'The Alchemist' has been described as the greatest farce in the English language. It offers insights into London life in the early 17th century, and satirises and celebrates the confusions and anarchy of a fast-moving city world.
'The Alchemist' has been described as the greatest farce in the English language. It offers insights into London life in the early 17th century, and s...
A title in the 'Drama Classics' series, this translation of Euripides' 'Bacchae' by Ken McLeish and Frederic Raphael will bring the ancient Greek text to life for a new generation of readers.
A title in the 'Drama Classics' series, this translation of Euripides' 'Bacchae' by Ken McLeish and Frederic Raphael will bring the ancient Greek text...
Lulu is a walking, talking object of sexual desire. Each of the first four acts of the play sees her married to a different man, each of whom dies at the end. In the fifth act, Lulu has become a prostitute in late-Victorian London where she encounters Jack the Ripper, who she deliberately leads on. This is Nicholas Wright's new version of Wedekind's early 20th century erotic drama.
Lulu is a walking, talking object of sexual desire. Each of the first four acts of the play sees her married to a different man, each of whom dies at ...
Wilde's subtle satire of the British hypocrisy of the late 1800s toys with the vulnerability of public figures and the powerful playing card of dirty secrets. An Ideal Husband portrays the delicate balance between righteousness, love, and betrayal, and serves it up with a generous smattering of wit and elegance. Recently filmed with Rupert Everett, Cate Blanchett and Julianne Moore.
Wilde's subtle satire of the British hypocrisy of the late 1800s toys with the vulnerability of public figures and the powerful playing card of dirty ...
An almost unbearably moving story of veiled emotions running deep, In Praise of Love is a fictional play based on the true life situation of Rex Harrison's wife Kay Kendall, and her early death from cancer. The ending is -among the most perfectly crafted and economically effective passages anywhere in British drama.---Michael Darlow
An almost unbearably moving story of veiled emotions running deep, In Praise of Love is a fictional play based on the true life situation of Re...
Andromache takes place in the aftermath of the Trojan War. Andromache has become a concubine to Achilles' son, Neoptolemus, bearing him a child, Molossus. The captive Andromache is haunted by memories of her former life and by her love for Hector and their son Astyanax, both slain by the Greeks who are now her masters.
Andromache takes place in the aftermath of the Trojan War. Andromache has become a concubine to Achilles' son, Neoptolemus, bearing him a ch...
