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Paperback. Very few examples of medieval Arabic drama have survived, a fact which constitutes a serious loss to our knowledge of Arab literary history. However, we can form some idea of the kind of work of which we have been deprived by examining the three shadow plays preserved for us, those of Ibn Daniyal, the thirteenth century poet and wit. These three pl Editor(s): Kahle, Paule. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust
Edition
Rep Blg
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909724624
ISBN
9781909724624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Telling the story of how Demetrios Tsafendas came to assassinate Hendrik Verwoerd, President of South Africa and the chief architect of Apartheid, this play mixes drama, politics and expressionism. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 113.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597540
ISBN
9781854597540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Hardcover. While studying some of Hollywood's greatest romantic comedy films ever made, Kimmel explains why "When Harry Met Sally" (1989) was called the greatest movie Woody Allen never made. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637374
ISBN
9781566637374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.01

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Pollet, Cl mence. Translator(s): Conceison, Claire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857423849
ISBN
9780857423849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 37 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: DD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887546747
ISBN
9780887546747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. On a sweltering summer's day Wheeler and Fitz are ambushed by Dani, the fittest (and poshest) girl on the beach. So begins a crazy twenty-four hours that will change the lives of the three sixteen-year-olds for ever. Num Pages: 53 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420380
ISBN
9781848420380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback. A beautiful & elegant new play from Norway's greatest contemporary writer, Jon Fosse. Adapted here by British playwright Simon Stephens, this version opened to great acclaim at London's Young Vic theatre. Num Pages: 94 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849430715
ISBN
9781849430715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.40

Paperback. Francis Bacon; the Earl of Oxford, Edward De Vere; and Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke: all of them have been put forward as the real author of the plays. But why would they hide behind an anonymous actor? Who was the real Bard of Stratford? This title introduces us to the main candidates and their respective claims. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848422698
ISBN
9781848422698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. This book studies the interaction in late medieval and Renaissance English literature of Augustinian theology and the modes of subversive humor Bakhtin calls carnival. This interaction produces a sustained interrogation of public identity which limits medieval culture and its major texts to those of the Renaissance. Num Pages: 197 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DD; DSBB; DSBD; DSC; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874135886
ISBN
9780874135886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.35

Hardback. In 2001 the Medici Quartet commissioned the composer George Fenton to write them a piece commemorating their thirtieth anniversary. George Fenton appeared in my play "Forty Years On" and has written music for many of my plays since, and he asked me to collaborate on the commission. Hymn was the result. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571299249
ISBN
9780571299249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. In the overcrowded city, nature is getting out of control. The mice are scratching between walls, the pigeons are diseased and the foxes are beginning to rule the streets. The problem is growing. It's contagious. It has to be stopped, before it's too late. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425286
ISBN
9781848425286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A collection of plays including "Lucifer and the Lord", "Huis Clos", and "The Respectable Prostitute". Translator(s): Black, Kitty; Gilbert, Stuart. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184555
ISBN
9780141184555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Includes the first publication of "Sugar in the Morning, " performed in 1959 at the Royal Court Theatre. Series: Oberon Modern Playwrights. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840020984
ISBN
9781840020984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. Examining the collisions of culture, gender and creed at moments of turmoil, this volume contains plays including "Claw", "Ursula", "He Stumbled", and "In The Love of a Good Man". Series: Oberon Modern Playwrights. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840026764
ISBN
9781840026764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. One of the most genuinely touching and heart warming plays ever written about murderous mayhem. Series: Oberon Modern Plays. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oberon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840028621
ISBN
9781840028621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback. Because we live in Europe. Because nothing really bad happens. The worst is a bit of an inconvenience. Perhaps not such a good mini break. But really in the grand scheme of life, not so bad. Starting with a seemingly innocent one night stand, this dark, witty and magical play by Zinnie Harris dives into our recent European history. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 199.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571324927
ISBN
9780571324927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Dramatist, poet, novelist, and journalist Matei Visniec, born in Romania and living in France since seeking political asylum in 1987, has been one of the most trenchant voices of Europe, condemning the atrocities of totalitarianism as well as excesses of consumer culture. This is an anthology of his dramatic work made available in English. Editor(s): Komporaly, Jozefina. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADR; DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422200
ISBN
9780857422200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.66

Paperback. When a young executive reaches breaking point and decides to disappear, he pays a visit to a seafront fortune teller in Southend. Haunted by visitations from a pathologist who swears he is already lying flat out on her slab, he begins a nightmarish journey to the edge of existence that sees him stripped of everything that made him who he was. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854599643
ISBN
9781854599643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A hilarious new spin on the Hollywood romcom featuring two proposals, two weddings, an elopement and a cast of unforgettable characters. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426177
ISBN
9781848426177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.60

Paperback. From the writer of Love, Lies and Taxidermy, How My Light Is Spent is a funny, hopeful play about loneliness, longing and being left behind. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426207
ISBN
9781848426207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. A fresh and disturbing new play from the sure-fire, ever-fruitful Bush Theatre, London. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 107.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854598493
ISBN
9781854598493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 5. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868198880
ISBN
9780868198880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Series: Acting Edition S. 72 pages, 1plan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DD. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 4. Weight: 90.
Publisher
Samuel French Ltd
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780573111785
ISBN
9780573111785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.04

Paperback. Two explosive plays about the need to be seen. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426139
ISBN
9781848426139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

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