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  • Tuesday

    With a Welsh-language translation, Un Bore Mawrth

    by Alison Carr ...
    Translated by Daf James ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    'I've been waiting for something like this to happen. I'm surprised it's taken so long. The signs have been building up for a while.'An ordinary Tuesday turns really, really weird when the sky over the school playground suddenly rips open. Pupils and teachers are sucked up to a parallel universe, whilst a new set of people start raining down from above. 'Us' and 'Them' must come together to work ... Read more

    $18.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Caterpillar

    by Alison Carr ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    'I expect the plummet, I brace, but no. The wind is now a breeze is now a whisper and I've stopped; suspended in the sky…'Greasy fish'n'chips, sticks of rock and a pot-bellied Spider-Man throwing himself off the pier; the annual 'Birdman' competition is in full flight. It's the busiest weekend of the year in this faded seaside town, but Bayview B&B is somehow closed for business.A finalist in the ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Quiz Night on Earth

    by Alison Carr ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    'The end-of-the-world quiz waits for no man, literally. Onwards, ever onwards, to our fiery decline. Round three…'It's the end of the world. The last night on Earth. An asteroid is heading straight for us and there's nothing we can do about it.Except for maybe host a pub quiz – which is exactly what landlady Kathy and her quizmaster Rav are doing. But, with time ticking, some unexpected guests ... Read more

    $20.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Soaking of Vera Shrimp

    by Alison Carr ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    During an almighty rainstorm, Vera Shrimp discovers she has a remarkable gift. She can read raindrops, each one having soaked up an emotion from those the water has come into contact with.But as her family disintegrates, Vera's extraordinary ability takes on a darker and more urgent significance.Part science lesson, part story-telling, The Soaking of Vera Shrimp is a poignant and playful solo show ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • All At Sea

    by Alison Carr ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    'I keep telling you, it's different this time. Bad luck, but not this time. We'll be unshackled. Start again.'Where do you turn when you've got £100,000 of credit card debt and a £400,000 mortgage? For Colin, the answer is simple: fake your death in a canoeing accident in the North Sea. But as his 'widow' Deborah enacts a complex plan to secure his life-insurance payout, the lies begin to take ... Read more

    $20.09 USD

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  • National Theatre Connections 2023

    10 Plays for Young Performers

    by Simon Longman, Lisa McGee, Mr Leo Butler, Jordan Tannahill, Avaes Mohammad, Mr Jon Brittain, Molly Taylor, Shamser Sinha, Mr Ed Harris, Alison Carr ...
    Series series Plays for Young People
    National Theatre Connections 2023 draws together ten new plays for young people to perform, from some of the UK's most exciting and popular playwrights. These are plays for a generation of theatre-makers who want to ask questions, challenge assertions and test the boundaries, and for those who love to invent and imagine a world of possibilities.The plays offer young performers an engaging and ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • National Theatre Connections 2020

    Plays for Young People

    by Mojisola Adebayo, Chris Bush, Alison Carr, John Donnelly, Vivienne Franzmann, Ms Hattie Naylor, Andrew Muir, Frances Poet, Ms Silva Semerciyan, Chris Thompson, The Royal National Theatre ...
    Series series Plays for Young People
    National Theatre Connections is an annual festival which brings new plays for young people to schools and youth theatres across the UK and Ireland. Commissioning exciting work from leading playwrights, the festival exposes actors aged 13-19 to the world of professional theatre-making, giving them full control of a theatrical production - from costume and set design to stage management and ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Viewing Pleasure and Being a Showgirl

    How Do I Look?

    by Alison Carr ...
    Series series Sexualities in Society
    Drawing on interviews with a breadth of different showgirls, from shows in Paris, Las Vegas, Berlin, and Los Angeles, as well as her own artworks and those by other contemporary and historical artists, this book examines the experiences of showgirls and those who watch them, to challenge the narrowness of representations and discussions around what has been termed ‘sexualisation’ and ‘the gaze’. ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

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  • Paycheque

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  • Pieces of Her

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  • What Kind of Creatures Are We?

    by Noam Chomsky ...
    Series series Columbia Themes in Philosophy
    The renowned philosopher and political theorist presents a summation of his influential work in this series of Columbia University lectures.A pioneer in the fields of modern linguistics and cognitive science, Noam Chomsky is also one of the most avidly read political theorist of our time. In this series of lectures, Chomsky presents more than half a century of philosophical reflection on all three ... Read more

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