Download or read book Toto Kerblammo written by Tim Crouch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-21 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See with your Ears. Poor Effy. Sent to live with her aunt and uncle in a block that won't allow dogs. What's a girl to do? She smuggles her furry friend in, of course. Keeps him under a blanket. Feeds him biscuits. Ssh Toto, quiet. But it can't last forever. Effy needs saving. And Toto is up to the task. Experienced through headphones, Toto Kerblammo! mixes live and recorded performance to deliver a tender and powerful story about listening, friendship and finding hope in the darkest of places. Tim Crouch is 'one of the most important writers and theatre-makers in the UK' (The Stage). His award-winning plays include An mOak Tree, The Author, Beginners, I, Malvolio and Truth's a Dog Must to Kennel. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Unicorn Theatre, London, in October 2024.

Download or read book An Oak Tree written by Tim Crouch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-31 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Oak Tree is a bold, absurdist, comic play for two actors - one of them different at each performance - about loss, suggestion and the power of the mind. This Student Edition is published with a commentary and notes by Seda Ilter, which explore Tim Crouch's notion of audience and their role in theatre; possibilities of transformation and the role of visual art in theatre; the implosion of the real and fictional; and the liminal dramaturgy of Crouch's plays; as well as how this experimental play works in performance. The edition also includes an interview with Tim Crouch, which sheds further light on his philosophy and process.

Download or read book Forgotten In The Land Of Egypt written by Tom Murray and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-16 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I look at these fields and I try to imagine what they were: crop fields, maybe. Or fields of sheep. And these... power lines. I try to imagine that they lead somewhere – but they never do. Only under. In 1631, The Fens, the flat area of land stretching from Cambridge to Norwich, were drained. In 2050, The Fens return to the sea. Two children play in the waterscape. They tell tales of a mythic Waterman, who scours the water for sunken parts. But, in the bitter struggle for survival, soon play adopts a more sinister note. Meanwhile in Ely, 2023, a priest gets a visit from a woman haunted by prophetic dreams. Tom Murray's Forgotten In The Land Of Egypt is a play about grief, faith, and the climate crisis; the crashing confluence of past and present; the refusal to heed the warnings we're given. It's a play about loneliness and the longing for human connection. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere UK tour starting in September 2024.

Download or read book Every Vow You Break written by Julia Crouch and published by Headline. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Wow what a book... I stayed up late into the night to find out what happened' Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Wayland family - Lara and Marcus and their three children - leave England to spend a long, hot summer in Trout Island, Upstate New York. Lara, still reeling from an abortion that Marcus insisted on, hopes the summer away from home will give her time to learn to love her husband again. A chance meeting at a party reacquaints the family with Marcus's old actor friend, Stephen, with whom Lara once had an affair. Lara feels herself drawn towards Stephen and they pick up their secret relationship where they left off. Lara knows she's playing a dangerous game; what she doesn't know is that it's also a deadly one. A dark and gripping psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming, perfect for fans of Sophie Hannah, Erin Kelly and Gillian Flynn. Why readers love Every Vow You Break: 'Dangerously addictive' Erin Kelly 'Great book with a twist at the end that I didn't see coming!' Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Crouch excels at creating atmosphere... An entertaining rollercoaster of a read' Guardian 'A twisting beast of a plot with a building sense of menace and a shocking climax' Stylist 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book and did not want to put it down' Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'There is never a dull moment' Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Hot on Sophie Hannah's heels' Mirror

Download or read book Toto Kerblammo written by Tim Crouch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-21 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See with your Ears. Poor Effy. Sent to live with her aunt and uncle in a block that won't allow dogs. What's a girl to do? She smuggles her furry friend in, of course. Keeps him under a blanket. Feeds him biscuits. Ssh Toto, quiet. But it can't last forever. Effy needs saving. And Toto is up to the task. Experienced through headphones, Toto Kerblammo! mixes live and recorded performance to deliver a tender and powerful story about listening, friendship and finding hope in the darkest of places. Tim Crouch is 'one of the most important writers and theatre-makers in the UK' (The Stage). His award-winning plays include An mOak Tree, The Author, Beginners, I, Malvolio and Truth's a Dog Must to Kennel. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Unicorn Theatre, London, in October 2024.

