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 Blood Wedding
Methuen Student Edition
Federico Garcia Lorca
Blood Wedding is set in a village community in Lorca's Andalusia, and tells the story of a couple drawn irresistably together in the face of an arranged marriage. Written when Lorca was at the height of his powers, it is the play on which his international reputation was founded. Softcover, 92 pp. $17.00.
 The House of Bernarda Alba
Methuen Student Edition
Federico Garcia Lorca
The House of Bernarda Alba is Federico Garcia Lorca's last and possibly finest play, completed shortly before he was murdered by Nationalist sympathisers at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Inspired by real-life characters and described by Lorca as 'a true record of village life', it is a tragic tale of frustration and explosive passions in a household of women ruled by a tyrannical mother. Softcover, 240 pp. $18.00.
 The Bald Soprano and The Lesson
Eugene Ionesco, translated by Tina Howe
Often called the father of the Theatre of the Absurd, Eugene Ionesco wrote groundbreaking plays that are simultaneously hilarious, tragic, and profound. Now his classic one acts The Bald Soprano and The Lesson are available in an exciting new translation by Tina Howe, award-winning heir of Ionesco's absurdist vision, acclaimed by Frank Rich as "one of the smartest playwrights we have." Softcover, 96 pp. $16.50.
 Escape & The Man Who Questions Death
Gao Xingjian
In Escape and The Man Who Questions Death, Gao Xingjian describes the encroachment of politics and commercialism on the individual and the arts, and uses this as the basis to comment on the existential challenges facing mankind. Hardcover, 114 pp. $41.95.
 Silent Cry
Madani Younis
Silent Cry unashamedly tackles the issues that face a family on the
verge of imploding, and tells the story of a mother's journey that
begins as her son's life ends. A death in police custody leads to
an ordinary
family looking for justice from a system that has no answers.
Softcover, 69 pp. $19.99.
 The Flowering Spirit: Classic Teachings on the Art of No
Zeami
Along with this modern translation of Fushikaden, William Scott Wilson
includes a comprehensive introduction describing the historical background
and the main features of No. He also includes a new translation of one
of Zeami's most beautifully written plays, Atsumori, a poetic and moving
account of the death of an elegant young warrior, and the redemption
of his soul through the prayers of the older seasoned warrior who took
his
life. Hardcover, 183 pp. $27.95.
 Blood Wedding
Federico Garcia Lorca
The bride has chosen well. The man of her future is a glass of clear water.
But the muddy river of her past can't stop flowing. This new version
of Lorca's Blood Wedding by Tanya Ronder premiered at the Almeida
Theatre, London, with Gael Garcia Bernal, directed by Rufus Norris.
M-6, F-7.
Softcover, 56 pp. $22.95.
 In the Bag
Wang Xiaoli
Modern-day Beijing. In a 31-day month, a young office executive finds himself
rostered to work 39 days. His wife has a spending habit she can
manage and a pregnancy she can't. His older brother, a novelist
whose book is never
quite finished is trying to leave his girlfriend but never gets
as far as the door. Although she can't leave him, she's already
engaged to someone
else. Someone rich. M-2, F-2. Softcover, 68 pp. $22.95.
 Three Plays: Blood Wedding / Yerma / The House of Bernarda Alba
Federico Garcia Lorca
Few modern playwrights rival Federico Garcia Lorca in the creation of poetic
drama. In these three plays, his acknowledged masterpieces, he searched for a
contemporary mode of tragedy and reminded his audience that dramatic poetry --
or poetic drama -- depends less on formal convention than on an elemental, radical
outlook on human life. Translated by Michael Dewell and Carmen Zapata. Softcover,
303 pp. $25.50.
 The Fat Boy
Tony Ayres
Trevor's just a lonely boy looking for love. But love has made
a detour around him. Is it because he's fat, gay and squeals like a
girl? The Fat Boy is a hilarious domestic horror story about
love, desire and other monstrous appetites, that will worm its scandalous
way into your heart. M-3, F-3. Australia. Softcover, 74 pp. $16.95.
 Scenes from a Separation
Andrew Bovell & Hannie Rayson
Mathew and Nina have been married for twelve years. He is forty
and a successful publisher. Nina is thirty-eight and a journalist.
She hasn't worked since the birth of the children. So when Mathew suggests
she takes on the biography of Lawrence Clifford -- tycoon, philanthropist
and now Australian of the year -- she throws herself into the project
with an all-consuming enthusiasm. A play about love, betrayal and sex.
M-2, F-5. Softcover, 94 pp. $18.95.
 References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot and Other Plays
Jose Rivera
Softcover, 262 pp. $26.95.
 Interesting Times
Terry Pratchett
Softcover, 102 pp. $18.95.
 Tasso / Clavigo
Goethe
Softcover, 142 pp. $29.95.
 Cyrano de Bergerac
Edmond Rostand
Softcover, 223 pp. $6.99.
 The Oriki of a Grasshopper and other plays
Femi Ofofisan
Winner of the first Association of Nigerian Authors drama prize in 1983, Femi
Osofisan is an important, emerging voice in contemporary theatre. This collection
of his work includes: The Oriki of a Grasshopper, Esu and the Vagabond
Minstrels, Birthdays Are Not For Dying, and Morountodun. Softcover,
195 pp. $32.99.
 My Friend Hitler and other plays by Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima
Though best known for his novels, Yukio Mishima also wrote more than sixty plays.
For English readers, these works have been one of Japan's best-kept secrets -- until
now. In addition to My Friend Hitler, Hiroaki Sato has also translated for
this collection, The Decline and Fall of the Suzaku, The Terrace of the
Leper King, The Flower of Evil: Kabuki, and A Wonder Tale: The Moonbow.
Softcover, 316 pp. $31.95.
 Chikamatsu: 5 Late Plays
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Contains the plays: "Twins at the Sumida River", "Lovers Pond in Settsu
Province", "Battles at Kawa-nakajima", "Love Suicides on the
Eve of the Koshin Festival", and "Tethered Steed and the Eight Provinces
of Kanto. " Edited and translated by C. Andrew Gerstle. Softcover, 534 pp. $40.95.
 Half a Century of Japanese Theatre
Volume Two
Edited by Japan Playwrights Association.
This volume features seven translated plays that begins with the contemporary theatre
of the 1990s and moves back through the decades to the mid-twentieth century. Softcover,
$65.95
 Contemporary Australian Plays
Edited by Russell Vandenbroucke
This volume features five of the most popular Australian plays of the last twenty
years: Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson, Dead White Males by David Williamson,
Two by Ron Elisha, The 7 Stages of Grieving by Wesley Encoh & Deborah
Mailman, and The Popular Mechanicals by Keith Robinson and Tony Taylor.
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