Bøker av Rona Munro

A thrilling play about a turbulent time in Scotland's history, continuing Rona Munro's series of history plays set during the reigns of Scotland's generations of Stewart kings.

Lucy Barton wakes after an operation to discover - much to her surprise - her mother at the foot of her bed. They haven't seen each other in years. During their days-long visit, Lucy tries to understand her past, works to come to terms with her family, and begins to find herself as a writer.

"e;To protect a muddy little hillside, you doomed your whole world!"e;The Doctor takes Bill and Nardole back to 2nd century Scotland to learn the fate of the 'lost' Ninth Legion of the Imperial Roman Army. 5,000 soldiers vanished without explanation - how?The search for the truth leads the Doctor and his friends into a deadly mystery. Who is the Guardian of the Gate? What nightmare creature roams the wildlands, darkening the sky and destroying all in its path? A threat from another dimension has been unleashed on the Earth, and only a terrible sacrifice can put things right...

Rebecca Benson reads a novelisation of the TV adventure featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Bill and Nardole. "To protect a muddy little hillside, you doomed your whole world!"The Doctor takes Bill and Nardole back to 2nd century Scotland to learn the fate of the 'lost' Ninth Legion of the Imperial Roman Army. 5,000 soldiers vanished without explanation - how?The search for the truth leads the Doctor and his friends into a deadly mystery. Who is the Guardian of the Gate? What nightmare creature roams the wildlands, darkening the sky and destroying all in its path? A threat from another dimension has been unleashed on the Earth, and only a terrible sacrifice can put things right... Rebecca Benson, who played Kar in the 2017 TV episode starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, reads Rona Munro's novelisation. Reading produced by Neil Gardner at Ladbroke Audio Sound design by Simon Power Executive producer: Michael Stevens©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

A sharply funny, moving play set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and celebrating women's strength under siege.

Lisa Bowerman reads this exciting classic novelisation of a Seventh Doctor TV adventure, the last in the original run of Doctor Who serials. "e;Attention to detail is a hallmark of this always excellent range"e; Doctor Who Magazine The Doctor brings Ace home to Perivale. On a summer Sunday it seems the least lively place in the universe, yet mystery lurks behind the calm facade. The members of Ace's old gang have gone away, each of them disappeared without trace. Something is killing the domestic pets of Perivale, and unearthly hoofprints scar the baked earth of the recreation ground. What strange force connects all these events? As Ace herself is transported to a distant planet, it seems that the Doctor may be stepping into a well-prepared trap. Can it be the work of the his old adversary, the Master - and if so, to what end? Lisa Bowerman, who played Karra in the 1989 BBC TV serial, reads Rona Munro's complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1990.

A thrillingly fast-paced play about youthful disaffection, protest and violence, drawing on the history of the Scuttlers, the youth gangs of nineteenth-century Manchester.

A romantic-comedy-thriller about the heat of love and the magic of changing perspectives, from a leading Scottish playwright.

A gripping new play from Rona Munro illuminates the pioneering work and tortured life of Sergei Korolyov, chief designer and unsung hero of the USSR Soviet space programme.

Dornoch, in Sutherland, northern Scotland, 1727. The eccentric widow, Janet Horne boasts that she can cure beasts, call the wind and charm fish out of the sea. As her refusal to deny witchcraft incenses the local community, her crippled daughter steps dangerously into the fray.

A play about an ill-assorted trio (two men and one woman) and their near-fatal obsession with mountaineering.

Each year the Traverse Theatre produces two plays as its own contribution to the Edinburgh Festival. "Iron", by Rona Munro, has been chosen as one of the plays for 2002; the other is Linda McLean's "Shimmer". Munro's previous work includes "Bold Girls" and "The Maiden Stone".

Two plays, from the award-winning author Rona Munro.

An award-winning play about the lives of three women in war-torn Belfast. Their men have been killed or imprisoned for their political activities, but their lives must go on. However, the arrival of a disturbing young girl and the revelations which follow threaten their friendship.

Genre: Drama Characters: 4 females Scenery: 2 interiors, exteriors or unit set The drama of everyday life in Belfast: burning buses, ravaged blocks, gunfire are but off-stage events in this stirring play about three women whose men have been killed or imprisoned for their political activities. Chilling themes are off set by many humorous and heart warming moments in this play about people, not politics, which offers excellent acting opportunities. 1991 Winner, Susan Smith Blackburn Award; Evening Standard's Most Promising Playwright Award.