Tom Morton-Smith is an Olivier Award-winning playwright whose works for the stage span intimate theatrical biopics to scientific explorations and broad epics. In this, his first play collection, his major stage works are brought together for the first time in a definitive edition showcasing his extensive range as a dramatist, and introduced by the author himself.In Doggerland*: “Morton-Smith's script is both poetic and philosophical, a thoughtful meditation on the ...

"You know when a song gets stuck in your head? Round and round ... over and over. I've got that right now ... only it's not a piece of music ... it's not a tune ... it's a phrase: home is where the heart is ... home is where the heart is."A coastline erodes, a house falls into the sea. A mysterious brother and sister arrive looking for answers. Marnie clings to her camera, taking photographs of strangers and places. She has come to say goodbye to a life she never knew whilst her br...

1939: fascism spreads across Europe, Franco marches on Barcelona and two German chemists discover the processes of atomic fission. In Berkeley, California, theoretical physicists recognise the horrendous potential of this new science: a weapon that draws its power from the very building blocks of the universe.Struggling to cast off his radical past and thrust into a position of power and authority, the charismatic J Robert Oppenheimer races to win the 'battle of the laboratories' a...

Reykjavik, 1972. All eyes are on Iceland ahead of 'the Match of the Century': Boris Spassky vs. Bobby Fischer. For the two contenders, the stakes have never been higher – the world title, unprecedented prize money, and stratospheric fame are all on the table.

Dylan Singer needs to leave London. With his alcoholic ex-fiancée he heads to Central Asia, to research the book he's always dreamt of writing. But it's 2002, the height of the War on Terror, and Uzbekistan isn't the belly-dancing opium den they have been led to believe.From 11th Century Samarkand, through the Great Fire of London, to a disused weapons facility in the remotest place on earth, Salt Meets Wound is an epic odyssey spanning a thousand years.Tom Morton-Smith's de...

The Making Mischief Festival features work from some of today’s most exciting playwrights who are challenging and questioning our society. The Festival runs from 24 May to 17 June from The Other Place Studio Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.THE EARTHWORKS: “The universe doesn’t care if we know how it works.”On the eve of the activation of the Large Hadron Collider, two strangers – a journalist and a scientist – share their experiences of loss and hope ...

This innovative book examines the changing relationship between communities, citizens and the notion of the archive.Archives have traditionally been understood as repositories of knowledge and experience, remote from the ordinary people who fund and populate them, however digital resources have led to a growing plurality of archives and the practices associated with collecting and curating. This book uses a broad range of case studies which place communities at the heart of this ex...

1950s Science Fiction 12 is a powerhouse collection of 23 classic short stories from the golden age of sci-fi. Journey through first contacts, time paradoxes, alien invasions, ethical dilemmas, and cosmic wonder in tales by Arthur C. Clarke, Fritz Leiber, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, and more. From chilling inevitability to dark satire and hard science, these unforgettable stories capture the imagination, anxiety, and boundless creativity that defined 1950s science fi...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories – Volume 10Step into the golden age of imagination — where rockets roar, aliens scheme, and brave explorers push past the edge of the known universe.This collection brings together 50 incredible science fiction tales from the writers who shaped the genre. From eerie cosmic mysteries to bold space adventures, from strange encounters on forgotten worlds to unsettling visions of Earth’s future — every story is a...

Here are sixteen chilling, never-before-published tales that explore every aspect of our darkest holiday, Halloween, coedited by Ellen Datlow, one of the most successful and respected genre editors, and Lisa Morton, a leading authority on Halloween.In addition to stories about scheming jack-o’-lanterns, vengeful ghosts, otherworldly changelings, disturbingly realistic haunted attractions, masks that cover terrifying faces, murderous urban legends, parties gone bad, cult Halloween m...

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