"Opera Mahagony", Bertolt Brecht's epic theatrical work, takes you on an exciting journey through worlds of corruption and vanity, as Brecht reveals to us the reality of his imaginary city, which is vibrant with life but full of moral collapses.
Includes A Summer's Day, Dream of Autumn and WinterThese three seasonal plays are typical Fosse, imbuing apparently mundane situations with an almost hypnotic intensity.
The Eleven: In his latest work of fiction, "The Eleven," Ahmed Al Karmalawi builds an amazing world that begins from reality but soon takes us into the era of myths.
A musical comedy play in the colloquial dialect, telling the story of the Berber lover Abu Raida and his lover, Kaab al-Khair, and sheds light on the profession of matchmaker in ancient Egypt with a distinct, creative narration!
The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor: Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers - A new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings - Extensive introduction gives full attention to the play's bold treatment of racial themes, gender, and social relations - Detailed performance history designed to meet the needs of theatre professionals - On-page commentary and notes explain language, word-play, and staging - Appendices on music in the play and a full translation of the Italian novella from which the story derives - Illustrated with production photographs and related art - Full index to introduction and commentary - Durable sewn binding for lasting use 'not simply a better text but a new conception of Shakespeare.
This book explores historical, socio-political, and metatheatrical readings of a whole host of dying bodies and risen corpses, each part of a long tradition of living death on stage.