Royal Court

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Sam Selvon
Lonely Londoners, The (Modern Plays)
London will do for you for now… And I will do for London. London, 1956. Newly arrived from Trinidad, Henry ‘Sir Galahad’ Oliver is impatient to start his new life. Carrying just pyjamas and a toothbrush, he bursts through Moses Aloetta’s door only to find Moses and his friends already deflat...
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Roy Williams
Death of England (Modern Plays)
He wanted you to be a better man. He wanted to be a better man himself. He was lied to. Just like you are being lied to. A family in mourning. A man in crisis After the death of his dad, Michael is powerless and angry. In a state of heartbreak, he confronts the difficult truths about his father...
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Sean Kelsey
Inventing a Republic: The Political Culture of the English Commonwealth, 1649-1653 (Politics, Culture, and Society in Early Modern Britain)
This book provides a fresh reassessment of English politics and political culture during the Commonwealth―the brief period of parliamentary republican rule (with no monarch, royal court, or House of Lords) between the execution of Charles I in 1649, and Cromwell’s seizure of power in 1653. It fo...
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Laura Wade
Breathing Corpses (Modern Plays)
Amy's found another body in a hotel bedroom. There's a funny smell coming from one of Jim's storage units. And Kate's losing it after spending all day with the police. There's no going back after what they've seen. Breathing Corpses was first performed at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs in...
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Gina Chen
Violet Made of Thorns
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A darkly enchanting fantasy about a lying witch, a cursed prince, and a sinister prophecy that ignites their doomed destinies—perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince . “Everything you want from an enemies-to-lovers fantasy starring morally gray characters.”— Buz...
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Edward Bond
Bond Plays: 4: Worlds with Activists; Restoration; Summer (Contemporary Dramatists)
One of Britain's greatest living contemporary dramatists, Edward Bond is widely studied by schools and colleges. The collection includes a commentary by the author. "Restoration towers like a colossus ...its stylistic wit, moral complexity and theatrical force are of the kind one associates wit...
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Jack Thorne
After Life
If you could spend eternity with just one precious memory, what would it be? A group of strangers grapple with this impossible question as they find themselves in a bureaucratic waiting room between life and death. Encouraged by enigmatic officials, they must sift through their past lives to choo...
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Anya Reiss
The Seagull (Oberon Modern Plays)
“We need the theatre, couldn’t, couldn’t do without it. Could we?” A successful actress visits her brother’s isolated estate far from the city, throwing the frustrated residents unfulfilled ambitions into sharp relief. As her son attempts to impress with a self-penned play, putting much ...
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Abhishek Majumdar
Abhishek Majumdar Collected Plays: Dweepa; Pah-La; Djinns of Eidgah; Muktidham; 9 Kinds of Silence (Methuen Drama Play Collections)
In his first play collection published in English, international audiences can finally discover the acclaimed work of Abhishek Majumdar. Internationally celebrated author and theatre maker Abhishek Majumdar has worked across the world as a playwright, theatre director and scenographer. Performed ...
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Ryan Calais Cameron
Retrograde (Modern Plays)
Mr Parks, this isn't just a movie, it's a whole movement. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant. The Golden Age of Hollywood. Behind closed doors, aspiring actor Sidney Poitier is offered a lucrative contract that could make him a superstar. But what is he willing to sacrifice? From the writer...
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Wallace Shawn
Fever
The Fever by Wallace Shawn follows a traveller who falls ill in a poor country, and plummets into a fever of self-examination. But something's been hidden from me, too. Something - a part of myself - has been hidden from me, and I think it's the part that's there on the surface, what anyone in the...
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Conor McPherson
Girl from the North Country
“The idea is inspired and the treatment piercingly beautiful . . . Two formidable artists have shown respect for the integrity of each other’s work here and the result is magnificent.” — Independent “Bob Dylan’s back catalogue is used to glorious effect in Conor McPherson’s astonishing...
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Debra Dean
The Mirrored World: A Novel
The critically acclaimed author of The Madonnas of Leningrad (“Elegant and poetic, the rare kind of book that you want to keep but you have to share” —Isabel Allende), Debra Dean returns with The Mirrored World , a breathtaking novel of love and madness set in 18th century Russia. Transport...
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Oliver Cotton
The Score (Modern Plays)
…one moment there's nothing. Then there's something. Your mind's blank - then there's an idea. From second to second. There it is, the germ of your cantata, your chorale, your partita. Out of the void. Out of nothing - to something. In a millionth of a second. A divine spark! Spring 1747. Potsd...
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Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Lady Murasaki's Tale of Genji: The Manga Edition (Tuttle Japanese Classics in Manga)
Step into a story of life and love in Kyoto's 10th century royal court. Tale of Genji, the world's oldest known novel, tells the story of Prince Genji and his adventures in life, love, and power within the halls of the Chrysanthemum Royal Court. Handsome, romantic, and talented in the art of sed...
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Rona Munro
James IV: Queen of the Fight
Scotland, 1504, seen fresh through the eyes of new arrivals Ellen and Anne, two Moorish women who were expected to take their place at a royal court… but not this one. Both women now have to fight to find and keep a place in the dazzling, dangerous world of the Scottish court of James IV. It's a w...
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Karleen Koen
Dark Angels: A Novel
Alice Verney is a young woman intent on achieving her dreams. Having left Restoration England in the midst of a messy scandal, she has been living in Louis XIV’s Baroque, mannered France for two years. Now she is returning home to England and anxious to re-establish herself quickly. First, she wil...
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Jennifer King
Goya in the Palace of Greed: An Art History Mystery
A Royal Court Full of Secrets. A Killer Hidden in the Shadows. A Mystery Only One Woman Can Solve. Goya in the Palace of Greed is the second book in the Art History Mystery series. After her experience in Revenge Among the Renoirs , art restorer Jade Beckham swore she’d never step through the...
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Tracy Borman
The King's Witch: Frances Gorges historical trilogy, Book I
In March of 1603, as she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth of England, Frances Gorges dreams of her parents’ country estate, where she has learned to use flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer. She is happy to stay at home when King James of Scotland succeeds to the throne. His cou...
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Tracy Borman
The Fallen Angel
In the gripping conclusion to Tracy Borman's Stuart-era trilogy, Frances Gorges must face a dangerous new enemy deep within the court of James I Life has never been quiet for Frances Gorges at the court of King James, but after finding herself at the center of plots and conspiracies for many years b...
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