The Story of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
Author: Nigel Playfair
Publisher:
Published: 1925
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13:
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Scandaltown
Author: Mike Bartlett
Publisher:
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781784607081
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen noble heroine Miss Phoebe Virtue receives worrisome news on Instagram that her twin brother Jack may be endangering his reputation in London Town, she decides she must visit herself, and investigate... Set in contemporary, post-pandemic London, full of illicit sex, political hypocrisy and the machinations of a fame-hungry elite, Scandaltown is a comedy for the new Restoration of the theatres. Mike Bartlett's play was first produced by the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, in association with Fictional Company, at the Lyric in April 2022, directed by Artistic Director Rachel O'Riordan.
Desire Under the Elms
Author: Eugene O'Neill
Publisher: Aegitas
Published: 2022-05-27
Total Pages: 55
ISBN-13: 0369407644
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese three plays exemplify Eugene O and Neil and s ability to explore the limits of the human predicament, even as he sounds the depths of his audiences and hearts.
Ghost Stories
Author: Jeremy Dyson
Publisher: NHB Modern Plays
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781848428263
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDyson and Nyman's worldwide cult phenomenon--in print for the first time.time.
Love, Love, Love
Author: Mike Bartlett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2015-05-21
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 1472574753
DOWNLOAD EBOOK1967. Kenneth and Sandra know the world is changing. And they want some of it. Love, Love, Love takes on the baby boomer generation as it retires, and finds it full of trouble. Smoking, drinking, affectionate and paranoid, one couple journeys forty-years from initial burst to full bloom. The play follows their idealistic teenage years in the 1960s to their stint as a married family unit before finally divorced and, although disintegrated, free from acrimony. Their children, on the other hand, bitterly rail against their parents' irresponsibility and their relaxed, laissez-faire attitude. This play by Olivier award-winning writer Mike Bartlett questions whether the baby boomer generation is to blame for the debt-ridden and adrift generation of their children, now adults but far from stable and settled.
Faustus: That Damned Woman
Author: Chris Bush
Publisher:
Published: 2020-02-06
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781848429314
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Oh, if you knew the lives we women lead You'd understand the Devil is a catch.' In this radical reimagining of the classic cautionary tale, Johanna Faustus makes the ultimate sacrifice and sells her soul to wrestle control of her own destiny. She travels through time and changes the course of human history, but can she escape eternal damnation? Chris Bush's devilishly provocative play Faustus: That Damned Woman is inspired by the works of Marlowe, Goethe and other versions of the Faust myth - and explores what women must sacrifice to achieve greatness, and the legacies that are left behind. Faustus: That Damned Woman was co-produced by Headlong and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, in association with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and first performed at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in January 2020 before touring the UK.
Shopping and F***ing
Author: Mark Ravenhill
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2016-12-16
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1350027944
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt's summer. I'm in a supermarket. It's hot and I'm sweaty. Damp. And I'm watching this couple shopping. I'm watching you. And you're both smiling. You see me and you know sort of straight away that I'm going to have you. With a raw mixture of black humour and bleak philosophy, the play follows three disconnected young adults whose lives have been reduced to a series of transactions in an emotionally shrink-wrapped world. A place where shopping is sexy and fucking is a job. Ravenhill's play is a prophetic vision of our twenty-first century world. It received its world premiere in 1996 in a production by Out of Joint and the Royal Court Theatre, and has been published in this edition to coincide with the 2016 revival of the play at the Lyric Hammersmith, London.
The Empress
Author: Tanika Gupta
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2023-07-21
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1350428590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQueen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. At East London's Tilbury Docks, Rani Das and Abdul Karim step ashore after the long voyage from India. One has to battle a society who deems her a second-class citizen; the other forges an astonishing entanglement with the ageing Queen Victoria who finds herself enchanted by stories of an India over which she rules, but has never seen. Through narrative, music and song, The Empress blends the true story of Queen Victoria's controversial relationship with her Indian servant and 'Munshi' (teacher), Abdul Karim, with the experiences of Indian ayahs who came to Britain during the 19th century. With private romance being mapped onto world history, the action cuts between the ship and different royal residences, offering bright contrasts as well as surprising affinities. In doing so, the play uncovers remarkable unknown stories of 19th-century Britain and charts the growth of Indian nationalism and the romantic proclivities of one of Britain's most surprising monarchs. This revised edition was published to coincide with the revival at the RSC in summer 2023.
