"Le 3 décembre 1967, Christiaan Barnard réalise la première greffe cardiaque au monde. Cela ouvre la voie à l'impensable, l'homme peut grâce aux progrès scientifiques repousser les limites de la mort. Malheureusement, le premier transplanté cardiaque, Louis Washkansky, ne survit que dix-huit jours. Christiaan Barnard ne quitte plus son bureau. Il reçoit la visite de son père, le pasteur Adam Barnard. Naît alors une discussion où le père et le fils vont s'opposer, pour peut-être mieux se rejoindre car "aucun homme ne sait qui est le fils, sinon le père, ni qui est le père, sinon le fils"."--Page 4 of cover.
"Le 3 décembre 1967, Christiaan Barnard réalise la première greffe cardiaque au monde. Cela ouvre la voie à l'impensable, l'homme peut grâce aux progrès scientifiques repousser les limites de la mort. Malheureusement, le premier transplanté cardiaque, Louis Washkansky, ne survit que dix-huit jours. Christiaan Barnard ne quitte plus son bureau. Il reçoit la visite de son père, le pasteur Adam Barnard. Naît alors une discussion où le père et le fils vont s'opposer, pour peut-être mieux se rejoindre car "aucun homme ne sait qui est le fils, sinon le père, ni qui est le père, sinon le fils"."--Page 4 of cover.

To coincide with a tour of the play in 2018-19 * Play about Ada Lovelace, the first computer and AI today * Suitable for schools, colleges and youth groups. * Offers good roles for girls/women to perform relating to STEM subjects.
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"Dans le salon de coiffure d'un centre commercial, des hommes et des femmes échangent les dernières nouvelles des voisins : l'un d'eux est devenu ministre ; Nolivé aime un homme que sa famille rejette ; un petit garçon s'est perdu dans les allées... Pendant ce temps, le supermarché diffuse des annonces promotionnelles, et un groupe de déplacées climatiques rêve d'un ailleurs au-delà des rives. Ce texte puise avec bonheur à toutes les sources du théâtre (comédie, tragédie, choeur antique, vaudeville) pour brosser le portrait saisissant d'Africains d'aujourd'hui pris entre traditions et mondialisation. Samo, Tribute to Basquiat offre une évocation poétique du peintre Jean-Michel Basquiat. Né en 1960 à Brooklyn, adolescent en rupture, il se consacre à la musique et tague les murs de Manhattan. Traversé par la musique et la danse, ce texte témoigne de la frénésie et de l'urgence de création qui habitaient cet artiste-météore dont l'oeuvre est une critique acerbe de l'Amérique. Ces deux textes interrogent avec force les identités en Afrique et en Amérique, où le Noir est renvoyé à son exotisme fantasmé et à sa supposée étrangeté."--Page 4 of cover.

`I think it's queer. And it's about to get queerer...' Edward II wanders on to the empty stage, bloodied and confused. He has no idea where he is, or how he got here, but he does have an ominous feeling that something is wrong. As that feeling grows, so too does the threat on the other side of the auditorium doors. Edward finds himself locked inside the theatre with some rather anarchic fellow inmates: Gertrude Stein, Harvey Milk and Quentin Crisp. As they set about unravelling what has happened, only one thing is certain: everything is not as it seems... A daring new play written specifically for the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in response to Christopher Marlowe's Edward II, After Edward welcomes us into a chaotic world of pride and shame, with moments of elation, outrageous humour and heart-breaking tenderness. Oh, and Maggie Thatcher. In a play that reminds us of the power of theatre to provoke recognition and reflection, this is Edward II as you've never seen him before.
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Laurence likes pizza. Laurence is about to go to school. Laurence thinks it's okay to wee on mummy's pillow. Like any couple, Tamora and Martin have big hopes and dreams. But when your child is autistic, non-verbal, and occasionally violent, ambitions can quickly become a pipe dream. In a household brimming with love, resentment and realisations, meet Tam, Martin and Laurence's carer Gary as they struggle to care for their beloved boy. On the night before social services finally intervenes, who is the victim here? Who was the traitor? And who do you blame when you can no longer cope? Inspired by his experiences working as a carer for over a decade, Alex Oates' new play is a kitchen sink comedy-drama filled with heart... and French Fancies.
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• List of illustrations General editors' preface Preface Introduction ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
• Appendix 1: Casting All's Well That Ends Well
• Appendix 2: The Authorship Debate Abbreviations and references Index.
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In All's Well That Ends Well, Helen, a lowly ward, risks her life to satisfy her boundless love for Bertram, a count and ward to the King of France. Following him to Paris, she concocts an endangering plan to win the King of France's favour and induce Bertram's hand in marriage. In the comprehensive introduction to this new, fully-illustrated Arden edition, Suzanne Gossett takes a transformative look at the play's critical and performance history by offering fresh perspectives on the conundrum of genre, sexuality and moral dilemmas with masculinity and the structures of family. The authoritative play text is amply annotated to clarify its language and allusions, and two appendices debate the play's authorship and review its casting. Offering students and scholars alike a wealth of insight and new research, this edition maintains the rigorous standards of the Arden Shakespeare.
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Frances works on the books pages of a Sunday newspaper. She's quiet and capable, but nobody takes much notice: her face is pressed to the window, on the outside, looking in. One evening, driving back to London after visiting her infuriating parents, she comes across an upturned car crumpled on the side of the road. She waits with the injured driver, Alys Kyte, until the ambulance arrives. Later, when Alys's famous family gets in touch, Frances finds herself for the first time ushered into the world on the other side of the window. And she begins to wonder: what would it take to become a player? Adapted for the stage by Lucinda Coxon from Harriet Lane's bestselling novel. Alys, Always is a gripping psychological thriller that excavates the fault line that separates the entitled from the unentitled.
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I was born in 1994, then came Windows 95, And I would dive online to be the true me - A 2cm avatar with a denim mini and a high pony. Online all the time, to avoid conversation and the frustration of being a he, she, they or me... I felt free. And The Rest Of Me Floats is all about the messy business of gender. Performers from across the trans, non-binary, and queer communities weave together autobiographical performance, movement, pop songs, stand-up and dress-up in this anarchic celebration of gender expression and identity. Playful and powerful, And The Rest Of Me Floats explores how it feels to live in a society where you are regularly categorised and policed. `Do you see me?' Beyond the questions, the confusion, and the anger - `Do you really see me?'.
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1968. East Berlin. Anna and Hans are married, in love and moving up in the world--but it is a world ruled by suspicion. Who can be trusted when everyone is listening? Can we ever escape our past?
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Forget friendship! This is business. In a scruffy minicab office, Mansha decides it's time to create his own destiny and offers to buy the business from his lifelong friend Raf. As the realities of the state of the company slowly come to light, these two best friends must confront the difficulties of going into business with those closest to them. Set in the north of England, in the aftermath of Margaret Thatcher's death, this compelling drama by award-winning playwright Ishy Din lays bare the everyday struggles of a post-industrial generation of British men.
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