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As featured in The Guardian, this timely celebration of the centenary of women winning the vote, sees an original suffrage cookbook from 1915 reissued. Dozens of vintage recipes contributed by some surprising supporters of the popular cause, including famous writers, governors and even a judge. In addition short biographies of the most important contributors and an endnote from Cheryl Robson, editor of this edition.

Contemporary subject matter--war and its consequences by an award-winning and popular children's author.

Contemporary subject matter--refugees and emigration.

Contemporary subject matter--Internet, crime, and rock music by an award-winning children's author.

An entertaining collection of new short plays specially commissioned for young people, this book is a great resource for schools, colleges and youth theatres. With contemporary themes and a wide variety of roles, this collection enables young people to engage with serious topics while enjoying all the fun of performance. Contents: LOL: LAUGHING OUT LOUD, CRYING INSIDEThis is a play about bullying and bystanding – exploring the complex new world of cyber-bullying and internet trolling. ''With the tragic consequences of cyberbullying being seen regularly in the media it is important that students are educated about the impact of their actions and the law surrounding this crime… LOL is a script I will return to again and again.'' Year 10 teacherROCKETFUELA forum-theatre play about peer pressure, making responsible choices about drinking and looking after your friends. ''Every child in my class was so absorbed in the play. You seem to have really hit the message home to them. A fantastic starting point for the rest of the year’s PSHE curriculum.'' Year 8 TeacherTHREE SHOESA play which explores children working on stage and screen in the past and present, taking in the backstage life of a choirboy at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, a pantomime babe in Victorian England, and a pair of young film stars in the glare of the media today.NOAHA colossal storm is brewing and the great flood is coming. Yet only one man and his family are doing anything to prepare. The rain starts to fall, the Ark’s doors close and an extraordinary journey must begin. ''a terrific re-imagining of the biblical story. Rachel Barnett’s writing is immediate, intelligent, bold, quirky, consistently surprising and compelling for young people.'' Youth Theatre Director, Chichester Festival TheatreReviews:“It’s never easy to find inclusive, meaty plays suitable for youth theatres or schools so this contribution from well-established children’s playwright Rachel Barnett is very welcome. Rocketfuel is a nicely balanced piece about risk taking and boundaries commissioned for gap year students to perform in secondary schools.'' Susan Elkin, The Stage''Rachel Barnett’s excellent play texts give voice to the concerns of young people, exploring options for dealing with the pressures of teenage life. Her production of Noah, which was performed by our Youth Theatre in 2012, was a gem of a show and makes you wonder why schools are still performing musicals and pantos when there is new writing of this standard out there.'' Jonathan Church, former Artistic Director, Chichester Festival Theatre

A new play set in post-war Korea that won the City of Melbourne Award for Original Play.

With grime music and Guyanese folk stories, Joseph Barnes-Phillips' semi-autobiographical monologue is a comic, tragic and honest portrayal of becoming a man. The story follows Rayleigh as he negotiates the tensions of growing up and taking responsibility - to his pregnant girlfriend, to his sick mother, to his church, to the multi-cultural community he grew up in and somewhere in the mix - to himself.

"Every time someone asks where I'm from, it's a reminder of how lucky and privileged I've been. In 1994 Rwanda was in the news for all the wrong reasons, it was being torn apart by a civil war and a genocide. Unlike millions of others, my family escaped. And we got all the support in the world because we were 'refugees'. But were we, really?"

A timeless story brought to life for the stage in this vibrant new version by the award-winning children's playwright.

The first play to explore the life and times of Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus.

Voted the best book published about silent cinema in THE SILENT LONDON POLL OF 2016#1 Amazon Best Seller: Silent FilmNamed one of the Best Film Books of the Year by Huffington PostCovers the hidden history of cinema's diverse beginnings including American, European and African-American female filmmakers, cinematographers, editors, critics and screenwriters. With a never-before published interview with legendary director Dorothy Arzner.Essential reading for students of film studies, media, culture and gender/women studies. Taps into the current debate about discrimination within the media and creative industries.Concludes with a chapter by activist and film director Maria Giese, who instigated the Civil Liberties investigation into sexism in Hollywood, on the current status of women behind the camera in Hollywood today.

London, 1970: Experimental psychiatrist R.D. Laing is facing eviction from his pioneering asylum in the East End''s Kingsley Hall. Local residents are up in arms and to make matters worse, Ronnie s revolutionary colleague David Cooper is flipping out on the roof... Will Laing take a one-way trip to madness or can breakdown sometimes mean breakthrough?This manic farce explores the ideas of radical psychiatrist RD Laing on the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Association which he co-founded. His visionary ideas about the treatment of those with mental health issues, have now been incorporated into everyday practice. A fast-paced mind-bending play fun to perform.

An award-winning Danish classic. This series of mythical adventure stories follows the exploits of young Erik as he journeys to Valhalla, the Land of the Gods and fights to save the world from destruction.

