Drama

Set in New England just after the end of the Civil War, Mourning Becomes Electra is O”Neill”s three part reworking of themes from Greek tragedy. This adaptation of Aeschylus” Oresteia by one of Am …

A torn family. A hostile state. One heroic brother. One misguided son. One conflicted sister, and the second is on the run. This is a blistering retelling of Sophocles” epic story from the …

"Behind the Throne" by William Le Queux is a fascinating narrative that explores the problematic global of espionage and political intrigue. Set in opposition to the backdrop of European …

It seems a long way from Moliere to Ray Cooney. There are immense distances between the worlds of Aristophanes, Plautus, Georges Feydeau, Ben Travers, Joe Orton and Basil Fawlty. But as one of the …

Griselda Gambaro is arguably one of Argentina”s most important dramatists, as well as a playwright of international significance, whose poetics not only interpret Argentine reality but transcend …

"The Man with the Clubfoot" is a mystery novel written through Valentine Williams. Set against the backdrop of pre-World War I Europe, the tale follows the protagonist, Detective Inspector …

Winner of the 2020 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre I looked at her, wanting her to laugh. Wanting her to share in the joke. But she didn”t. She just stared. I kne …

The show that we”re about to do is a story about the future. The story that we”re going to tell is the story of us; the story of our future. It”s a story that we are going to tell together. I hope …

An insomniac is watching TV in a language he doesn”t understand; a woman is stood in a garden stretching her arms to the sky. The whole world is asleep and something extraordinary is about to …

English Drama before Shakespeare surveys the range of dramatic activity in English up to 1590. The book challenges the traditional divisions between Medieval and Renaissance literature by showing …