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Screenplays
Richard Wagner
By Barry Millington
Hardback
Published 22-Oct-2012
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Richard Wagner is one of the influential and also the polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career, he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their experimentation, paving the way for modernism. This title offers an overview of Wagners life, work and times.
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Castrato and His Wife
By Helen Berry
Paperback
Published 06-Sep-2012
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The tale of Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci, 18th century castrato, celebrity, and heart-throb, and his elopement and love affair with his teenage pupil Doroethea Maunsell, a story that opens up a new history of attitudes towards sex and celebrity in Georgian Britain, and explores questions about the meaning of marriage that resonate in our own time.
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Voice Book
By Michael McCallion
Paperback
Published 16-Nov-1998
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A text offering practical and simple help to actors, singers, public speakers and others who want to make the most of their voices, using them freely, powerfully and with pleasure.
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RSC Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare
Paperback
Published 21-Apr-2008
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Illustrated with photographs of performances chosen by RSC Directors, tis title features on-page notes which explain words and phrases unfamiliar to a modern audience. It is suitable for undergraduates or A-level students of Literature or Drama; lecturers or teachers of Literature or Drama.
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History Boys
By Alan Bennett
Paperback
Published 17-Jun-2004
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Jerusalem
By Jez Butterworth
Paperback
Published 09-Jul-2009
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A play from the author of "Mojo". On St George's Day, the morning of the local county fair, Johnny Byron, local waster and modern day Pied Piper, is a wanted man. The council officials want to serve him an eviction notice, his children want their dad to take them to the fair, Troy Whitworth wants to give him a serious kicking.
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Talking Heads
By Alan Bennett
Paperback
Published 05-Jul-2007
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Alan Bennett sealed his reputation as the master of observation with this series of 12 monologues, originally filmed for BBC Television. "Talking Heads" is regarded as a modern classic. This edition, which contains the collection of "Talking Heads", as well as his earlier monologue, "A Woman of No Importance", is a celebration of his work.
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Desdemona
By Toni Morrison
Paperback
Published 20-Jul-2012
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Visit
By Friedrich Durrenmatt
Paperback
Published 23-Aug-1973
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Claire Zachanassian, now a multimillion heiress and an older woman, returns to the impoverished town of her youth with a dreadful bargain: in exchange for returning the town to prosperity through her vast wealth, she wants the townspeople to kill the man who jilted her.
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Finishing the Hat
By Stephen Sondheim
Hardback
Published 14-Oct-2010
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The winner of seven Tonys, seven Grammys, an Oscar, and a Pulitzer Prize, Stephen Sondheim has become synonymous with the best in musical theatre. This title not only collects his lyrics, but also gives readers a personal look into his extraordinary shows and life.
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