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1963. In quiet Lake Charles, Louisiana, the destruction of a Confederate statue might just signal that change is in the air... But in the Gellman household things seem just the same - for now at least. Tony Kushner and Jenine Tesori's Caroline, or Change creates an uplifting and profound portrait of America at a time of momentous social upheaval.

A first collection of plays from the playwright described by the Guardian as "the voice of her generation."

The course of teenage love rarely runs smooth, but it is a white-water adventure if you are a gay boy in an all-male school in 1970s Melbourne. Still, despite the odds, Tim and John become close and for fifteen years their relationship survives everything life throws at it - until the only problem that love can't solve turns up to part them.

Drawing on the author's own experiences as a producer of theatre productions at different levels, this title takes the producers through the various stages of the process: the development of an idea, raising the money and budgeting, negotiating rights, hiring a director and production team, marketing the show, rehearsals and on to opening night.

Covers the history, theory and - above all - practice of lighting design. This work contains 450 black and white half tones, 60 colour photos and diagrams and lighting plots. It is arranged in four sections: Design; History; Life; and Mechanics.

The fourth volume of the collected plays of one of the best playwrights alive.

Offers exercises for professional and student actors, teachers of acting and voice, and those interested in vocal expression. This title places emphasis on the removal of the physical and psychological blocks that inhibit the human voice; and is dedicated to 'freeing' the voice we were naturally born with.

The tale of a man and a woman who have entered purgatory - a soul-less white room. Each is interrogated in turn by the other. Each has to reach a state of forgiveness and contrition before they can leave purgatory and move on.

Sonny is twelve. Living with a stammer, he is finding his way in a world ruled by vicious vowels, confusing consonants, and the biggest beast of all - small talk. His only escape is with a comic-book hero of his own creation, who helps Sonny soar above his reality.But when he's cast by the headteacher in the school production of Hamlet, he soon discovers that language is power - and the real heroes are closer than he thinks.Wonder Boy, Ross Willis's play about the power of finding your own voice, premiered at Bristol Old Vic in March 2022, directed by Sally Cookson.

A comic tragedy about what we bury to survive. Premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2024, directed by Kathryn Hunter.

A joyous, gender-flipped retelling of Edmond Rostand's classic play. A big-hearted, irreverent queer rom-com first performed by Melbourne Theatre Company, and a hit at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe before transferring to Park Theatre, London.

The essential guide to drama schools and what lies beyond, full of honest, expert advice from an acting teacher with decades of experience.

A captivating blend of technology and storytelling, based on conversations with young people across the UK. Premiered on UK tour by Theatre Centre and Sheffield Theatres in 2024.

A fierce, funny and intoxicating play about the enduring power - and fragility - of memory and love. Published alongside the 2024 West End transfer.

The personal becomes political in a funny and fascinating play exploring identity and family. Premiered at the Dublin Theatre Festival in October 2024.

A blistering dark comedy about wrecking the places we love. Premiered at Summerhall during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2024.

A warm and witty one-person play exploring grief, the strings attached to success, and what it means to 'fail'. Premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2024.

The story of two generations of women activists in the struggle for black liberation in America. From the Fringe First-winning creator of the hit show Black is the Colour of My Voice.

The bestselling memoir brought to life in a stage adaptation premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2024.

A riveting play about a creative writing professor at Yale and her brilliant, rebellious student, exploring the limits of what one person can ask of another.

A play exploring the inequalities we face around death, and the cost of turning your loved ones into art. Premiered by Paines Plough in 2024.

A comic and deeply moving play about being young at the end of the world. Premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Hampstead Theatre, London.

A powerful stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux's critically acclaimed 'masterpiece' (The Guardian), premiered in this English translation at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2024.