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The School for ScandalRichard Brinsley Sheridan
Joseph Surface is apparently a model citizen; his brother Charles is a dissolute wastrel. But when the schemings of the scandalmongers go awry, the reverse is shown to be true. $14.99
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BacchaeEuripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish, Frederic Raphael
At the whim of Dionysos, a son is torn to pieces by his own mother during the famous women-only Bacchanalian ritual. The story of revenge by the half-man half-god on Pentheus, King of Thebes, and all his people. $14.99
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Life is a DreamPedro Calderón Translated by Jo Clifford
It is foretold that Prince Sigismund will become a tyrant. Alarmed, his father, the king, imprisons him. When he is released for a day as an experiment he proves the omens only too right, and, as a result, is incarcerated once more. Sigismund persuades himself that all that has passed is a dream and emerges to rule wisely and justly. $14.99
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The Resistance TrilogyAriel Dorfman
Three powerful political plays in one volume - with a substantial introduction by Ariel Dorman. $36.99
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Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë Adapted by Polly Teale
A bold and theatrically inventive adaptation of the literary classic that puts the interior life of Jane Eyre on stage. $24.99
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Passing PlacesStephen Greenhorn
Alex and Brian are a pair of Scottish smalltown boys going nowhere, who get out the only way they know how – doing a runner with a prized surfboard in the only transport available: a worn-out Lada. But the surfboard belongs to Binks, Alex's psychopathic gangster boss, and he's hot on their heels as they head north for Thurso – where the surf is up all year round. $27.99
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Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our OwnGary Mitchell
Two plays from playwright Gary Mitchell, known for his powerful explorations of the conflicts troubling Northern Ireland. $25.99
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The Playboy of the Western WorldJ.M. Synge
A stranger, Christy Mahon, arrives in a village bar in County Mayo claiming to have killed his father. The locals are impressed – some can even directly relate to the deed – and Christy is lauded as a folk hero. He can't believe his luck, and confidently pursues the affections of the barmaid Pegeen, until the arrival of his not-so-dead father takes the winds out of Christy's sails... $14.99
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Love SuicidesJohn Romeril
Love Suicides is John Romeril’s homage to the eighteenth century Japanese master playwright, Chikamatsu Monzaemon. In a daring blend of cultures the play plots the destiny of two lovers—one from Osaka, the other from Perth. $25.99
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Anna WeissMike Cullen
Anna Weiss is a hypnotherapist, specialising in revealing 'lost' memories. Under her care, twenty-year-old Lynn has begun to 'remember' a long history of sexual abuse by her father. When Lynn confronts her father, David, he protests his innocence vehemently – so are Lynn's memories real or are they dark auto-suggestions? $25.99
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