In a writing career of over 60 years, Ben Travers is regarded as the master of the ‘Aldwych Farces’. This collection is being published at a time where farces are coming back into fashion following the smash hit of One Man Two Guvnors, and the success of The Magistrate both at the National Theatre, as well as the recent productions of Noises Off and What the Butler Saw. The four plays in this collection are representative of Travers’ work at its best and most characteristic.The plays inclu...

Traverser les quatre saisons essentielles d’une relationUne grande majorité de personnes auront à traverser les étapes-clé du célibat, du couple, des fiançailles, et du mariage à un moment donné de leur vie. Pourtant, elles retardent l’étape du mariage comme aucune génération dans l’histoire de l’humanité avant elles. Les études démontrent une augmentation dramatique du sentiment de solitude chez les jeunes. Toute notre connectivité digitale ne nous a pas permis de ...

Six classic farces from the renowned comedy writer, with casts including Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Joan Hickson, Alex Jennings and Penelope WiltonIn the 1920s and ’30s, Ben Travers proved himself a master of comic confusion with his hugely successful Aldwych farces. Featuring battle-axe mothers-in-law, beleaguered wives, henpecked husbands and a host of humorous misunderstandings, they wowed West End audiences and were frequent...

L’auteur a toujours eu le goût des voyages. — Arrivée à Tunis du marquis de Morès. — Il entre en relations avec l’auteur et lui propose de coopérer à son expédition. — Organisation de la caravane du marquis de Morès ; son départ. — L’auteur quitte Tunis le 10 mai 1896, passe par Malte et Tripoli et arrive à Benghazi.Voyager dans les différentes parties du globe, marcher à la découverte des pays lointains, pénétrer dans les régions difficilement accessibles, parcourir les coteaux et...

What is happiness? And how can we choose it, even in the face of great challenge or conflict? In this wide-ranging and insightful collection of essays, 25 experts in the happiness field explore what it is to find, to create, to see, to be… happiness! Starting with the science of happiness itself, readers are taken on a journey of exploration and insight. Along the way you will delve into exploring: What is happiness? How to increase positive emotions The art of living with intention The pr...