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Colin Teevan
Based on
The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek.
Since Hašek’s comic masterpiece was first produced in 1920s Prague, there have been countless attempts to stage this sprawling story of the seeming idiot, Švejk, who survives the horrors of the First World War by undermining the institutions of state and army through his very idiocy.
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-119-6 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Heimann, Monaghan & Petterle
Imagine that you must choose one single memory from your life as your only way of passing through to eternity. Imagine that you have just one hour to choose...
A stunning play for five actors which combines traditional storytelling with physical theatre. Ideal for schools, youth groups and amateur theatre companies.
'Armed with only five bamboo sticks, the actors created a visual piece of theatre that captured the imagination of every spectator' Joyce McMillan
'This play moved me more profoundly than anything I can remember seeing'
Scotsman
Cast : 2M, 2F, 1 extra M/F
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-737-3 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Jack Thorne
2nd May 1997. An historic victory. The Tories, eighteen years in
power, are defeated as New Labour sweeps into government. From the
euphoria and despair, three deeply personal stories emerge.
Tory
MP Robert prepares to attend the count. With defeat looming large, he
fears becoming a forgotten man, while his wife Marie counts the cost of
her own sacrifice to politics. Lib Dem footsoldier Ian is no hero, but
party-crasher Sarah is determined to make him one. Best mates Jake and
Will wake up with a new world order to memorise before their A-level
Politics class. Jake dreams of Number 10. Will dreams of Jake
A smouldering play about escaping the past, seizing the present and owning the future.
Cast : 4M, 2F
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-84842-080-9 | PB
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After Chekhov
Diane Samuel and Tracy-Ann Oberman
Fascinating re-invention of Chekhov set amongst the Jewish community in war-torn Liverpool
Liverpool, 1946. A year after the sudden death of their father, three sisters, Gertie, May and Rita Lasky, share their once-grand home on Hope Street with their asthmatic brother Arnold, their Auntie Bell (who still keeps her packed suitcase under the bed) and old family friend Dr Weinberg (who swears, hand on heart, that he’s on the wagon).
As the sisters welcome in GIs and pilots from the nearby American base, each continues her own search for meaning amidst the shattered remains of their blitzed city.
Combining warmth, poignancy and Jewish-inflected humour, this inventive re-imagining of Chekhov’s famous play is the product of the talents of Diane Samuels (Kindertransport) and well-known TV actress Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders).
Premiering first in Liverpool to kick off the city’s year as European Capital of Culture, then at Hampstead Theatre, London, 3 Sisters on Hope Street stays astonishingly close to Chekhov’s original while setting it in a fascinatingly new and resonant context.
‘It doesn’t work, you know, pretending that nothing very serious is happening. Because it is happening. And it is serious’
Cast : 6M, 5F
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-576-8 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Edward Kemp
It's 1605 and the war on terror is going badly. A group of young religious fanatics has recruited a mercenary, Guy Fawkes, to strike at the heart of the English Government. But in a police state no-one can be trusted and their plot is going to be turned against the very people it was meant to save. This incendiary thriller weaves together the lives of kings and terrorists, priests and spies in a play of epic proportions, which has the sweep and scope of the very best historical drama.
Cast : 20M, 6F
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-900-1 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Ben Power
Another Romeo and another Juliet in a strikingly different love story...
Ben Power weaves the text of Romeo and Juliet into a provocative new tale of love and sacrifice. Re-imagining Shakespeare's story,
A Tender Thing is an elegiac yet ultimately hopeful account of the human capacity for love.
Shakespeare's timeless poetry provides the backdrop for this delicate and moving account of old age, memory and the demands we make of those we love. When a married couple discover that their lifetime together is drawing to a close, they realise they cannot contemplate being apart.
'Power's ingenious reorganisation pays off handsomely... what did Shakespeare know?'
Guardian
Cast : 1M, 1F
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-84842-082-3 | PB
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Kate Atkinson
A play about love, death, indentity and evolution, from the best-selling and highly acclaimed novelist.
Elizabeth, forty-something, childless, recently separated, just wants to be alone. She's moved into a converted Victorian mansion, alive with history, character, woodworm and rot. But worse than that she's besieged by invaders of the human kind. Her best friend, her sister, their mother, the builder and a photographer are all determined to make their mark. And a former inhabitant of the house, disturbed from her resting place by Elizabeth's arrival, revisits her own long-forgotten past.
'Atkinson has arrived at theatrical customs with a huge amount to declare'
The Guardian
'Witty, intelligent and absorbing... terrific comic dialogue'
The Scotsman
Cast : 5M, 2F, doubling possible
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-601-7 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Rodney Ackland
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Oberon Books | 978-1-87025-919-4 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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William Gaminara
Five old friends meet for a traditional evening of poker. As the stakes rise the deception of the game exposes the deception of their lives.
'A sharp, entertaining comedy'
Guardian
Cast : 5M
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-355-9 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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David Rudkin
The harvest is ripe in a Black Country pear orchard and seasoned hands settle to familiar tasks including the ritual indoctrination of newcomers. But the corrupted land yields bitter crops and when the weather turns friction mounts, as pesticide begins to fall...
Sure there's no end to the disasters that could unfurl themselves on the world.
'A masterpiece' — The Times
'Not since — Look Back in Anger has a playwright made a debut more striking than this' — Kenneth Tynan, Observer |
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-239-1 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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