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A charmingly offbeat, surreal comedy of knitting, penguins and Battenberg.Stitch is hitting the gay scene of Hull. Or at least dipping his toe in the water, while staying with his heavily pregnant sister Liz and her shabby sofa-loving partner Mark. But why wont Stitch let anyone into the bathroom even though Liz is dying for a pee? And who is the man in the giant penguin costume?Tom Wells play Me, As A Penguin premiered at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2009 as part of their new-writing season, Northern Exposure. It subsequently went on a regional tour including a run at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2010.This volume also includes two monologues by Tom Wells, About a Goth and Notes for First Time Astronauts.

Mary Shelley: daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft; lover of Shelley; author of FrankensteinHelen Edmundsons compelling play explores a crucial episode in the early life of Mary Shelley her meeting and scandalous elopement aged sixteen with Percy Bysshe Shelley, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and above all, her troubled father, the political philosopher William Godwin.Mary Shelley was first staged in a co-production between Shared Experience, Nottingham Playhouse and West Yorkshire Playhouse, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, in March 2012.

A tender and funny play about growing up in Romford in the shadow of Canary Wharf.1995. Big buildings are rising in Londons Docklands. But marooned miles to the east, half-in and half-out of the city, Romford has not been invited to the party. Confused about its identity, the inhabitants of the only town in London with its own ring road are trying to cope. The relationships they forge have painful implications, in this poetic and passionate play that explores growing up, identity and loss.Ben Musgraves play Pretend You Have Big Buildings won the 2005 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, in 2007. This revised version of the play was published as an ebook in 2025, with an introduction by the author, and is available in the collection Bruntwood at 20: Five Plays from the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.An exceptional play... original, sophisticated, intelligent... and highly entertainingBrenda Blethyn, Bruntwood Playwriting Competition panel of judges

Would you dare to speak with a killer in English? The Dahmer Files is not just a story it s a real language-learning experience packed into a gripping psychological drama. When agent Perry Blake is sent to interview Jeffrey Dahmer just days before his death, he s not there to investigate crimes. He s there to understand a man the world calls a monster. What follows is an intense, emotional, and unforgettable exchange that challenges the limits of empathy and your English vocabulary. Designed specifically for A2B1 learners, this book combines: Engaging short fiction based on real events Controlled grammar and useful vocabulary Questions for reading comprehension and discussion A unique blend of learning and storytelling Whether you re a self-learner, a teacher, or just someone fascinated by true crime, this is a book that teaches English through emotion. (Portuguese) O que acontece quando o bem e o mal se enfrentam... dentro da mesma cela? Em The Dahmer Files, Perry Blake o agente especial do universo PerryFlix mergulha no passado sombrio de um dos criminosos mais perturbadores da historia: Jeffrey Dahmer. Mas esta no e apenas uma historia de horror. E uma jornada psicologica e linguistica onde o leitor aprende ingles real, emocional e reflexivo, ideal para estudantes A2B1. Com vocabulario selecionado, perguntas de compreenso e debates sobre moralidade, trauma e redenço, este livro vai alem da gramatica: ele convida voce a pensar. E a sentir.

All happy families are alike. Each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.Across the vast panorama of nineteenth-century Russia, everyone is searching for answers in a society on the brink of collapse.Anna Karenina is risking a dangerous love affair with the magnetic Count Vronsky. Levin is wrestling with his thwarted devotion to Kitty. Kittys been left broken-hearted by Vronsky, and her sister Dolly struggles to reconcile the burdens of repeated childbearing with her husbands continual philandering.Phillip Breens witty and sensual stage adaptation of Tolstoys masterpiece takes us into the hearts and minds of its conflicted, very human characters, and offers a surprisingly funny and deeply moving portrait of infidelity, passion and the search for fulfilment.It was first performed at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2025, directed by Breen and starring Natalie Dormer in the title role.

Maria Padilha s Love Spells is a book of offerings, prayers, charms, spells, incantations, baths, enchantments and rituals of Maria Padilha, the pomba gira of Afro-Brazilian religions and also worshipped in witchcraft and sorcery around the world. The offerings, prayers, charms, spells, incantations, baths, enchantments and rituals in this book are recommended for winning over love and making requests for love to Maria Padilha. If you want to win someone over or find a new love, or even make your loved one seek you out with longing and love, this book is for you. This book will help you bring your loved one full of love or make any other request to Maria Padilha that is to recover a lost love. Maria Padilha s offerings, prayers, charms, spells, incantations, baths, enchantments and rituals help you attract men, be desired, have luck in love and achieve a loving union. If you want to make your love fall in love with you, bring someone back or even forget someone and find a new love, this is the book by Maria Padilha that you need!

