Preventa de eBooks de Teatro contemporáneo español del XIX al XXI

No it was ordinary, it was all ordinary, the whole morning was ordinary. We had breakfast and we said goodbye.A teenage boy goes missing. Time fractures. His mother will never give up hope.Nick Paynes startling portrait of faith, grief and family opened at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in October 2025.

They say that, when you start getting older. Anything you wanna be able to do, keep doing it often cos youll never get it back. I thought they meant touching your toes or running 5K, I didnt think they meant getting on trams.Ian has gone out less since he became a widower. In fact, he hasnt gone out at all, and his relationship with his daughter Lauren is suffering. But when charity volunteer Raz finds Ian in the garden wearing his late wifes dress, an unlikely friendship develops. Before long, Ian finds himself back in the local working mens club, preparing to give the performance of his life.Going Out Out is an infectiously story about music, love and the courage it takes to cope with grief. It opened at HOME, Manchester, in October 2025.

As a boy, you would never leave me alone. You were always bringing me things. Drawings, or dead animals . . . Larry is an acclaimed television celebrity, but his life and career are rapidly unravelling. Forced to unpick his past and confront his future, he is met by his troubled twin brother, his domineering mother and his dangerously unpredictable former lover, the famous actress Marianne Barre.A lush and unsettling tale of love and Hollywood, Small Hotel opened at Theatre Royal Bath in October 2025.

Edna OBriens wonderful, wild and moving novel shocked the nation on its publication in 1960. Adapted for the stage by the author, The Country Girls, the play, is a highly theatrical and free-flowing telling of this classic coming of age story.This new edition of The Country Girls was published to coincide with its revival at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2019.

You cant fight it anymore. So, you give in to your temptation.Ani is a dazzling young academic with a secret addiction to violent pornography. As her career and relationships unravel in between lectures on Paradise Lost, can she confront her uncontrollable desires?Funny, unsettling and honest, Sophie Chetin-Leuners Porn Playis premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2025, directed by Josie Rourke and starring Ambika Mod.

I will marry whoever this slipper fits!In this spellbinding retelling of the classic folk tale, were introduced to some familiar characters: a young, neglected heroine, a wicked stepfamily, and a handsome prince in search of a wife and a missing slipper.But wait! There are also three magical dresses, a wish-giving tree, and help for Cinderella from a very unexpected sourcePacked with thrilling theatricality, delightful comedy and charming original songs, this refreshing adaptation of Cinderella was written for Chichester Festival Youth Theatre by Philip Wilson with music by Jason Carr. It was first performed in 2024 by a cast of over seventy young people. It offers rich opportunities to theatre companies looking for a flexible, family-friendly fairytale which is just the right fit.

1913. In a dark and dingy pub, standing on a table top soaked in beer and ale, John Jones - rogue and scoundrel - holds the crowd in the palm of his hands with stories of mischief and misdemeanours.But when his son falls for the daughter of the local landowner, trouble isnt far behind...Based on the notorious Welsh jailbreaker, poacher and thief nicknamed Coch Bach y Bala, and set with war looming on the horizon, Chris Ashworth-Bennions play The Red Rogue of Bala is a hilarious, fast-paced comedy that tells a story of power, community and change. It is premiered at Theatr Clwyd, Mold, in 2025.

T is the new summer hire at Cafarelli & Sons, an iconic New York butcher, but life in a messy cutting room isnt glamorous. No-nonsense boss Paula tries to keep everyone in line, but the business is struggling: when the season ends, someones for the chop.With the American dream of a better life hanging in the balance, T and her colleagues turned competitors sweat for their jobs. Alliances form, romance sparks, and loyalties shift. But how far will they go to secure their future?The Meat King! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights carves into the dark underbelly of Americas anti-immigration policies and the brutal sacrifices that drive the pursuit of prosperity. Winner of the 2024 Papatango New Writing Prize, Hannah Dorans fierce and blisteringly funny debut play is premiered at Park Theatre, London, in 2025, directed by Papatangos Artistic Director, George Turvey.

A Tamil teenager is preparing for their period party a traditional ritual meant to mark womanhood.But Krish isnt a girl. And this celebration feels more like the opening act of a never-ending performance. As expectations mount, Krish decides to take control. With help from their best friend Brenavee and a growing chosen family, Krish flips the script to throw the degendered party of their dreams.Set in 2010, in the aftermath of genocide, Period Parrrty is an ode to Tamil survival and self-determination. This is no ordinary coming-of-age story. This is a trans Tamil party. And youre invited.Period Parrrty (nominated for the Tony Craze Award) is the debut play from Gayathiri Kamalakanthan. It is premiered by Kali Theatre and Soho Theatre at Soho Theatre, London, in 2025.

All around you see us.Broken, breaking, mending,Dont pretend you cant hear us too.This anthology is testimony, resistance, a nationwide act of creative truth-telling. This is More Than One Story.For over thirty years, Cardboard Citizens has harnessed the power of theatre and storytelling to change the narrative of homelessness and poverty for individuals and society. More Than One Story is the companys first-ever anthology: a groundbreaking collection of new writing by thirty-seven emerging and established writers from across the UK with lived experience of homelessness, poverty and inequity.From sofa-surfing and street-sleeping to the rental industry, citizenship, identity and mental health, these monologues shift between imagined futures and urgent realities, encompassing resilience, hope, rage and humour, to offer a multifaceted portrait of homelessness and poverty in the UK today. Featuring original pieces from Sonali Bhattacharyya, Malorie Blackman, Chris Bush, Kayleigh Llewellyn, Michelle De Swarte, Inua Ellams, Matilda Feyiay Ibini, Debbie Hannan, Charlie Josephine, Errol McGlashan, Neetu Singh, Chris Sonnex, Joelle Taylor, Naomi Westerman, Roy Williams, alongside twenty-two new works from a national open call and a foreword by BAFTA Award-winning actor Michael Sheen.This book is unlike anything else it brings together voices and experiences of homelessness and poverty that are too often ignored, but that carry incredible power, honesty, and humanity Rory Kinnear

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

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