Dracula and Frankenstein: Two Horror Plays brings together two classic horror tales updated for the 21st century and adapted for the stage by two of Britain s leading playwrights.
'I took my tears and turned them into paintings' In the electric calm of a blue-painted room, a dying woman reassembles the images of an extraordinary life.
"e;All I ever wanted was a man who wouldn't ask me questions"e;Across the foyer of a crowded theatre, a handsome young man catches sight of the most expensive prostitute in town.
Collected for the first time in print, over a decade of texts from one of British theatre s fiercest and most individual voices, documenting the extraordinary site-specific solo performances which have run parallel to Bartlett s acclaimed work as a mainstream director.
Original illustrations by Jean Cocteau and Andrzej KlimowskiTwo of the seven monologues by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) in this edition were written for dith Piaf.
Following their acclaimed shows On Ego, On Religion, On Emotion and On Love the On Theatre now tackle empathy, in an exploration of the expanse and limits of our capacity to understand one another.
The Wish Collector by Oladipo AgbolaujeA magical epic whirling from a playground in Britain to a village in Sierra LeoneThe Acme Thunderer by Lin CoghlanA funny, moving family drama of pigeons and siblings, set amid the Blitz.
Includes the plays Britannicus, Phedra and BereniceJean Racine is the greatest tragedian of the French seventeenth century, using its strict rules and conventions to tell stories of overwhelming passion and cruelty.
In the year of the bicentenary of the death of Carlo Goldoni, one of Italy s most brilliant dramatists, two of his greatest comedies are brought to life in Ranjit Bolt s vibrant translations.
In a world ever more focused upon global warming, climate change and the increased scarcity of resources Ugly is a dark comedy set in a future where food and water are dangerously scarce.
In the newest play from this prolific Northern Irish writer, Carville turns his attention to the demons beneath the shiny surface of the new, metropolitan Belfast.
Includes the plays Missing, Crossing and MiracleThe three plays in this volume are hauntingly beautiful pieces with simple fable-like characters who are touched by magical events.
Includes the plays Chips With Everything, Their Very Own and Golden City, The Journalists, Badenheim 1939 and, published here for the first time, Phoenix Phoenix, Burning Bright.
With a childhood surrounded by alcoholism and petty cruelties, an adolescence of rebellion and punkish anarchy and an adulthood peppered with heroin addiction, voluntary crucifixion, failed suicide and a penchant for sex with prostitutes, Sebastian Horsley s life was always destined to become a work of art.
Sutton s Complicit is a powerful play that explores the world s current political climate and the consequences that arise when civil liberties become a privilege rather than a universal right.
Maverick theatre makers On Theatre join forces with legendary singer-songwriter Billy Bragg to explore what it means to be English in contemporary Britain.