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HoodsAngela Betzien
Each night two hoods ride a train to a wrecking yard on the outskirts of the city. Here, in this cemetery of stories, they are storytellers with the power to fast forward, pause and rewind. Tonight, they tell the story of three kids left in a car. $25.99
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The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling Adapted by Stuart Paterson
Saved from the jaws of Shere Khan the tiger, Mowgli must learn the Laws of the Jungle from Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther to survive. A brave little man cub grows into a confident and care-free young boy, but danger is never far away and Shere Khan is hungry for revenge. As Mowgli faces each peril and pitfall, he must decide whether he belongs in the world of men or with the animal kingdom. $24.99
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Whipping It UpSteve Thompson
A quick-witted satirical farce set in the Whips' office at Westminster. $27.99
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The Way HomeChloë Moss
A spiky play about the clash between suburban and itinerant ways of life in present-day Liverpool. $19.99
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The SeafarerConor McPherson
It's Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. In fact, Sharky may be playing for his very soul. $27.99
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Thérèse RaquinÉmile Zola Adapted by Nicholas Wright
Stifled by an oppressive mother-in-law and a sickly husband, Thérèse Raquin falls passionately for another man. Their feverish affair drives the lovers to an act of terrible desperation, which catapults them headlong into a world more claustrophobic than the one they sought to destroy. $29.99
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Ladies' DayAmanda Whittington
An exuberant comedy about four likely lasses from the Hull fish docks on a day trip to the races. $24.99
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The Wild DuckHenrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine
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. $14.99
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Strawberries in JanuaryEvelyne de la Chenelière Translated by Rona Munro
A biting, heart-warming comedy of love and fate in contemporary Montréal, in a version by Rona Munro. $25.99
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The Beggar's OperaJohn Gay
John Gay's bawdy and burlesque pastiche of classical Italian opera, often regarded as the world's first ever musical. $14.99
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