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One of the first of a series of books in the 'Royal Opera House Heritage' series, this title contains a collection of images from the Royal Opera House Archives Collection focusing on the career of one of the greatest ballet icons of all time.

As the American War of Independence reaches its climax, a plantation slave and a British Naval Officer embark on a journey in search of freedom. This novel is a true story that marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire.

"e;What I'm asking is, can you really erase things? Wipe them completely?"e; When smart young lawyer Peter's computer malfunctions, he asks his whiz-kid brother to wipe the hard drive. But the real cause of the problem is far darker than Peter has admitted, and soon the world comes crashing down on him. Future Me is a devastating study of unlawful desire. With unflinching honesty, it examines the destructive power of illicit deeds and the limits of forgiveness. For someone who has crossed the line, is there really any chance of a 'future me'?Future Me premiered at Theatre 503 in June 2007

Presents four plays exploring issues with particular relevance to young audiences. This work deals with issues such as friendship, sexuality, migration and identity. It is a fusion of dance, theatre and music.

The ordinary, unremarkable life of the Samsas is turned upside down when their son Gregor emerges one morning transformed into a monstrous insect. As revulsion turns to resentment, strange things start to happen to the Samsa family.

Presenting four plays, this work includes "Toast" where seven men come together to bake enough bread to feed the population of Hull. It also features "Honeymoon Suite" that deals with love, and middle manager Stephen England ("Mr England").

With contemporary settings, this title features young and adventurous plays. It includes "Best Man Speech" (a monologue), "The Last Valentine", and "Broken Journey" ("Time Out" Critics' Choice).

Established by George Devine as a 'writers' theatre', the Royal Court has consistently provided a platform for the vital dramatic talents of the day. This title considers the notable productions from the tenure of each successive artistic director since the Court opened. It includes interviews with actors, writers, designers, and directors.

Somebody hit Tracy on the head with a brick. And something just as bad has happened to Julia. But how can you hang on to your identity when you don't know who you are anymore? Head/Case is a powerful drama about identity and a mind damaged almost beyond repair.How do you define yourself when you literally don't know who you are anymore? How do you begin to heal when you cannot fix your sense of self? And how much does nationality, culture and memory shape who you actually are?Produced at the Soho Theatre in January 2005.

Inside a beautiful state residence on the edge of a city, four women wait. They talk: films, prada, chilli vodka, anything. Outside civil war looms ever nearer. This work encompasses both the cruel veneer of our lives and the beating heart within.

A new adaptation of Oscar Wilde's murderously funny comedy.Young Lord Arthur is deliriously happy: a pillar of society on the verge of marriage, until a brief departure from Victorian convention leads him to the abode of a chilling clairvoyant who gravely pronounces that before he can marry he must commit murder.Lord Arthur Savile's Crime was a 2006 touring production by Bill Kenwright Ltd starring Russ Abbot.

How many policemen does it take to cause the death of 1,000 people in custody? Apparently none. Justice is blind, but how deaf is it? Silent Cry, by Madani Younis, unashamedly tackles the issues that face a family that verge on imploding, and tells the story of a mother's journey that begins as her son's life ends. A death in police custody leads to an ordinary family looking for justice from a system that has no answers.The story is based on true documented evidence and interviews. Each performance is followed by an after show discussion with the writer/director and cast. This is a bold piece with innovative use of music and movement, creating spectacularly gripping theatre. Silent Cry was produced by The Asian Theatre School and Red Ladder Theatre.

On the eve of his release from Feltham Young Offenders Institution, Zahid Mubarek, a young British Asian man, was attacked by his racist cellmate. One week later he died of his injuries.How was this allowed to happen? This new play traces the Mubarek family's pursuit of the truth. Based on evidence given to the Zahid Mubarek Inquiry and interviews taken, one of Britain's leading writers examines the incompetence of the official response to Zahid Mubarek's death.

JB Priestley described Johnson Over Jordan as an adventure in theatre. Robert Johnson, a timid, meek man lived the most ordinary of lives - until he dies.Suddenly he is capitulated into the strangeness of his afterlife and begins a frightening, lurid and emotional journey. Past memories, secret desires and present regrets and longings mingle with the real, surreal and sublime, threatening to overwhelm him.Johnson Over Jordan is an ambitious, dreamlike piece of theatre and ultimately, a deeply moving account of a very ordinary man's life.

This is a new edition prepared by English Touring Theatre's Artistic Director, Stephen Unwin and actor Michael Cronin, which simplifies both punctuation and stage direction, allowing directors, actors and readers to approach this most familiar of plays with a fresh and open mind.

A moving and powerful play about the joy and the heartbreak that motherhood brings to three very different mothers. Ali was always going to be a dancer. She was still dancing the day she gave birth. Careful Kitty, housewife and mother, sits in her silent home and waits for the daughter who doesn't return. And Milena, desperate to protect her children and carrying a terrible secret.

Amid the splendours and pretensions of the royal court, the Earl of Rochester impresses Charles II with his irreverence and plain speech. So much so, that the monarch gives him the task of creating a 'ministry of pleasure', thus liberating him to tour the country in search of all manner of delights.Featuring some of Rochester's most infamous poems, The Ministry of Pleasure opened at the Latchmere Theatre, London in June 2004.

'We are not beggars. I am not here for you to cast your pity at me like breadcrumbs tossed to a cripple. Because I know you're listening to me; and my voice won't be silent, not yet.'Tejas Verdes ('Green Gables'), once a sea-side resort, was an infamous Chilean torture and detention centre during the early years following the Pinochet coup in 1973. Fermin Cabal's humane and powerful play traces the life of a young woman who vanished one night in Santiago. Beneath the tolling of the church bells, her voice and the voices of those who share her story ring out with poetic beauty and overwhelming love.