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La obra revolucionaria que cambió el teatro del siglo XX y allanó el camino para el Premio Nobel del autor en 1934.Publicada en 1921 y representada desde entonces incontables veces en todos el mundo, Seis personajes en busca de autor presenta a un grupo de personajes que irrumpen en el ensayo de una obra teatral en busca de un autor que pueda contar su historia completa y darles un sentido y un final. Exploracion de la teoria clasica de la representacion, la obra cuestiona la idea misma de la verdad en el arte y desafia las convenciones teatrales tradicionales. La acompaña en este volumen Enrico IV, una pieza que, a partir de la locura de su protagonista, explora temas como la identidad y la construccion de la realidad, animando al espectador a reflexionar sobre la naturaleza de la ficcion. Ambas estan consideradas obras maestras del teatro del siglo XX y han influido en generaciones de dramaturgos y narradores posteriores.

Dealers ChoiceI feel its my duty to proclaim it from the rooftops: this is it, this is the play that will remind you, at the end of a year that has contained too few stand-out new-writing hits and far too many musicals, why we go to the theatre - and just how good it can get.TelegraphCloserPatrick Marbers searing follow-up to Dealers Choice establishes him as the leading playwright of his generation.Independent on SundayOne of the best plays of sexual politics in the language: it is right up there with Williamss Streetcar, Mamets Oleanna, Albees Virginia Woolf, Pinters Old Times and Hares Skylight.Sunday TimesHoward KatzAfter Dealers Choice (1995), his gripping study of self-destructive gamblers, and Closer (1997), a thrilling account of love, sex and betrayal, this third instalment of his trilogy set in contemporary London tackles the biggest themes of all - life, death, God and the human soul. Its great to see a contemporary dramatist wrestling with such material.TelegraphDon Juan in SohoOne of the foremost dramatic chroniclers of modern British life. Line by line, this is the best written of all Marbers plays. You want to hang around its phrases (how often does that happen in the theatre?): hardly a minute passes without a satirical swipe, a gutsy joke.ObserverThe Red LionMarber, in this riveting new piece, uses the world of non-league, semi-pro football to explore issues of trust and loyalty and the larger division between individual ambition and the collective ethic. If big issues emerge naturally from the action, it is because Marber is writing about a world he knows intimately. Everything feels right. Guardian

Who in your life would you trust to keep you alive? And who do you know who would risk their own life for yours? Debbie and Lauren were best friends until Lauren became ultra-Orthodox, changed her name and moved to Jerusalem. More than twenty years later, husbands in tow, their Florida reunion descends with painful but hilarious inevitability into an argument about parenthood, marriage, friendship and faith.If you really want to ensure a Jewish future, you should be like me. Good, old-fashioned afraid. Nathan Englanders serious comedy, adapted for the stage from his Pulitzer-finalist short story, received its European premiere at the Marylebone Theatre, London, in October 2024.

The first stage adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguros heartbreaking, bestselling novel. Never Let Me Go is a gripping exploration of what it means to be human.You were brought into this world for a purpose. And your futures. All of them. Have been decided. Kathy, Ruth and Tommy were Hailsham kids. Like everyone raised at the seemingly idyllic school, they exist for a single reason. Their dreams, their desires, their love for one another: all irrelevant in a world that only values them for what they will one day give, without question or condition, to someone they have never met. And as that day grows near, Kathy looks back at her life. Memory and reality collide in Suzanne Heathcotes gripping adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguros bestselling novel. Never Let Me Go opened at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, in September 2024.

A riotous fictional account of a bizarre English court case and an iconic cultural turning point. These kids - theyre taking over the world - theyre the new aristocracy, man, and the Establishment just dont like it. 1967. Keith Richards country house in deepest West Sussex. The Rolling Stones and their entourage are enjoying a bohemian night in when the constabulary arrive and charge Keith and Mick Jagger with drugs offences. Michael Havers, leading QC and future attorney general, is persuaded to defend them in court. In all the furore, Michaels teenage son Nigel, an aspiring actor, is drawn into Marianne Faithfulls seductive world. As the sixties revolution sweeps into the quiet market town of Chichester, the relationship between father and son falls under the spotlight. Charlotte Joness Redlands opened at Chichester Festival Theatre in September 2024.

Ah, what can God do agen the stupidity o men! Dublin, 1922. The Irish Civil War is tearing the nation apart. In the cauldron of the familys tiny tenement flat, Juno Boyle, a beleaguered matriarch whose sharp wit is a survival tool, struggles to make ends meet and keep the family together. Her husband, Captain Jack Boyle, fancies himself a ships commander but sails no further than the pub. Then providence comes knocking with news of a great inheritance. Sean OCaseys tragicomic masterpiece was first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 1924, and revived at the Gielgud Theatre, London, in September 2024.The power of Juno and the Paycock never fails to surprise and enthral and inspire. Its violent passion, its deep humanity, its bubbling humour and its appalling tragedy are soaked in the very spirit of Ireland itself.Daily Mail

Shall I tell you a secret? Anyone can be a queen, but a real queen wears the crown, she doesnt let the crown wear her.Its 1908. Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Princess Dinubolu of Senegal is about to enter the beauty contest at the iconic Kursaal, Europes largest entertainment complex. Meet Princess Essex.But how exactly did she get here? And is she all that she seems?Anne Odekes play Princess Essex is a riotous, satirical comedy based on the amazing true story of the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK. An inspiring account of bravery, beauty and belonging, it was first performed at Shakespeares Globe, London, in 2024, directed by Robin Belfield and starring the playwright as the Princess.

The defining work of the great midcentury visionary of stage and screen -- rediscovered and republished by Faber & Faber. Comprising Hughess monumental works for the stage, poetry, lyrics, interviews, acceptance speeches, written warnings and wordless sketches, this essential volume includes extensive critical reflections by leading critics Augustus Pink, Chloe Clifton-Wright, Richard Ayoade, Leslie Francis (director of . . . And?!), and Hughess final wife, Lady Virginia Lovilocke.Plays, Prose, Pieces, Poetry collects together, for the first time, the dramas that made Hughess name adjectival, in all new fonts, and exhaustively punctuated according to the instructions left in his last will and testament.PlatformTableRoastRoostPromptShuntFlightDependence See why some people are still calling Hughes the loudest playwright of his generation.

The defining work of the great midcentury visionary of stage and screen -- rediscovered and republished by Faber & Faber. This volume of Harauld Hughess first three screenplays includes a preface by the author, as well as new critical appreciations by Richard Ayoade, Chloe Clifton-Wright and his current widow, Lady Virginia Lovilocke. THE SWINGING MODELS The film that started it all: Hughess searing indictment of the bikini businesss (literal) underbelly. THE ESPECIALLY WAYWARD GIRL A new student discovers her classmates have a thirst for human blood, which makes it hard to focus on the syllabus. THE MODEL AND THE ROCKER A dream collage of catwalks, crispy beats and crustaceans takes shape in this - one of Hughess most confusing narratives.