Download or read book Divided City written by Theresa Breslin and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nominated for ten UK book awards, Theresa Breslin's hit novel tells of how two young boys - one Rangers fan, one Celtic fan - are drawn into a secret pact to help a young asylum seeker in a city divided by prejudice. Now adapted for the stage by Martin Travers, the play has already been produced to great acclaim at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre. Graham and Joe just want to play football and be selected for the new city team, but a violent attack on Kyoul, an asylum seeker, changes everything when they find themselves drawn into a secret pact to help the victim and his girlfriend Leanne. Set in Glasgow at the time of the Orange Order walks, Divided City is a gripping tale about two boys and how they must find their own way forward in a world divided by difference. This educational edition has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Published in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series the book: - meets the curriculum requirements for English at KS3, GCSE and Scottish CfE. - features detailed, structured schemes of work utilising drama approaches to improve literary and language analysis - places pupils' understanding of the learning process at the heart of the activities - will help pupils to boost English GCSE success and develop high-level skills at KS3 - will save teachers considerable time devising their own resources.

Download or read book The Author written by Tim Crouch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2010 Whiting Award for best new play.Winner of the 2010 Total Theatre Award for Innovation. Nominated in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2010. Settle back into the warmth of the theatre. Relax as the story unfolds. For you. With you. Of you. A story of hope, violence and exploitation. Laugh with the actors, tap your feet to the music, turn to your neighbour. You’re here. The Author tells the story of another play: a violent, shocking and abusive play written by a playwright called Tim Crouch and performed at the Royal Court Theatre. It charts the effect that play had on the two actors who acted in it and an audience member who watched it. The Author explores our responsibilities to what we choose to look at in the world and how we choose to act accordingly. Performed within its audience, it is a brilliantly inventive and theatrical study of what we deem acceptable in the name of Art.

Download or read book The Woman Before written by Roland Schimmelpfennig and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2005-05-11 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘You swore that you’d love me for ever’ Frank doesn’t recognise the woman at the door. She’s come to remind him of a promise he made twenty years before. A darkly humorous study of modern relationships and the things we say that may come back to haunt us. The Woman Before opened at the Royal Court Theatre in May 2005.

Download or read book A Doll s House written by Henrik Ibsen and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first glance, Nora Helmer appears to live the perfect life. She is married to the ambitious banker Torvald and is well provided for. But when she is blackmailed by one of her husband's colleagues, she is forced to re-examine her life along with her role as a frivolous, scatter-brained wife. First published in 1879, A Doll's House scandalized contemporary audiences and rewrote the rules of drama. It challenged notions of women's place in society and questioned every aspect of what constituted good conduct in domestic life. Ibsen's masterpiece was the first serious play to focus on ordinary people in everyday situations rather than on the lives of the upper classes. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

Download or read book F ck You Pay Me written by Joana Nastari and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evening of shameless entertainment, of divine feminine fury. A burial of preconceptions, a night of Sex-Witch Anarchy. Featuring a live score and nightly special guests, Joana Nastari's award-winning debut F*ck You Pay Me is a love letter to strippers and a surreal collision of comedy, poetry and live music exploring power, money and sisterhood.

Download or read book Chekhov s First Play written by Dead Centre and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘I’m having absolutely nothing to do with the theatre or the human race. They can all go to hell.’ – Anton Chekhov During the turmoil of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Maria Chekhov, Anton’s sister, placed many of her late brother’s manuscripts and papers in a safety deposit box in Moscow. In 1921 Soviet scholars opened the box, and discovered a play. The title page was missing. The play they found has too many characters, too many themes, too much action. All in all, it’s generally dismissed as unstageable. Like life. A new play by Dead Centre, creators of the OBIE / Fringe First winning LIPPY.

