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 tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ!
Mike Packer
In 1977, when punk was at its height, Billy Abortion's bandmates left him bleeding to death in a Copenhagen hotel room. In 2007, Billy is back from the dead and stacking shelves. There was no way tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ! would ever reform. Until now... Softcover, 82 pp. $19.50.
 Crossing Jerusalem and Other Plays
Julia Pascal
This collection of plays by Julia Pascal contains: Crossing Jerusalem, The
Golem, Year Zero, and St Joan. Softcover, 191 pp. $38.95.
 Kensuke's Kingdom
Stuart Paterson and Michael Morpugo
In Morpugo's best-selling adventure, Michael embarks on a fantastic round-the-world sailing voyage with his parents. Their brave dream becomes a nightmare when Michael falls overboard. Washed up on an island in the pacific populated with orang-utans, Michael soon makes a startling discovery - this island is Kensuke's kingdom... Softcover, 53 pp. $19.95.
 The Jungle Book
Stuart Paterson and Rudyard Kipling
A major new stage adaptation by celebrated playwrught Stuart Paterson of Rudyard Kipling's classic jungle tales. An entertaining adeventure about a young boy raised in the heart of the jungle. Softcover, 63 pp. $19.95.
 Love the Sinner
Drew Pautz
Michael, a married man running a small business, accompanies a squabbling delegation of bishops to Africa as a lay volunteer. There, an unsettling encounter with a hotel porter leads to a series of agonising moral dilemmas that compromise his work, his marriage -- and his faith. 10m, 2w. Softcover, 116 pp. $22.95.
 If There is I Haven't Found it Yet
Nick Payne
Surviving school as a fat kid is tough enough, but when your mum's a teacher, it's hell. When Anna decides to retaliate against the bullies, she's suspended from school and stuck at home with hapless uncle Terry, who is trying to save her. But Terry needs saving himself and, as the bond between the two deepens, Anna is swept up in a friendship she can't live without. m2, f2. Softcover, 98 pp. $22.00.
 Joe Penhall Plays: 2
Joe Penhall
This collection features Penhall's Blue/Orange, Dumb Show, and Wild Turkey. With a introduction by Terry Johnson, this Penhall series of plays sheds light on real world issues with a buoyant flair. Penhall provides us with some gripping and true studies of character with these National Theatre plays that have been coined by the Times as, "what theatre should be." Softcover, 267 pp. $21.95.
 Landscape with Weapon
Joe Penhall
To his family's horror, Ned reveals he's the brains behind a new military technology so sophisticated, it will revolutionise the nature of warfare. It's only when the Ministry of Defence demands intellectual ownership that Ned begins to question himself, resisting the might of the weapons industry with frightening consequences. Landscape with Weapon is a wry account of private anguish, public responsibility and a problem with no solution. Softcover, 85 pp. $18.00.
 Dumb Show
Joe Penhall
Courted at the end of his show by bankers John and Jane, TV star Barry believes he is to get the five-star treatment that he deserves. However, urged to provide a candid account of his offstage life and views, the Barry that emerges is the least of the surprises in the tense game of power and manipulation that ensues. Softcover, 56 pp. $11.99.
 Modern Dance for Beginners
Sarah Phelps
Owen consummates his marriage but not with the bride. Julia's handyman won't
do the job he's paid for. Russell might be the grandmaster of the squalid, meaningless
one-night stand, but all he wants to do is hold hands on the London Eye. And
Frances...Frances isn't looking for commitment. Not now, not ever. A series of
encounters linked by a liason in a hotel bedroom, Modern Dance for Beginners is
a cruelly comic play about love and sex. M-1, F-1. Softcover, 70 pp. $19.95.
 Rough Crossings
Simon Schama & Caryl Phillips
Based on the book by Simon Schama and adapted for the stage by Caryl Phillips, Rough Crossings tells the heroic story of the resettlement of a group of former slaves in West Africa and of the bruising relationship between Peters and Clarkson, divided by the barriers of race, but united in their ambition for equality. M-12, F-4. Softcover, 126 pp. $23.00.
 Joe's Palace & Capturing Mary
Stephen Poliakoff
Joe's Palace is the haunting story of a reclusive billionaire, Elliot Graham, and the fledgling friendship that will unlock the secrets of his father's past. The drama is seen through the eyes of young Joe, employed as doorkeeper and errand boy. Capturing Mary, set in the same grand house, is a dark exploration of its heyday, when society's most influential figures met to be entertained by Elliot Graham's father. Softcover, 226 pp. $30.00.
 The Canterbury Tales
Mike Poulton
Under the sardonic eye of Chaucer himself, each pilgrim recounts a tale
to entertain their companions on the road to Canterbury. By turns
comic, bawdy and sublime, these great, theatrical tales and their
tellers are
a vivid testimony to Chaucer's insight into human nature.
Softcover, 210 pp. $25.00.
 The Lancaster Plays
Gaunt - Lile Jimmy Williamson - Buck Ruxton - A Tale of 2 Town Halls
David Pownall
Written between 1972 and 1976, a time of high hopes for the rebirth of
a national network of regional theatres, these four plays were major
building blocks in successfully creating an audience for the new Duke's
Playhouse in Lancaster. Pownall's trademark cutting style links these
four plays together, carrying various political messages within them.
Softcover, 255 pp. $31.99.
 David Pownall: The Composer Plays
Includes Master Class, Music To Murder By, Elgar's Rondo,
and Elgar's Third. Softcover, $31.95.
 Johnson Over Jordan
J.B. Priestley
Softcover, 104 pp. $22.95.
 Eden End
J.B. Priestley
Softcover, 108 pp. $25.95.
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