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Beauty and the BeastLaurence Boswell
A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, with music by Mick Sands drawn from traditional French folk melodies. $23.99
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Doctor FaustusChristopher Marlowe
The classic story of the learned Doctor Faustus who sells his soul to the devil. $14.99
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The AlchemistBen Jonson
Face, Subtle and Dol Common are three rogues intent on conning the gullible out of their money. Setting up a quack-doctor's practice in Lovewit's house they promise miraculous services that cost their customers dear. Everything goes swimmingly, until Lovewit returns and the three turn against each other. $14.99
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The White DevilJohn Webster
The Duke Brascino is openly seducing a married woman, Vittoria, while plotting the murder of his own wife. Vittoria's brother Flamineo, a cold-blooded murderer, tries to exploit his position as Brascino's servant and pander. Finally Brascino's enemies, outraged by his perversions, seek a vicious revenge. $14.99
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The DreamersJack Davis
The Dreamers is the story of a country-town family and old Uncle Worru, who in his dying days, recedes from urban hopelessness to the life and language of the Nyoongah spirit in him, which has survived 'civilisation'. $25.99
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Hedda GablerHenrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish
Restless and discontented in her marriage, Hedda Gabler is drawn to a former admirer, Lovborg, now a brilliant writer. But he is more taken with Hedda's old schoolfriend. Driven by jealousy, Hedda destroys Lovborg and his precious manuscript and, finally, herself.
$15.99
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Ah! WildernessEugene O'Neill
An affectionate and witty comedy of recollection from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers. Eugene O'Neill's only well-known comedy, Ah! Wilderness is a family-based saga set in the years just before the First World War. $27.99
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The Beaux StratagemGeorge Farquhar
George Farquhar's immortal comedy about two young gentlemen with a misguided plan to get enrich themselves at the expense of a series of young heiresses. $14.99
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French Without TearsTerence Rattigan
A masterpiece of light comedy from Terence Rattigan, about a group of bright young things attempting to learn French on the Riviera amid myriad distractions. $23.99
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PentecostDavid Edgar
A valuable fresco is discovered in a church in war-torn Eastern Europe. As international and local art historians argue over who should claim ownership, the fate of the painting becomes a metaphor for the future of the emergent nations of Eastern Europe. $27.99
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