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Sleeping BeautyRufus Norris
The classic tale of Sleeping Beauty's curse – as seen through the eyes of the fairy who curses her. Written by acclaimed director Rufus Norris for the Young Vic Theatre, London. $27.99
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As You Like ItWilliam Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi
This edition of As You Like It accurately reproduces the text of the Shakespeare First Folio (1623), but in modern type. Now Shakespeareans everywhere - students, actors, directors - can see for themselves what the Folio really says. $27.99
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TerrorismThe Presnyakov Brothers Translated by Sasha Dugdale
A series of seemingly unrelated scenes portray the ordinary frustrations of everyday life: office workers bickering, a couple committing adultery, grannies complaining about their husbands. But the scenes unfold to reveal the mistrust and dysfunction that have become the norm, in Russia and elsewhere. $27.99
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Miss TanakaJohn Romeril
Miss Tanaka is the beautiful and enigmatic niece of Broome’s former number one pearl diver. Newly arrived from Japan, she captures the hearts of the town's menfolk, but is promised in marriage to two brawling pearl divers. Who will uncover this mysterious young woman's true identity? $25.99
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CloudstreetNick Enright, Justin Monjo
Cloudstreet follows the fluctuating fortunes of two families who inhabit a rambling old house in Perth. $25.99
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The Black Sequin DressJenny Kemp
A woman leaves her children for an evening to go to a nightclub. In a moment of indecision she glances back, slips and falls. Money, desire and dreams converge as she enters a surreal world of haunting colours and lyrical distortions. $25.99
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Angels in America Part Two: PerestroikaTony Kushner
Perestroika picks up the stories of Prior and Cohn from Part One: Millennium Approaches. Prior, overwhelmed by the responsibilties of 'prophet' placed on him by the angels, wishes that they would leave him alone. Cohn, now dying from the virus, continues to manipulate the system from his hospital bed. But who is left to look after them now? And does anyone still care? $25.99
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Blue MurderBeatrix Christian
Evelyn Carool leaves the country town where she grew up and goes to Sydney to work for Blue, an author of children's books. Blue inhabits a mysterious stone cathedral, Blackrock, which rises up out of Sydney Harbour. Acting as Evelyn's mentor, Blue leads Evelyn on a journey of self-discovery that is at once magical, sensuous and frightening. $25.99
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Angels in America Part One: Millennium ApproachesTony Kushner
Prior, visited by ghosts of his ancestors and abandoned by his lover after his diagnosis with AIDS, is wondering if he is still sane when the angels select him to be their prophet. Powerbroker Roy Cohn also has the virus - but he believes that only the powerless can have that particular illness, and so kicks back against his diagnosis. $25.99
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TrapsCaryl Churchill
An early play by one of the UK's leading dramatists, written before her breakthrough successes with Cloud Nine and Top Girls. $23.99
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