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, Jack Gould, who has made his way...

Dolly and Clara arrive at Castle Drackenberg, unaware that danger lurks behind every corner, for the castle's owner, Count Drackenburg, is a vampire! This play combines every traditional element of the vampire horror genre - including a sinister...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369103024Author Ho Ka KeiFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Playwrights Canada Press,CanadaPublisher Playwrights Canada Press,Canada

A dinner party during the Second World War unites celebrated writers Agatha Christie, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas - with a mysterious guest. With copious booze flowing, acid-tongued barbs flying, and the threat...

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Sad single teachers get together. Drink tequila, get very pissed and reveal secrets and then stagger home at four in the morning, with some dim light in your brain saying "Shit. Year seven first lesson."' David Eldridge's Under the Blue Sky premiered at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781871551747Author David GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Greenwich Exchange LtdPublisher Greenwich Exchange Ltd

Apart from a surprising change of heart and bid for sympathy at the final momen's of this version of the classic story, Todd glories in his villainies throughout and gleefully slaughters right and left until the cast is almost eliminated. Commendably,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780856761379Author Mary ChaseFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Josef Weinberger PlaysPublisher Josef Weinberger Plays

With translation assistance and a foreword by Karen Juers-Munby First produced in 1998 at the famous Vienna Burgtheater, the remarkable and provocative Sports Play by Austrian playwright Elfriede Jelinek is a postdramatic theatrical exploration of...

Shakespeare and Gender guides students and teachers through the complexities of the representation of gender and sexuality in Shakespeare's work. Informed by contemporary debates and insights into gender and sexuality, including intersectionality,...

Exam Board: Non-SpecificLevel: KS3Subject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2018Get straight to the heart of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet; students' confidence and understanding develop faster as they explore the plot, themes and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781468310191Author Georg BuchnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 91Imprint Harry N. AbramsPublisher Harry N. AbramsWeight(grams) 59gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780413538208Author Tony MarchantFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Methuen DramaPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLCWeight(grams) 138g

Newly acquired BA gowns hang heavy on the shoulders of Jane and Timothy. Having got this far, what on earth do they do next? They could get married, of course (so they do), but how can they make a living? In a London park one breathlessly warm summer day...

A chilling yet deeply human story about the limits of devotion. Adele and her parents have always been close. But recently, that closeness has been tainted by an increasing sense of mistrust. Tonight, a visit from a stranger will force them to...

Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price J.M. Synge's extraordinary play about a young man on the run, and his unexpected elevation to folk hero. A stranger, Christy Mahon, arrives in a village bar in County Mayo in the West...