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It is the winter of 1819. The most famous wit and dandy of them all is preparing to meet the Prince of Wales. But this is not Bath or Brighton or any of the other fashionable watering holes where for years Beau Brummel held court to regency swells. The most stylish man of his day now lives in a madhouse in Calais with his valet, determined as ever to relive past glories.

Teenager Sati loves Arsenel striker Ian Wright. Her sister Jaspal dreams of a singing career as a Karen Carpenter impersonator. But since their Mum left on a pilgrimmage to India seven years before, Jaspal's life has been spinning out of control. So what if she smokes the odd spliff and turns the odd trick? But when Sati starts asking questions Jaspal can't handle, the pressure starts to build.

Two former lovers, now both married, meet in a hotel room away from their homes. Their given reasons are plain: both are in town and want to share a meal. But each has hidden motives which will only emerge with time. The result is a night of honesty and deceit, passion, hope, and regret.

-A writer who can change the way people feel.---Observer

Collected for the first time in print, nine monologues produced over more than a decade by one of British Theatre's most fiercely individual voices. Taken together they document the extraordinary site-specific solo performances which have run parallel to Bartlett's acclaimed work as a mainstream director and translator.

-In this dynamic play, Colin Teevan brings a new form of expression to his longstanding fascination with the ancient Greek dramatist Euripides.---Edith Hall, from the introduction

Based on 20 previously untranslated fragments, this is a reconstruction of Euripides' lost tragic comedy, Alcmaeon in Corinth, completing his final trilogy, with Bacchai and Iphigenia in Aulis.

The Annunciation: the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary. A known story, a miracle, and a done deal. Or was it that simple? Marcelo Bertuccio imagines the argument that may have taken place that day and explores the stakes and the consequences for mankind. Translated from the Argentinian by the author of Frozen for the National Theatre.