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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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$27.23 ex GST
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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 forfive 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.
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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.
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-900-1 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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$26.13 ex GST
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Ben Power
"Power's ingenious reorganisation pays off handsomely", Guardian
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, premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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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
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-601-7 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Rodney Ackland
Condemned as a 'libel on the British people' when it was first produced in 1951,
Absolute Hell is set in a decaying West End drinking club at the end of the Second World War.
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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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Georgia Fitch
'Someone in a white coat said I was one of those who are addicted to the total all-embracing experience.'
Leigh meets Angel and her life is turned upside town. Sex, race, drugs and verbals collide in this terrifyingly beautiful roller-coaster drama.
'Georgia Fitch's new play is a stupendous achievement. By turns funny and ferocious, gut-wrenching and stomach-turning, it is a constantly surprising, deeply human tale of solitude and solace.' — Time Out
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-327-5 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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