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Through a CloudJack Shepherd
1656. Two revolutionaries meet in the woods at Hampton Court: the blind poet, John Milton, and his long-term comrade, Oliver Cromwell. But after the bitter ravages of revolution, regicide and civil war, freedom is hard to come to terms with. $23.99
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The MandateNikolai Erdman Adapted by Declan Donnellan
A chillingly grotesque farce set in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, banned for decades in the USSR and revived in this uproarious new version by Declan Donnellan. $24.99
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The UnthinkableSteve Waters
A hard-hitting play about the collapse of idealism in contemporary politics. $19.99
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The MiserMolière Translated by Martin Sorrell
Molière's story of a covetous old miser, obsessively protecting his hoard of gold and neglecting his long-suffering children. $14.99
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The Pull of Negative GravityJonathan Lichtenstein
Wounded in the war in Iraq, a young farmer-turned-soldier returns home with injuries that have extraordinary consequences. Lust, temptation, sibling rivalry and the pressures of the past combine with the struggle to maintain a rural existence. $23.99
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Shining CityConor McPherson
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 receiving visits from her ghost. John, with Ian's help, starts to recover. But what begins as an unusual encounter becomes a desperate struggle between the living and the dead – a struggle which will shape and define both of them for the rest of their lives. $23.99
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumStephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart
Pseudolus, a simpering slave, is trying to win his own freedom by cooking up a romance for his master's son, Hero, with the pretty young virgin Philia. But there's a problem – not only is Philia owned by Marcus Lycus, an infamous courtesan dealer, but she's also already promised to swaggering soldier Miles Gloriosus... and neither of them are keen to give her up. $29.99
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Three Women and a Piano TunerHelen Cooper
Ella's got a project. After ten years she has completed her piano concerto, and now she needs the help of Liz and Beth to get it performed. But first they've got some history to negotiate, and some old scores to settle. $23.99
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We Happy FewImogen Stubbs
A comedy drama about an all-female theatre company touring Britain during the darkest days of World War Two, written by the well-known actress and premiered in the West End. $29.99
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ElectraSophocles Translated by Marianne McDonald, J. Michael Walton
King Agamemnon, on returning from the Trojan Wars, is murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover. Now, to avenge the crime, their daughter Electra must commit one even worse and face the inevitable consequences. $14.99
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