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Ridley Plays, 2
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 19.99This second volume of Ridley's stage plays confirms him as one of the most imaginative, daring and unique voices currently working in theatre. All four plays collected here resonant with Ridley's trademark themes - East London, storytelling, moments of shocking violence, memories of the past, fantastical monologues, and that strange mix of the barbaric... more...
Present Laughter
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 12.99At the centre of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line in harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tour to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanours is discovered. And all hell... more...
Dollarocracy
Nation Books 2013; US$ 26.99In the wake of the Citizen?s United decision, elections will be controlled by moneyed interests as never before. more...
Greig Plays, 1
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 19.99The first collection of plays of one of Scotland's best-known contemporary dramatists. EUROPE is set in a railway station at an unnamed border town where old and new Europeans weave a tale of love, loss and longing. "Fierce, compassionate, mightily ambitious drama...there is the sharp, analytic intelligence, the crackling inventiveness of... more...
Neilson Plays, 1
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 19.99Anthony Neilson's plays collected in one volume. Includes the plays: Normal "a tight, powerful, three-hander...achieved with a sense of discipline and thematic energy" (Guardian), Penetrator "This is one of the blackest, funniest and most shocking comedy dramas you will ever see" (Sunday Times), Year of the Family "His... more...
Educating Rita
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 11.99'One way of describing Educating Rita would be to say that it was about the meaning of education ... Another would be to say that it was about the meaning of life. A third, that it is a cross between Pygmailion and Lucky Jim. A fourth, that it is simply a marvellous play, painfully funny and passionately serious; a hilarious social documentary;... more...
Our Day Out
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 11.99Mrs Kay's 'Progress Class' are unleashed for a day's coach trip to Conway Castle in Wales - in an exuberant celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up and being footloose, fourteen and free from school. 'The skill and zest of the show . . . derive from its success in following the adult argument through while preserving all... more...
J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 218.00A detailed work of reference and scholarship, this one volume Encyclopedia includes discussions of all the fundamental issues in Tolkien scholarship written by the leading scholars in the field. Coverage not only presents the most recent scholarship on J.R.R. Tolkien, but also introduces and explores the author and scholar's life and work within... more...
Affirming the Absurd in Harold Pinter
Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 45.00While the Absurd is frequently used to analyze Harold Pinter's work, some aspects have been long overlooked in Pinter criticism - contemplation and affirmation. Many scholars note the menacing, dark, and sinister qualities of Pinter's works, however there is a lack of alternative interpretations and very little attention has been paid to the affirmative... more...
The Misogyny Factor
NewSouth 2013; US$ 9.99In 2012, Anne Summers gave two landmark speeches about women in Australia, attracting more than 120,000 visits to her website. Within weeks of their delivery Prime Minister Julia Gillards own speech about misogyny and sexism went viral and was celebrated around the world. Summers makes the case that Australia, the land of the fair go, still hasnt... more...









