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  Henry VI Pt 2 (Argo Classics)

  William Shakespeare

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  William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. 
  ‘For where thou art, there is the world itself, 
  With every several pleasure in the world, 
  And where thou art not, desolation.’ 
  Henry VI Part II is part of Shakespeare’s trilogy centred on the Wars of the Roses. 
  Against the wishes of the nobles, King Henry marries the penniless Margaret who plots against him with her lover. As tensions between York and Lancaster build, the Duke of York gathers supporters for his claim to the throne. York secretly leads a rebellion, his supporters proclaim him king, and Henry is forced to flee. 
  All of the Shakespeare plays within the ARGO Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts, and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations. 
  Thurston Dart, Professor of Music at London University and a Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, directed the music for this production. 
  The full cast includes: Richard Marquand; David King; Denis McCarthy; Peter Orr; Richard Wordsworth; Patrick Wymark; Roger Croucher; Gary Watson; David Jones; Tony Church; John Shrapnel; John Tydeman; Frank Duncan; Robin Ellis; Miles Malleson; Guy Slater; Michael Turnbull; Bob Jones; David Buck; Terrence Hardiman; Raymond Clarke; Dudley Jones; Bob Jones; Peter Woodthorpe; Terrence Hardiman; David Burke; Philip Strick; Michael Bates; Trevor Nunn; Norman Rossington; Stephen Thorne; David Burke; Mary Morris; Yvonne Bonnamy; George Rylands; Patsy Byrne; Terrence Hardiman. 
  This top performing piece of European theatre, Henry VI, Part 2, is a testament to the best of Shakespeare's work. The play, brought to life by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players, showcases the tumultuous era of the Wars of the Roses in a way that only the Bard himself could. 
  For fans of Richard Parsons (GCSE English Shakespeare Text Guide), and Arthur Miller (Incident at Vichy).

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  Collier Laddie

  Rab Wilson

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  Forty years on from the 1984–85 UK Miners' Strike, the largest union-led industrial action in the 20th century, Rab Wilson – a former miner deeply entrenched in the strike – delivers a powerful narrative through his mining poems and strike diary, addressing contemporary social and economic issues in Scotland and the UK then and now.
  Having toiled in Scotland's mining industry for eight years, Rab provides an authentic voice that resonates with the struggles faced during the strike, vividly captured from his involvement between 12 March 1984 and 5 March 1985. This book serves as a testament to the working-class struggle, offering a unique perspective on the historical significance of Scotland's mining industry, skillfully expressed by a poet intimately connected to it. Rab Wilson emerges as an essential chronicler, ensuring the legacy of the miners' challenging strike endures in the pages of this evocative and timely work.
  Collier Laddie is an ode to resilience, solidarity and the enduring legacy of those who fought for justice during a pivotal moment in industrial history.

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  Do I love thee… …let me count…

  Various Authors

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  Are you in love? Have you ever been in love? Do you wish you were in love? Or perhaps you wish you weren't in love? For everyone who loves, who ever loved, who searches for love, who suffers from love, who rejoices in love, this set of 70 poems is for you. It ranges in time from classical Greece to the early 20th century. It includes voices from Sappho to Shakespeare to Edgar Lee Masters. From Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Sara Teasdale. It includes some poets you might not expect: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edgar Allan Poe, Rainer Maria Rilke, John Donne, Walt Whitman. It speaks of love gained, of love sought, of love accepted, of love rejected, of love in hate, of love beyond the grave, of love exalted, and of love refused. Every mode and color of love is here, as spoken by great poets of all ages, men and women alike. Enjoy these poems with someone you love, and let their messages sink into your hearts.The poets whose work is included here are:Sara Teasdale, William Shakespeare, Edgar Lee Masters, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, "anonymous", John Greenleaf Whittier, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Rainier Maria Rilke, Richard Lovelace, Robert Frost, Robert Herrick, Sappho, Walt Whitman, Andrew Marvell, Anne Bronte, Christopher Marlowe, Coventry Patmore, Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Dowson, Lord Byron, George Gordon, John Donne, John Lyly, Oscar Wilde, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sir Walter Raleigh, and William Butler Yeats.

