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  The Prisoner (NHB Modern Plays)

  Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne

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  Somewhere in the world, a man sits alone outside a prison. Who is he, and why is he there? Is it a choice, or a punishment?
  With The Prisoner, the internationally renowned theatre director Peter Brook and his long-time collaborator Marie-Hélène Estienne ask provocative and profound questions about justice, guilt, redemption – and what it means to be free.
  The Prisoner opened at Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris, in March 2018, before an international tour which included performances at the Edinburgh International Festival, the National Theatre of Great Britain, and Theatre for a New Audience in New York.
  'The most pioneering theatre director of the twentieth century' Independent on Peter Brook
  'Only its mystery equals the simplicity of this strange fable' - Le Monde
  'The force of the show lies precisely in its ellipses, the empty spaces it offers to our emotions, sensations and to our intelligence' - Télérama
  'During one hour and fifteen minutes, the Earth stops spinning at its maddening speed, to allow Brook to whisper in our ear one of his beautiful universal stories' - Les Echoes
  'The work of an artist for whom the human heart has no secrets and who knows the revealing and consoling force of theatre' - Le Figaroscope

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  Maggie May (NHB Modern Plays)

  Frances Poet

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  'They say we're like swans. Ruddy beautiful graceful things on the surface of a lake but underneath we're paddling like mad.'
  Maggie and Gordon first met, dancing to Rod Stewart songs, in 1971. Now in their sixties, and still very much in love, they've been finishing each other's songs all their marriage.
  But now Maggie is feeling foggy and some days the songs are all she can remember. Her son and his new girlfriend are coming to dinner, and her best friend is asking questions.
  Frances Poet's play Maggie May is an extraordinary drama about an ordinary family who must balance the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia.
  A heartfelt and inspiring story of hope, it was first produced in 2020 by Leeds Playhouse, Curve Theatre, Leicester, and Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, directed by Jemima Levick.

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  Fault Lines - Greenland –...

  Nicolas Billon

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  Winner of the 2013 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama
   
  In Greenland, the discovery of a new island off the nation's coast mirrors a growing rift between the island’s discoverer and his family.
   
  In Iceland, set against the backdrop of the banking crisis, a confrontation between a real estate agent and a tenant takes an unexpected turn.
   
  A young woman's idealism is challenged by the infamous whale hunt in Faroe Islands.
   
  Nicolas Billon's critically acclaimed trilogy asks the audience to consider the values that guide human relations. As the characters confront us with their stories – at times confession, at times diatribe – we are forced to reckon with their yearning to belong to something larger than themselves. A striking new voice that can be described as a hybrid of Wallace Shawn and Neil Labute, Fault Lines showcases the wit and dark humour of its author, and offers a compelling exploration of relationships and the challenges of connecting to others in a meaningful way.

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  Winter: A Dirge

  Robert Burns

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 different recordings of Winter: A Dirge by Robert Burns. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of January 13th, 2008.

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  Harm

  Phoebe Eclair-Powell

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  When an unhappy estate agent sells a house to charismatic social-media influencer Alice, the two strike up an unlikely friendship. But as her obsession with Alice's seemingly perfect world intensifies, the lines between online and reality become dangerously blurred.
  Harm is a thrilling, twisted and razor-sharp comedy on the corrosive effects of social media and isolation. It was first performed on stage at the Bush Theatre, London, in May 2021, directed by Atri Banerjee, with a screen version broadcast as part of BBC Four's Lights Up season.

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  This Is Not Your Final Form -...

  Richard O'Brien

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  This Is Not Your Final Form showcases the best of Birmingham: a rich, varied and vibrant city capable of inspiring a range of contemporary poetic responses. This anthology, bringing together entries from the inaugural Verve Poetry Festival Competition, depicts a second city which is no longer content to play second fiddle. Poets take on the area's musical past, its complex industrial history, its unique blend of architectural styles and the experiences of its many immigrant communities. Writers celebrate the lives of significant figures, from Matthew Boulton to Benjamin Zephaniah, and ordinary Brummies alike. Ranging from spoken word-inspired pieces to more traditional styles, much of the work collected here channels the energy and the political anger that runs like a seam through centuries of Birmingham history. Taken together, This Is Not Your Final Form is a tough, unsentimental love letter to the Midlands metropolis, which finds beauty in concrete and unity in contradiction.

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