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Though this great tragedy of unsurpassed intensity and emotion is played out against Renaissance splendor, its story of the doomed marriage of a Venetian senator’s daughter, Desdemona, to a Moorish ……続きを見る

Is Life a Catwalk? a play Set at a masquerade ball, wand tells the story of unrequited love, and how as human beings we all wear masks. 続きを見る

'A powerful and cleverly constructed trio of plays linked in subtle but unmistakable ways.' In Love is an Urban Myth, we are cast as voyeurs into the relationship of Dave and Sarah and learn that……続きを見る

Fabian socialist and ardent proselytizer, George Bernard Shaw viewed his role as a playwright as far more than that of an entertainer. His audiences heard fully articulated sermons on moral and econ……続きを見る

By 1800 London had as many theatre seats for sale as the city's population. This was the start of the capital's rise as a centre for performing arts. Bringing to life a period of extraordinary theat……続きを見る

Declared by Swinburne as having 'no parallel in all the range of tragedy', Doctor Faustus is considered Christopher Marlowe's greatest work. This edition of his play gathers together both published ……続きを見る

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627), a bricklayer's son, rose to become one of the most eminent playwrights of the Jacobean period. Along with Ben Johnson he helped shape the dynamic course of drama in Ren……続きを見る

This moving and eloquent historical drama depicts the conflict between a willful and arrogant poet of a king, Richard II, and his politically pragmatic cousin, Bolingbroke. Rich with memorable scene……続きを見る

Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare This is a fully annotated edition of all the poems which are now generally regarded as Shakespeare's, excluding the Sonnets. It contains Venus and Adonis, The……続きを見る

Don Cornetto wordt wel eens de Godfather genoemd van de grootste maffia familie die zich ooit in Vlaanderen vestigde. Maar toen werd hij dus vermoord. Er zijn 5 verdachten, en don Cornetto is er zow……続きを見る

This charming comedy has delighted audiences for over two centuries. First performed in 1773, it concerns Kate Hardcastle, a young lady who poses as a serving girl to win the heart of a young gentle……続きを見る

Short play for stage (small/fringe theatre). 続きを見る

Featuring the rise of King Henry V, this history play chronicles England's underdog victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. This revised Signet Classics edi……続きを見る

Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare "The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays, written between 1592 and 1594. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical: for a major……続きを見る

Outraged by the sexual perversity of this one-act tragedy, Great Britain's Lord Chamberlain banned Salomé from the national stage. Symbolist poets and writers ー Stéphane Mallarmé and Maurice Maeter……続きを見る

As well as being the author of the greatest of all children's plays, Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie also wrote sophisticated social comedy and political satire. The Admirable Crichton and What Every Woman ……続きを見る

A short, funny, history play, for 7-11 year olds, Set in ancient Rome. Julius Caesar has led the Roman army to great victories,and returned home despite the pirates, but the senate isn't sure. When ……続きを見る

December 1849, Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland. A Reporter has been despatched to investigate reports of distress and starvation. It is the period now known as The Great Irish Famine. There is no foo……続きを見る

David Herbert Lawrence (1885 - 1930) was the son of a coal-miner and a mother from a family with middle-class aspirations. He was a poet, novelist, travel writer, short story writer, art critic as ……続きを見る

Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare "The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though probably written several years earlier. It features the ……続きを見る

Heartbreak House is a play written by George Bernard Shaw one of the truly great literary figures of our age. First published in 1919 and first played at the New York's Garrick Theatre in 1920. It ……続きを見る

Pericles The first of Shakespeare’s late romances moves spectacularly from one dramatic period to another as the hero, Pericles, sails off to adventure and love, and experiences what for him is a mi……続きを見る

A meteor the size of LA is about to hit LA, ironically, and in London a couple of friends spend their last seven days watching the news, reinventing chess and rewriting the rules of some of the othe……続きを見る

Perhaps the most significant development of the Georgian theater was its multiplication of ethnic, colonial, and provincial character types parading across the stage. In Theatrical Nation, Michael R……続きを見る

King John by William Shakespeare King John is a study not only of a king and his political misfortunes, but also of a period--a period of profound changes in society at large, and hence one of unpre……続きを見る

Follow Abigail as she is hurled, against her will, through a thousand years of life to gain the experience that could save the World as civilization begins to decay. The exotic and erotic adventur……続きを見る

Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare "The Life of Timon of Athens is a play by William Shakespeare about the legendary Athenian misanthrope Timon (and probably influenced by the eponymous philosop……続きを見る

This 2002 Companion is designed for readers interested in past and present productions of Shakespeare's plays, both in and beyond Britain. The first six chapters describe aspects of the British perf……続きを見る

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" - Charles Dickens' stirring tale of the French Revolution. One edition of this novel is now an Oprah’s Book Club pick, together with "Great Expe……続きを見る

4 works of John O'Keeffe Irish actor and dramatist (1747-1833) This ebook presents a collection of 4 works of John O'Keeffe. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selec……続きを見る