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1) Henry V
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Language
English
Description
Featuring the images of some of the world's most famous stage and film actors, these additions to the all-new Oxford School Shakespeare introduce--and enthrall--young people to one of the greatest writers of all time. This season brings revised editions of five of the Bard's most famous plays--As You Like It, Othello, Hamlet, Love's Labour Lost and The Taming of the Shrew. Designed specifically for students unfamiliar with Shakespeare's rich literary...
2) Judy
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Thirty years after rising to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. While preparing for the shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans, all while bravely struggling to overcome intensifying anxiety and physical decline.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
It recounts the story of fledgling writer Samuel Liston and his experiences with Floyd Deveraux, the enigmatic middle-aged father of two who enlists Samuel to write his biography. But the circumstances that lead up to this arrangement in the first place are quite astonishing and efforts to write the biography are quickly stymied by ensuing chaos in this darkly comedic, genre-bending film.
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Publisher
Faber and Faber
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
"In midcentury America, newspaper columnists are kings - and Joseph Alsop wears the biggest crown. Joe sits at the nexus of Washington life : beloved, feared, and courted in equal measure. But as the sixties dawn and America undergoes dizzying change, the intense political dramas Joe is embroiled in come to claim a profound personal cost. Inspired by the real-life story of Joseph Alsop, David Auburn has penned a vital letter from a radically changing...
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English
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CALIGULA, an attractive prince, upon the death of his sister and mistress, tries, through murder and the systematic perversion of all values, to practice a liberty that he will eventually discover not to be the right one. THE MISUNDERSTANDING is about a son who expects to be recognized without having to declare his name and who is killed by his mother and his sister as the result of the misunderstanding. STATE OF SIEGE is an allegorical drama about...
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English
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"The time is 1927. The place is a run-down recording studio in Chicago. Ma Rainey, the legendary blues singer, is due to arrive with her entourage to cut new sides of old favorites. Waiting for her are her black musician sidemen, the white owner of the record company, and her white manager. What goes down in the session to come is more than music. It is a riveting portrayal of black rage...of racism, of the self-hate the racism breeds, and of...
12) Luther: A play
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Language
English
Description
John Osborne, a popular British playwright in the 1950's and 60's, won several awards for this play, an interesting portrait of Martin Luther's career.
Author
Publisher
Coach House Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"What You Won't Do for Love is an inspiring conversation about love and the environment. When artist Miriam Fernandes approached the legendary eco-pioneer David Suzuki to create a theatre piece about climate change, she expected to write about David's perspective as a scientist. Instead, she discovered the boundless vision and efforts of Tara Cullis, a literature scholar, climate organizer, and David's life partner. Miriam realized that David and...
18) Shahid
Publisher
Reliance Big Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
Hindi
Description
A story based on real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, who was slain while defending the wrongly accused by the law in terrorist activities.
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Series
Publisher
Nicolo Whimsey Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This edition of Henry V presents eight scenes, using all actors as Chorus. Included in this riveting cutting are Henry's inspiring "band of brothers" oration to his men, a merry interlude with Bardolph and friends, and an irresistible scene in which Alice teaches English to Katherine and her ladies in waiting. There is also an essay by editor Nick Newlin on how to produce a Shakespeare play with novice actors."--Amazon.com
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Publisher
Nicolo Whimsey Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This edition of Richard III features seven scenes, opening with the Duke of Gloucester's villainous "Winter of our discontent" speech and followed by his audacious wooing of Lady Anne. There is an essay by Nick Newlin on how to produce a Shakespeare play with novice actors, and includes a preface containing helpful advice on presenting Shakespeare in a high school setting with novice actors, as well as an appendix with play-specific suggestions. --...
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