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  Romeo and Juliet

  William Shakespeare

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  The Marlowe Society perform an unabridged version of Shakespeare's tradegy featuring Romeo and Juliet, whose untimely deaths unite their feuding families.

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  The James Plays (NHB Modern Plays)

  Rona Munro

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  Rona Munro's vividly imagined trilogy brings to life three generations of Stewart kings who ruled Scotland in the tumultuous fifteenth century.
  
  James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock explores the complex character of the colourful Stewart King - poet, lover and law-maker.
  
  Captured at the age of 13 and crowned King of Scots in an English prison, James I of Scotland is delivered home 18 years later with a ransom on his head and a new English bride. The nation he returns to is poor: the royal coffers empty and his nobles ready to tear him apart at the first sign of weakness. Determined to bring the rule of law to a land riven by warring factions, James faces terrible choices if he is to save himself, his Queen and the crown.
  
  James II: Day of the Innocents depicts a violent royal playground from the perspective of the child King and his contemporaries, in a terrifying arena of sharp teeth and long knives.
  
  James II becomes the prize in a vicious game between Scotland's most powerful families. Crowned when only six, abandoned by his mother and separated from his sisters, the child King is little more than a puppet. There is only one friend he can trust: William, the future Earl of Douglas. As James approaches adulthood in an ever more threatening world, he must fight to keep his tenuous grip on the crown while the nightmares of his childhood rise up once more.
  
  James III: The True Mirror, like the King himself, is colourful and unpredictable, turning its attention to the women at the heart of the royal court.
  
  Charismatic, cultured, and obsessed with grandiose schemes that his nation can ill afford, James III is by turns loved and loathed. Scotland thunders dangerously close to civil war, but its future may be decided by James' resourceful and resilient wife, Queen Margaret of Denmark. Her love and clear vision can save a fragile monarchy and rescue a struggling people.
  
  Each play stands alone as a unique vision of a country tussling with its past and future; viewed together the trilogy creates an intricate and compelling narrative on Scottish culture and nationhood, full of playful wit and boisterous theatricality.
  
  The James Plays premiered at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, in August 2014 as part of the Edinburgh International Festival, before transferring to the National Theatre, London. The trilogy was named Best New Play at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2014.
  
  'a towering achievement... a modern classic' - Evening Standard
  
  'an astonishing dramatic achievement... Munro's script is the star... a feast of theatrical might and blistering emotion' - Telegraph
  
  'full of topical resonance... These are unequivocally plays for today... Munro skilfully interweaves the personal and the political' - Guardian
  
  'wit, punch and accessibility... this is theatre that mixes the personal with the political to fabulous effect. ... The scope is Shakespearean, yet Munro applies a contemporary sensibility to her medieval characters, who talk and swear in modern tongue' - The Times
  
  'Rona Munro's three plays can stand confidently alone but, taken together, have a scale and reach that is thrilling and satisfying in equal measures' - Independent

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  Strangers in Between (NHB Modern...

  Tommy Murphy

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  An unflinching and constantly surprising drama about how we make sense of who we are through our often fraught relations with others. Winner of the Best Play Award at the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.
  Shane, sixteen and scared, has fled small-town Australia for downtown Sydney. Adrift among the lonely hearts and heady thrills of Darlinghurst Road, Shane attempts to navigate the troubled waters of his past toward a brighter future.
  Tommy Murphy's Strangers in Between received its UK premiere at the King's Head Theatre, London, in 2016, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher.
  'Dangerous, seamlessly crafted, this is a beautiful work and a hopeful antidote to the climate of fear in which we live' - NSW Premier's Literary Award citation
  'Bitter and sweet and replete with raw emotion… entertaining and forceful'- Sydney Morning Herald

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