Download or read book Shoe Lady written by E. V. Crowe and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've got no money but we're still in Waitrose twice a day.Because going to Tesco just makes life not even worth living. Viv has lost a shoe. They're her work shoes, her weekend shoes, her only pair of shoes, and she doesn't know what to do. The curtains are falling, her foot is bleeding, and she's starting to feel a little overwhelmed. But all will be well once she finds that missing shoe. Funny, unnerving and precise, E. V. Crowe's Shoe Lady premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in March 2020.

Download or read book Oppenheimer written by Tom Morton-Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1939: fascism spreads across Europe, Franco marches on Barcelona and two German chemists discover the processes of atomic fission. In Berkeley, California, theoretical physicists recognise the horrendous potential of this new science: a weapon that draws its power from the very building blocks of the universe. Struggling to cast off his radical past and thrust into a position of power and authority, the charismatic J Robert Oppenheimer races to win the 'battle of the laboratories' and create a weapon so devastating that it would bring about an end not just to the Second World War but to all war. Tom Morton-Smith's new play takes us into the heart of the Manhattan Project, revealing the personal cost of making history.

Download or read book Rich Kids a History of Shopping Malls in Tehran written by Javaad Alipoor and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-24 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global gap between rich and poor is growing. As the world decays, the spawn of the powerful dance like everyone is watching. This darkly comedic, dizzying show about entitlement, consumption and digital technology invites you to use Instagram to explore what is happening in the world.

Download or read book The Fir Tree written by Hannah Khalil and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-10 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I want to know what the other trees know Go where the other trees go Where do they go? Writer Hannah Khalil collaborates with Shakespeare's Globe in London in this magical re-imagining and re-wilding of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale The Fir Tree. Written for just four actors this inventive and dynamic adaptation harnesses all of the joy of the Christmas season and reminds us that we can all make a difference in taking care of our planet. Music, song and storytelling combine in this accessible and enchanting adaptation that is suitable for families and young people to perform and read together in a story of hope. This edition was published to coincide with the premiere at the Globe Theatre, London, in December 2021.

Download or read book The Kids Are Alt Right written by Martin Travers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four Scottish teenagers. Two interlocking stories. One ideology tears them apart. Talented kickboxers and A-grade pupils Fatma and Britney have been best friends for ever. That is until now. Britney's views about everything are changing dramatically. She's getting drawn into the alt right online. When Fatma is sent something sinister through the post it triggers a series of decisions that will destroy their lives and their teacher's life for ever. Britney's brother Jordan is pals with Quinn. Quinn is proud to be right wing. That is until he falls deeply into its darkness and finds he's in over his head with a blade in his pocket. All four teenagers lives are changed forever - engulfed in the fallout of when damaging influence leads to damaging actions. This is an unflinching exploration of how young people today are prey to a range of extreme ideologies and how helpless people in their real lives are to stop them imploding. The Kids Are Alt Right is a cautionary tale of how social media and YouTube content can lead to actions and consequences that can never be undone.

Download or read book The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays written by Azure D. Osborne-Lee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist in the 2022 Lambda Literary Awards for the LGBTQ Anthology category The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays for the Stage is the first play anthology to offer eight new plays by trans playwrights featuring trans characters. This edited collection establishes a canon of contemporary American trans theatre which represents a variety of performance modes and genres. From groundbreaking new work from across America's stages to unpublished work by new voices, these plays address themes such as gender identity and expression to racial and religious attitudes toward love and sex. Edited by Lindsey Mantoan, Angela Farr Schiller and Leanna Keyes, the plays selected explicitly call for trans characters as central protagonists in order to promote opportunities for trans performers, making this an original and necessary publication for both practical use and academic study. Sagittarius Ponderosa by MJ Kaufman The Betterment Society by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen how to clean your room by j. chavez She He Me by Raphaël Amahl Khouri The Devils Between Us by Sharifa Yasmin Doctor Voynich and Her Children by Leanna Keyes Firebird Tattoo by Ty Defoe Crooked Parts by Azure Osborne-Lee