Henrik Ibsen's "Early Plays 'Äî Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans" showcases the foundational works that established his reputation as a pioneering playwright. Weaving together themes of political ambition, existential struggle, and the complexities of human relationships, Ibsen's early dramatic style is marked by a rich use of symbolism and a profound exploration of character psychology. This collection not only reflects the societal tensions of 19th-century Europe but also ...

Aidan Roux fled New Orleans fifteen years ago, leaving behind a woman he loved. Planning to keep it light because he has no intentions of sticking around, he's caught off guard by his mother's health crisis. Forced to stay, he challenges Stacey to be his lover for February with no expectations of anything else.Stacey never stopped wanting Aidan, but she's not a girl anymore and she meets his proposition with one of her own. A hero, just back from Afghanistan, he's the perfect guy f...

Sarah has spent her whole life fighting against her father’s wishes. She doesn’t care about his old beliefs and traditions; she just wants to go to college. Sarah’s determined to do something with her life that doesn’t involve baking pies and being a good wife, and she’s convinced that with enough hard work, she’ll manage it all. That is, until she gets put on a class assignment with Robert Hasting who seems intent on causing trouble in her life in more ways than one. Robert is sick of his...

Sarah can’t believe that her boyfriend has just proposed to her and that he’s expecting a prompt answer. When she finally gives it to him she does so on one condition, that he must meet her father. Sarah hasn’t seen her father since she left for college, but she’s hoping that the idea of marriage might mend their troubled relationship. Little does Sarah know that it isn’t her father she should be worrying about, but Rob, who has a secret he’s been keeping from her. Robert can’t believe tha...

These contemporary translations of four Greek tragedies speak across time and connect readers and audiences with universal themes of war, trauma, suffering, and betrayal. Under the direction of Bryan Doerries, they have been performed for tens of thousands of combat veterans, as well as prison and medical personnel around the world. Striking for their immediacy and emotional impact, Doerries brings to life these ancient plays, like no other translations have before.

The Noh Plays of Japan is the most respected collection of Noh plays in English.The classic Japanese plays can be read for their great literary merit and also provide the reader with an understanding of a unique theatre art and important insights into the cultural, spiritual and artistic traditions of Japan.The Noh Plays of Japan, first published in 1921 and justly famous for more than three-quarters of a century, established the Noh play ...

Sarah has spent the last few weeks wondering what’s going on between her and Robert. They got close during their class project, but then he had to rush off and she hasn’t seen him since. She’s starting to think that she’s wasting her time. That is, until she gets a phone call from him saying that his father wants to meet her. In the blink of an eye everything changes and suddenly things start getting serious. But when Rob’s father makes it clear that she will never be family, what will she...

With a refreshing spin, the plays touch on topics of desire, identity, and community as they humorously tackle the colonial misunderstandings of Indigenous people. From a female trickster story centred on erotic lesbian tales to the farcical story about a new nation of Indigenous people called the Nation of Mischief, this collection creates a space to explore what it means to be queer and Indigenous.

A Moment In Time is Eric Brook's first novel, almost entirely written on an iPhone.Set in Sydney, the book is set on Thursday 1 April 2010. It follows women working in Sydney from various points of view as they do jobs that many people would not consider doing. Many people's biggest physical problem in their workday is not getting a paper cut. These women just want to finish the shift alive.

Lucy knows there is something wrong with the psychiatric home she’s been taken to. She’s noticed that she seems to be the only patient there. She’s noticed all of the empty rooms and the fact that every door to the outside world is locked. She’s also noticed how strangely her doctor is acting. It’s as if he’s pushing her for information—but information about what? Gabriel knows that all the answers are in Lucy’s head, but she’s refusing to find them for him. He’s trying to keep calm. He’s ...

The third volume in the successful Theatre Café series contains three contemporary European plays in English translation. All fairly short two-handers, the plays make a great volume for teachers and students looking for suitable material to work on in schools, colleges, and youth theatre groups. The volume contains:Clyde and Bonnie by Holger Schober (translated by Zoe Svendsen)Mothers, hide your children! Fathers, hide your savings! Clyde and Bonnie are bac...

Due to the enormous—and ever-growing—interest in Palestinian plays around the world, Inside/Outside brings together six dynamic Palestinian playwrights from both Occupied Palestine and the Diaspora, making it the very first collection of its kind. These plays take on Palestinian history and culture with irreverence, humor, and, above all, an electrifying creativity. This anthology will be a vital contribution to world theater, introducing six political, social, and culturally rele...