Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 1999
ISBN 10: 0713643234 ISBN 13: 9780713643237
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Softcover. Condition: Good. More successful in its day than The Way of the World, which is nowaccounted Congreve's best play, Love for Love (1695) is a comical farcemanifesting the verbal polish and the theatrical wit that audiences soenjoy in Congreve. Valentine, Sir Sampson's dissolute eldest son, findshimself at a standstill; the only way out of his financial difficultiesis to give in to his father's pressure to renounce his right ofinheritance. While this suggestion immediately increases the chances ofhis bluff younger brother Ben on the marriage mart, Valentine's ownchances with his beloved Angelica would proportionally decrease. Toavoid having to sign the renunciation Valentine puts on an 'anticdisposition' and pretends to be mad. Angelica, seeing through him,provokes him back into sanity by pretending to agree to marry hisfather. Valentine recovers, the lovers reunite, and Ben, too, hasmeanwhile found the girl of his heart.
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Published by Brand: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2003
ISBN 10: 0713654333 ISBN 13: 9780713654332
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Volphone's reverential prayer to his heaps of gold launches the sharpest, funniest play about money and morals in the 17th century - a play still wickedly relevant on the same topics four centuries later. Ben Jonson's comedy depicts selfishness thinly veiled by sanctimonious speeches, lust and possessiveness poorly disguised as love and marriage, and cynical legalism passing itself off as pure justice, alongside snobbery, class warfare and greed. The wily protagonists keep a dozen conventional plots spinning in the minds of their dupes, and when their amazing juggling act finally unravels, there are yet more twists - and an even deeper cynicisim - to the story. The play is partly a beast-fable: the wily fox, Volpone, plays dead to lure flesh-eating birds that he can then consume. But the beasts are the human race, and polite society the biggest, greediest scam of them all.This student edition contains a lengthy Introduction with background on the author, date and sources, critical interpretation and stage history.Robert N. Watson is Distinguished Professor of English at UCLA. His publications include Critical Essays on Ben Jonson (as editor) and Ben Jonson's Parodic Strategy. He also edited the New Mermaids edition of Every Man in His Humour.
Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 2002
ISBN 10: 0713666609 ISBN 13: 9780713666601
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Softcover. Condition: Good. The rise of Simon Eyre, shoemaker, to the office of Lord Mayor providedDekker with the material for one of the most festive of Londoncomedies. This is no urban satire in the Jonsonian vein, but acheerfully idealistic - yet by no means na?ve - celebration of civicsocial ethos and the culture of the Elizabethan 'middling sort' Setlargely in and around Eyre's workshop, the play provides a happy endingfor the earl's son who disguises himself as a Dutch artisan to wooEyre's daughter; the journeyman who comes home crippled after the warsin France is reunited with his destitute wife; and Eyre himself - thehandicraftsman whose 'heart is without craft' - who invites King HenryV to join in the artisans' Shrove Tuesday revelry. This editionprovides maps of the Rose theatre, in which the play was first stagedin 1599, and of Elizabethan London, the immediate backdrop of theaction.
Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 2011
ISBN 10: 1408147033 ISBN 13: 9781408147030
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Softcover. Condition: Good. 36139th. Winner of the Olivier Award and set to open on Broadway in September 2011, The Mountaintop is set at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1968, on the night before Martin Luther King is assassinated and on the day he delivered a speech in which he foretold his own fate, I may not get there with you, but I want you to know that tonight, we as a people will get to the Promised Land.Playwright Katori Hall takes this historic date with destiny and weaves a powerful surrealistic fantasy about a conversation between King and a mysterious hotel maid who brings him a cup of coffee and prompts him to confront his life, his past, his legacy and the plight and future of African-Americans. Hall's insight, light touch and lively mood depicts King as a real man with very human foibles who was nonetheless capable of inspiring millions to hope and move toward a momentous societal shift for equality and justice.
Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 1998
ISBN 10: 0739409166 ISBN 13: 9780739409169
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. "A masterwork" (Jeremy Kingston, The Times); "A profound and haunting meditation on the mysteries of human motivation" (Paul Taylor, Independent) In 1941 the German physicist Werner Heisenberg made a strange trip to Copenhagen to see his Danish counterpart, Niels Bohr. They were old friends and close colleagues, and they had revolutionised atomic physics in the 1920s with their work together on quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle. But now the world had changed, and the two men were on opposite sides in a world war. The meeting was fraught with danger and embarrassment, and ended in disaster. Why the German physicist Heisenberg went to Copenhagen in 1942 and what he wanted to say to the Danish physicist Bohr are questions which have exercised historians of nuclear physics ever since. In Michael Frayn's new play Heisenberg meets Bohr and his wife Margrethe once again to look for the answers, and to work out, just as they had once worked out the internal functioning of the atom, how we can ever know why we do what we do.
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Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 1995
ISBN 10: 0713641304 ISBN 13: 9780713641301
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Softcover. Condition: new. Subsequent. This is a guide to the training opportunities and choices available to aspiring actors Beginning with early preparations from singing to speech dance sport and general education the author goes on to discuss A Level theatre studies stage schools and BTech courses He continues with a discussion on the advisability of going to drama school and explains how to prepare for an interview select an audition speech and gives reasons why an applicant may not be accepted Detailed outlines of fulltime NCDTapproved courses are given as well as details of some parttime courses There is advice on what to expect from drama school Prunella Scales the actress has contributed a chapter on the minimum requirements expected of an actor who has completed drama training and there is a forward by Dame Judi Dench.
Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 2009
ISBN 10: 0713688742 ISBN 13: 9780713688740
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Softcover. Condition: Good. 'Incredibly comprehensive. Learn and understand this lot and you will have a fine grasp' Jon Snow'This sets the standard for every radio newsroom' - Andy Ivy, Editor, Sky News RadioIn an age of infinite choice made possible by new technology, and a disturbing move away from traditional reporting into colourful comment and speculation by blogs and `citizen journalists' there has never been a better time to focus on pure journalism skills.Essential Radio Journalism is a vastly comprehensive working manual for radio journalists as well as a textbook for broadcast journalism students. It contains practical advice for gathering, reporting, writing, editing and presenting, the news, alongside media law and ethics. There is a wealth of 'inside' information, checklists and on-the-job advice that you can immediately put to use whether you are in your first job or have several years of experience. This is a book to inspire responsible, accurate and exceptional journalism skills.
Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 1997
ISBN 10: 0413700208 ISBN 13: 9780413700209
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Book by Rodenburg, Patsy.
Published by Brand: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2010
ISBN 10: 0713673826 ISBN 13: 9780713673821
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: New. Mr. and Mrs. Peachum are horrified when they learn of their daughter Polly's secret marriage to the rebellious and notorious highwayman, Macheath. However, their fear is soon mitigated when they decide to kill him for his money. When Macheath is in the tavern, surrounded by women of 'ill repute', he discovers that he has been rumbled: two of these women are in cahoots with the Peachums and plan to kill him.He finds himself in Newgate and, worse than that, in the company of the jailer's daughter, Lucy, to whom he is also betrothed. Although Macheath is captured and destined to be hanged, Gay's action-packed and entertaining play subverts audience expectations by letting Macheath off the hook and not punishing its villains.John Gay's satirical opera, written in 1728, was revolutionary because it took poverty and corruption as its subject, and paupers and villains as its characters. The lyrics were set to famous songs of the day making it hugely popular with audiences and a radical departure from traditional opera.The introduction puts the play in its historical and theatrical contexts and details its stage history in modern times too. David Lindley is an expert on theatrical music and the new dramatic form of ballad opera this play created. The music for the songs is included in the text, making this an edition to be used for performance as well as for study.
Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 2009
ISBN 10: 1408113279 ISBN 13: 9781408113271
Seller: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
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Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 2010
ISBN 10: 1408128950 ISBN 13: 9781408128954
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Published by Brand: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2013
ISBN 10: 1408157012 ISBN 13: 9781408157015
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Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 1993
ISBN 10: 0413626202 ISBN 13: 9780413626202
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Softcover. Condition: new. First Edition. In David Mamets latest play a male college instructor and his female student sit down to discuss her grades and in a terrifyingly short time become the participants in a modern reprise of the Inquisition Innocuous remarks suddenly turn damning Socratic dialogue gives way to heated assault And the relationship between a somewhat fatuous teacher and his seemingly hapless pupil turns into a fiendishly accurate X ray of the mechanisms of power censorship and abuseThis play was published to coincide with its British premiere directed by Harold Pinter at the Royal Court Theatre London.
Published by Brand: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2024
ISBN 10: 0713688238 ISBN 13: 9780713688238
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good. <DIV><P>Based on the Booker-shortlisted novel by Rohinton Mistry and<br>adapted by Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-Smith, this programme text<br>edition of <I>A Fine Balance </I>is published to coincide with Tamasha Theatre Company's 2007 revival and tour of the hit play.</P><br><P>India, 1975, and a callous government has declared a State of Emergency.</P><br><br><P>In these uncertain times a spirited Parsi widow<br>determined to avoid a second marriage takes a student boarder and two<br>Hindu tailors into her ramshackle flat. The four strangers whose lives have<br>become inextricably linked find themselves crossing divides of caste,<br>class and religion to form the most unexpected of friendships.</P><br><P><I></I>Produced by Tamasha - creator of the groundbreaking <I>East is East</I> and the award-winning musical <I>Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and a Funeral</I> - A Fine Balance was first seen at Hampstead Theatre in 2006, where it enjoyed a sell-out run.</P><br><P>'it tells a grim tale with wit, warmth and a keen eye for the join between public policies and private lives' <I>The Times</I>****<BR>'nothing short of a miracle' <I>Sunday Telegraph</I><BR>'a moving but unsentimental homage to endurance, asking for no pity, only understanding' <I>Sunday Times</I></P></DIV>
Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 2008
ISBN 10: 0713673788 ISBN 13: 9780713673784
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 2011
ISBN 10: 1408134748 ISBN 13: 9781408134740
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Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 1992
ISBN 10: 041366130X ISBN 13: 9780413661302
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Published by Brand: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2007
ISBN 10: 0713689447 ISBN 13: 9780713689440
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Published by Brand: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2008
ISBN 10: 0713685093 ISBN 13: 9780713685091
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audioCD. Condition: new. The audio contains examples of the accent from a locally born and bred person a short history of the accentdialect a voice coaching lesson between an actor and Penny Dyer who will explain the phonetics rhythm etc with numerous examples to listen to and then try a short extract from a play A small booklet will include some phonetic notes transcripts of the accent examples the play example the background on the accent and an Introduction An invaluable resource for every actors library.
Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 2009
ISBN 10: 1408105926 ISBN 13: 9781408105924
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Published by Brand: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2007
ISBN 10: 0713685182 ISBN 13: 9780713685183
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audioCD. Condition: new. Penny Dyer is an inspiration to work with Helen MirrenAn indispensible aid for actors Bill NighyPenny takes away the fear of an accent for the actor David MorrisseyAccurate specific and enabling these CDs are as fundamental as the use of voice itself Michael AttenboroughInvaluable for the modern actor Michael SheenPenny Dyer on a CD What more could I want Kelly ReillyAn essential tool for actors needing to develop an accent at a moments notice Top voice coach Penny Dyer voice coach to Helen Mirren on The Queen and who has worked with Nicole Kidman Reece Witherspoon and Cate Blanchett and Gwyneth Strong Cassandra Only Fools and Horses present an hour long voice coaching session on CD The audio contains examples of the accent from a locally born and bred person a short history of the accentdialect a voice coaching lesson between an actor and Penny Dyer who will explain the phonetics rhythm etc with numerous examples to listen to and then try a short extract from a play A small booklet will include some phonetic notes transcripts of the accent examples the play example the background on the accent and an Introduction An invaluable resource for every actors library.
Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 1978
ISBN 10: 0458934003 ISBN 13: 9780458934003
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Published by Brand: Methuen Drama, 2007
ISBN 10: 0713677589 ISBN 13: 9780713677584
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