Richard Ayoade edits and introduces this 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.

Richard Ayoade edits and introduces this 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.

Este livro trata-se sobre a importância da Psicanálise para a Ciência da Religião. Sabe-se que a psicanálise, também conhecida como "terapia da fala", é um tipo de tratamento baseado nas teorias de S

What happened then, some would say, was almost magic.Disregarded and disobedient, ten-year-old Mary Lennox is sent from India to Yorkshire, and put into the care of an uncle she has never met.At Misselthwaite Manor, a brokenhearted house full of secrets and strange noises, Mary discovers a garden as lost and neglected as she is. If she can learn to make friends with robins, grumpy gardeners and a boy who speaks to animals, Mary might be able to bring more than just the garden back to lifeThe Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnetts tale about the magic of nature and the nature of magic, has been a beloved and quietly radical classic of childrens literature since its publication in 1911. Holly Robinson and Anna Himali Howards thrillingly adventurous adaptation was first performed at Regents Park Open Air Theatre, London, in 2024.

In The Wife of Cyncoed, Jayne is newly retired and disappointed with her life. Shes in danger of becoming her daughters babysitting service, and is desperate to make a change. When she meets a handsome stranger in the park and an opportunity to do something for herself arises can Jayne allow herself a second chance at happiness?This charming and open-hearted play premiered at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2024, and provides gloriously entertaining opportunities for a mature solo performer.In Idyll, tempers are fraying in the scorching heat as a rural village is overwhelmed by noise, cars and day trippers Scratch the surface and youll find danger bubbling away. This captivating short play was first presented as an open-air production by Pentabus Theatre Company in 2021.

A vivid and compelling thriller about belief and retribution.Mustafa is in prison for the death of a teenage boy during an exorcism. Racked with guilt at the loss of an innocent life and isolated in a world where his beliefs are constantly challenged, hes trying to avoid trouble. But when prisoners who taunt him suffer mysterious injuries and prison officers start behaving strangely, Mustafa realises the spirit he tried to banish is still with him, and he must confront it once again.Naylah Ahmeds play Mustafa was first performed at Soho Theatre, London, in 2012 in a co-production by Kali Theatre and Birmingham Rep.

Youre a wonder. Youre a window into a wide world.Scotland, 1504, seen fresh through the eyes of new arrivals Ellen and Anne, two Moorish women who were expected to take their place at a royal court but not this one.Both women now have to fight to find and keep a place in the dazzling, dangerous world of the Scottish court of James IV. Its a world where war is never far away, words of love and promises of peace are not what they seem, and where poets might turn out to be more dangerous than any assassin.Rona Munro continues her journey through an uncharted period of Scottish history with James IV: Queen of the Fight, which was first presented in 2022 by Raw Material and Capital Theatres in association with National Theatre of Scotland, and directed by Laurie Sansom.It follows the spectacular success of Munros plays about James I, II and III, which were first performed by National Theatre of Scotland, transferred to the National Theatre, London, and were named Best New Play at the Evening Standard Awards.

If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also.A series of random nocturnal assaults in the back streets and alleyways of Victorian London are spreading fear and panic. Meanwhile, the friends of a highly respected doctor are beginning to wonder why he goes missing on exactly the same nightsNeil Bartletts inventive, brilliantly theatrical adaptation cuts right to the heart of Robert Louis Stevensons darkly fascinating tale of male violence, guilt and privilege.It premiered at Derby Theatre in 2022, directed by Artistic Director Sarah Brigham, before transferring to Queens Theatre Hornchurch. Written for an ensemble and with several key roles for women, this adaptation will appeal to any theatre or company looking to thrill their audiences with a bold new take on this classic tale of murder and mayhem.

Im not broken. Im a unique spark of life. We all are.Jess has a great life: a job she loves, a sharp sense of humour and a close group of friends.When austerity threatens the world she has worked hard to build, Jess makes a stand to protect those she holds most dear.Capturing the humour, sadness and joy of everyday life, Francesca Martinezs play All of Us is a passionate and timely look at the human cost of abandoning those who struggle to fit in.It premiered at the National Theatre, London, in August 2022, in a production directed by Ian Rickson, with an ensemble cast featuring Francesca Martinez in the role of Jess. It was shortlisted for the 2022 George Devine Award.