Suitable for use in schools, colleges, youth theatres. Perfect for family audiences

A collection of seven of the best suffrage plays written to encourage their audiences to allow women the vote. Funny, biting, short and powerful, these plays are perfect for colleges, youth theatres and amateur dramatic societies who want to explore how an earlier generation dealt with misogyny.The astonishing women involved in the Actresses Franchise League set up their own theatre companies and engaged with the battle for the vote by writing and performing campaigning plays all over the country. They launched themselves onto the political stage with their satirical plays, sketches and monologues whilst at the same time challenging the staid conventions of the Edwardian Theatre of the day. The legacy of their inspiring work to change both theatre and society has survived in the political theatre, agit-prop and verbatim theatre we know today. Introduced and set in an historical context by Dr Susan Croft together with a chronology of suffrage drama.

Suitable for schools, colleges, and youth theaters to perform. Entertaining for family audiences.

Brilliant musical adaptation of Dickens' classic tale.Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year! Well, it is for everyone except the miserable Scrooge. He prefers to spend Christmas all alone in his large house, instead of celebrating with mistletoe and merriment. Bah, humbug!But one cold, dark Christmas Eve Scrooge is surprised by the ghost of Marley, his former business partner. Marley warns Scrooge that he will be called upon by three spirits - each will take him on a mysterious and magical journey to show him the error of his ways...Can Scrooge discover the true wonder and meaning of Christmas before it's too late?

An anthology of three classic fairy tales adapted for the stage by acclaimed playwright Charles Way.

Balkan Plots: Plays From Central And Eastern EuropeIntroduced by Gina Landor This unique collection features four new plays about war, tyranny and discrimination by Eastern and Central European writers. Includes the plays: "The Body of a Woman as a battlefield in the Bosnian war" by Matei Visniec, "Cordon" by Nebojsa Romcevic, "When I want to whistle, I whistle..." by Andreea V¿lean and "Soap Opera" by György Spiró.The title of this volume alludes to the history of political double-dealing in a troubled region within southern Europe, surrounded by the Adriatic, Aegean and Black Seas. G.B. Shaw wrote "Arms and The Man" about a small Balkan plot in the 19th century. It's in this tradition, rather than in a geographical sense that we use the title "Balkan Plots". The plays in this volume are dramatic works which have emerged from, or which take as their subject matter, the struggle of individuals within societies affected by recent political upheaval. The writers explore aspects of freedom and rebellion, ethnicity and discrimination, loyalty and betrayal in situations where conventional attitudes and beliefs are severely tested. In some plays, the conflict is between traditional socialist attitudes and western capitalism. In others, the values and beliefs of the younger generation collide with and challenge those of the older generation. Within each of the plays, the way in which the personal and the political interacts, is very much in evidence. The PlaysThe Body of a Woman as a Battlefield in the Bosnian War by Matei Visniec, translated by Alison Sinclair: Two women meet in the aftermath of the Bosnian War. Both are struggling to find release from their inner battlefields."Incontestably one of the best, the most powerful plays of the Avignon Festival." La Gazette ProvencaleCordon by Nebojsa Romcevic, translated by Sladjana Vujovic: A group of Special Police in Belgrade incite a riot at a peaceful protest, maliciously beating a student. A harsh indictment of the brutality and corruption of the Milosevic regime. Banned throughout Yugoslavia. The film adaptation won the 2003 Montreal Film Festival.When I Want to Whistle, I Whistle... by Andreea V¿lean, translated by Cheryl Robson and Claudiu Trandafir: A female student visits a youth Detention Centre for a research project. Her interviewing of three young offenders has disastrous consequences for all involved.Soap Opera by György Spiró, translated by Andrew Bock: A salesman wants to sign a woman up for a Jewish reparations scheme. The play raises questions about Western methods of compensation for war crimes.

"Scars are like medals. They show we have taken part in the life."Crocodile Seeking Refuge is the second play to be inspired by author Sonja Linden''s writing residency at The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. It deals with the lives of several refugees struggling to gain the right to residency in a Britain which is hostile to immigrants and refugees.

Introduced by award-winning writer Bonnie Greer with a unique bibliography by Susan Croft, Curator, London Theatre Museum. Includes: Harvest by Manjula Padmanabhan; Made in England by Parv Bancil; Brother to Brother by Michael McMillan; Calcutta Kosher by Shelly Silas and Under Their Influence by Wayne Buchanan.

One of the most prolific writers of plays for children, his intelligent adaptations of fairy tale classics appeal to audiences of all ages. This volume includes provocative renderings of "of Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella" and "Beauty and the Beast."

New plays on challenging topics for youth theatre.

"Playing for the Heart "explores the struggle of young Evelyn Glennie to become a percussionist despite her profound deafness. "Eye of the Storm "offers young audiences a contemporary version of "The Tempest, "with the opportunity for disguises. "Red Red Shoes "uses the context of Eastern Europe to explore war, ethnic boundaries and the struggle for life and death through the contemporary reworking of an old myth.