"Seven passengers meet in the saloon bar of a ship as it sets sail from an unidentifi ed English port. Socialite Mrs Cliveden-Banks is on her way to join her husband, a Colonel in the army; Mr Lingley has important business in Marseilles; charlady Mrs Midget is making her fi rst passage by sea; Reverend William Duke is looking forward to a holiday, while Tom Prior intends to spend the journey in the ship's saloon bar. Also on board are Henry and Ann, a young couple who seem anxious for the ship...
'It’s Nice to Be Heard'
Trans Artists have been creating work for longer than we can even imagine, and now we're finally starting to recognise the impact and import of their work. This collection brings together a range of voices, both established and emerging, to showcase just a drop in the ocean of incredible Trans Talent out there. From rom coms and fantasy to feisty political monologues, this collection of plays has it all. Join us on a journey through the imaginations of some of the best playwrights alive today,...
Understanding Tennessee Williams (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)
by Alice Griffin
Alice Griffin offers an in-depth evaluation of the nine plays that established Tennessee Williams as America's greatest lyric dramatist. Describing him as the first playwright writing in English to combine full-blooded characters, theatricalism, and poetic dialogue, Griffin considers Williams both as a literary figure and as a stage innovator.Griffin analyzes the language, characters, dramatic effects, and staging of these classic plays, and she calls attention to Williams's unique gift for crea...
Road to Despair (Lori Nicholas Mystery, #5)
by Roger Meyers and Michael Gerhardt
Drama Characters: 9 male Interior Set This seminal work of the Off-Broadway movement premiered in 1968 and was a long-running hit onstage, later filmed with the original cast. In 2010, the play made a triumphant return to New York City in an highly praised production produced by Drama Desk and Obie Award winning Transport Group. In his upper eastside Manhattan apartment, Michael is throwing a birthday party for Harold, a self-awoved "32 year-old, pock-marked, Jew fairy", complete with surprise g...
Der Gmbh-Geschaftsfuhrer: Rechte Und Pflichten, Anstellung, Vergutung Und Versorgung, Haftung Und Strafbarkeit
by Rocco Jula
The Glass Menagerie Hereford Plays
This series presents a wide choice of 20th-century drama. The books offer scene-by-scene analysis, structured questions and assignment suggestions for GCSE. This play is about Tom and his handicapped sister, for whom a set of glass figures symbolize the things that make life endurable.
Reading the Plays of Wendy Wasserstein (Applause Books)
by Jan Balakian