In the morning theyll shut the streets, roll the tanks in and begin the arrests. Everyone who tries to leave will be taken in for days, weeks, years. If I dont board the flight tonight, Ill be here forever.Middle-aged, middle-management Dasha is ordered to quell the anti-government protests in her factory in Belarus by firing sixty workers.Her only escape is a one-way ticket to the US, but as she prepares to flee, she cannot escape memories of her rebellious youth resisting the Soviets. As her country heads to the polls, Dasha must make a decisionThe Anarchist is a gripping, timely and deeply moving play, which won the inaugural Woven Voices Prize for migrant playwrights. It was first performed during the Footprints Festival at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in 2022, directed by Ebenezer Bamgboye.Originally from Kazakhstan, Karina Wiedman lived in Russia and Belarus before moving to the UK. The Anarchist is her first play.A beautifully written play for our times Jatinder Verma, Chair of the Woven Voices Prize judging panel

I can change colours of objects by looking at them, hear the symphonies of household simplicities, taste the emotions in a room like sweet or bitter wine, and feel lifes every heartbeat breaking through my ribcage in glorious technicolour. Just dont ask me to make eye contact.An imaginative childs glorious fantasies of dolphins and dragonflies, gingerbread houses and chocolate rivers offer him an escape from hostile reality.When reality dictates he has to conform to the real world, he has to make a choice. Should he live authentically and risk stigma, or can he continue to hide?Based on real events from the perspective of the writer and the autistic community, JJ Greens A-Typical Rainbow is an uplifting play about the experience of growing up neurodivergent and queer in early 2000s Britain.It premiered at Londons Turbine Theatre in June 2022, produced by Aria Entertainment, directed by Bronagh Lagan, and starring playwright JJ Green, who is a passionate advocate for autistic artists like himself.This edition includes the full text of the play along with contributions from the largely and proudly neurodivergent cast and creative team.

The smaller you are, the quicker your heart beats. But it doesnt matter what size your heart is, we all only get an average of about two billion beats over our lifetime. Its just a pump at the end of the day, right?Seventeen-year-old Asha is a rebel, inspired by historical revolutionaries and unafraid of pointing out the hypocrisy around her but less sure how to actually dismantle it. Her younger sister, Bettina, wide-eyed and naive, is just trying to get through the school day without having her pocket money nicked.With essays to write, homework to do, and bus journeys home, the two sisters meet every afternoon, outside the school gates, to tackle the injustice of the world.Sonali Bhattacharyyas play Two Billion Beats is an insightful, heartfelt coming-of-age story and a blazing account of inner-city, British-Asian teenage life. It was originally presented in the Inside/Outside season, livestreamed from the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, before receiving a production there in this full-length version in 2022, directed by Nimmo Ismail.

Two sweet and saucy comedies from an award-winning Irish playwright.In SAUCE, Mella is a compulsive liar, Maura is a kleptomaniac and neither has any friends. Recently out of controlling relationships, they are thrust into uneasy freedom. Can they overcome their flaws together to avoid dying alone? Or will their compulsions engulf them in the end?A play about death and rebirth, Ciara Elizabeth Smyths SAUCE was first staged at Bewleys Cafe Theatre, Dublin, in 2019 as part of Dublin Fringe Festival, and revived there in 2022.In All honey, Ru and Luke are throwing a house-warming party. But their guests are more interested in whispering in the box room than joining the festivities. Explosive characters and unfolding secrets mean the hosts will have to clean up more than red-wine stains and glitter.Ciara Elizabeth Smyths debut play, All honey is about sex, secrets and suspicion. It premiered at the New Theatre in 2017 as part of Dublin Fringe Festival, winning the 2017 Fishamble New Writing Award. It was revived at Bewleys in 2018 and Project Arts Centre in 2020.

I just need to hear you say you believe me. Youve known me my whole life. Would you be friends with someone capable of doing that?When his friend becomes embroiled in a rape allegation, Chris Quinn offers his support. Only the rules keep changing, nothing is clear-cut, and Chris finds himself caught in a tussle between loyalty, love and doubt.Caitriona Dalys Duck Duck Goose is a viscerally charged play examining the nature of consent, trust and trial by social media. Full of moral ambiguity and psychological complexity, it was developed as part of Fishambles A Play for Ireland initiative, and first performed by the company in the 2021 Dublin Theatre Festival.Duck Duck Goose won the Writers Guild of Ireland Award for Best Theatre Script in 2022.