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Plays from the United Kingdom
Plays by playwright: D
TheatreBooks stocks plays in English from around the world and, of course, all
plays published in Canada. We stock and sell plays from Samuel French Ltd., Dramatists Play Service and Dramatic Publishing Co., and the leading play publishers
in Great Britain. We carry books on all aspects of theatre production, as well
as opera and dance.
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 The Witch of Edmonton
Thomas Dekker, John Ford and William Rowley, edited by Arthur Kinney
The New Mermaids collection is a modernized and fully annotated series of classic English plays. Each volume includes the playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibligraphical and textual standards, textual notes recording substantive changes to the copytext and variant readings, glossing notes elucidating obscure words and word-play, critical, contextual and staging notes, photographs of the productions where applicable, a full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discussed authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading. Softcover, 115 pp. $18.00.
 Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict forever changes the
life of the orphaned Pip. Turning his back on his humble beginnings
as a blacksmith's apprentice, he strives to better himself and become
a gentleman, unaware of the hidden dangers that await him. Nick Ormerod
and Declan Donnellan's new adaptation of Great Expectations lays bare
a tissue of lies and guilt in Dickens's least sentimental love story.
It also tackles big questions of identity while mustering a cast of
unforgettable characters. M-16, F-7. Softcover, 99 pp. $22.95.
 Unsuitable Girls
Dolly Dhingra
Meet Chumpa Chamelli -- bored secretary at Concrete Weekly, twenty-something
girlfriend of the laddish Ashok, a woman who knows her own mind and expects
more from life. With East End mates Mandy and Sab in tow, Chumpa sets off in
a search for a better man, a better job, and an ending straight out of the
movies. Softcover, 101 pp. $25.95.
 Songs of Grace and Redemption
John Donnelly
In the city, there is who we are and who we want to be. Five desperate people make life-changing decisions to rescue themselves - and each other - through random acts of kindness. And urban fairy tale of house wine, home porn, maps, cats and heavy metal. Softcover, 87 pp. $19.00.
 The House of Dracula
Martin Downing
This clever spin-off from the House of Frankenstein! sees the Baron, Baroness and their repulsive retainers, Ygor and Frau Lurker, going to stay at the macabre Transylvanian fortress. Excitement turns to terror, though, when they are greeted by more than a few of their mortal and immortal enemies, and the news that they are to take part in an unholy survival test. A wickedly funny, fast-moving horror farce. Softcover, 71 pp. $12.99.
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