 Shimmer
Linda McLean
Petal, Missy and Hen are on their way to Iona, searching for a miracle, when
their train is halted by floods at Tarbet. At a B&B, they find Jim, Guy
and Sonny. The strange weather and circumstances allow them a glimpse of others
they have loved and lost - and offer them all the tantalising opportunity to
dream it better. Softcover, 108 pp. $22.95.
 The Seafarer
Conor McPherson
It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother, who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. In fact, Sharky may be playing for his very soul. Softcover, 105 pp. $22.95.
 Shining City
Conor McPherson
Shining City is set in Dublin, where a guilt-ridden man reaches out to a therapist after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife. Wrestling with his own demons, the therapist can only do so much to help. Routine visits between the two men quickly become a gripping struggle to survive, changing both of them for the rest of their lives. 3M, 1W Softcover, 45 pp. $10.99.
 Dublin Carol
Conor McPherson
Dublin Carol is the latest of McPherson's rich and evocative plays to be
put to print and follows the storytelling style of The Wier. It is Christmas
Eve and John Plunkett, an undertaker in his late fifties, encounters his estranged
daughter, his young co-worker and his own shameful past. 2m, 1w. Softcover,
43 pp. $9.99.
 The Weir
Conor McPherson
A bar in a remote part of Ireland: the local
lads are swapping spooky stories to impress a young woman from Dublin newly moved
into the area. But she turns the tables on them. $15.95.
 Women Beware Women
Thomas Middleton
A playful parody of serious sexual games ultimately showing society imploding under the pressure of sexual manipulation, victimization and gender inequality, Middleton's outrageous masterpiece is as funny today, sexy, frightening and entertaining today as it must have been 400 years ago. Adapted by Jesse Berger. 8M, 4W (flexible casting). Softcover, 71 pp. $11.99.
 A New Way to Please You (or The Old Law)
Thomas Middleton & William Rowley
The Old Law is passed. At the ages of eighty and sixty respectively, all men
and women are to be killed as they are of no further use to society. This black
comedy is full of cross-generational fireworks, but has some serious underlying
questions about both the law and ageing. Softcover, 91 pp. $22.95.
 Body Blows: Six Performances
Tim Miller
Hailed for his humour and passion, the internationally acclaimed
performance artist Tim Miller has delighted, shocked, and emboldened
audiences all over the world. Body Blows gather's six of Miller's
best-known performances that chart the sexual, spiritual, and political
topography of his identity as a gay man. Softcover, 241 pp. $25.95.
 Loyal Women
Gary Mitchell
Brenda is under siege in her Belfast home. Daughter Jenny's
baby is crying upstairs, her mother-in-law is sleeping in the front
room and her husband is back after years away. And now the women
of the Ulster Defence Association want to hold meetings there as
well. M-2, F-7. Softcover, 104 pp. $19.95.
 As The Beast Sleeps
Gary Mitchell
Softcover 98 pp. $18.95.
 Waves
Katie Mitchell
In 2006, Katie Mitchell and her collaborators devised an original work for the National Theatre which seamlessly transposed the pointillist vision of Virginia Woolf's experimental novel The Waves into an entirely new form. The intertwining narrative of six friends -- from childhood to maturity and beyond -- was rendered into a series of beautiful and poignant images on a screen by live actors and musicians incorporating techniques taken from theatre, radio and video production. This book combines the text used with the corresponding images to create a record of that production. Softcover , 95 pp. $47.50.
 Jonathan Moore: Three Plays
Jonathan Moore
This collection includes three of the best plays by one of Britain's most
distinctive playwrights. In Treatment, Liam is trapped between two worlds
and he has to choose between the dark allure of violence and the healing power
of love. This Other Eden is a tough play about a woman's soul told with
beauty humour and hope. And Fall From Light concerns a working-class opera
composer whose lover takes him on a Dantesque journey to the council estate where
she grew up. Softcover, 199 pp. $27.95.
 Tiny Dynamite
Abi Morgan
When Memory takes hold, when chaos takes over, and when electricity between
becomes overwhelming. An impossible love story is given a second chance
and three scorched characters are about to learn that lightning does
strike twice. Softcover, $27.95.
 Frost/Nixon
Peter Morgan
Following the scandalous 1972 break-in at the Watergate Hotel in Washington
DC, David Frost's televised interview with Richard Nixon drew a record-breaking
audience. This exciting play investigates whether or not the British
talk-show host, with no know political convictions and a playboy
reputation, was able to elicit an apology from the man who committed
one of the biggest felonies in American political history. M-7, F-3.
Softcover, 82 pp. $21.95.
 Juliet and Her Romeo
Tom Morris & Sean O'Connor
In this adapation of Shakespeare's tragedy, Juliet and Her Romeo tells the story of a flourishing love affair in one generation, crushed by the financial and political concerns of another. Softcover, 79 pp. $21.50.
 How Love Is Spelt
Chloe Moss
New city, new people, and a new life - Peta is moving on. Rejecting the familiarity
of Liverpool, she's up for the excitement and adventure in London. But going
solo isn't quite so simple, especially when there's a constant reminder of
the life you're trying to escape. With each new encounter, Peta flirts with
what might have been, but can you ever really run away from yourself? Softcover,
84 pp. $19.95.
 Thomas More
Anthony Munday
Race riots and dissent abound in London as a result of asylum seekers from
Europe fleeing religious persecution. Londoners view them as a threat to their
employment and their relationships. Thomas More attempts to quell the uprising,
pleading for racial harmony. Softcover, 85 pp. $22.95.
 Little Eagles
Rona Munro
Rona Munro's gripping play illuminates the life and work of a brilliant engineer who struggled to meet the military demands of his ruthless political masters, whilst devoting as much time as possible to his real passion, exploring outer space. Softcover, 124 pp. $24.95.
 The Last Witch
Rona Munro
Dornoch, northern Scotland, 1727. In the claustrophobic heat of summer, a woman's apparent ability to manipulate the power of land and sea stirs suspicion. Janet Horne can cure beasts, call the wind and charm fish out of the sea. Or can she? Her refusal to deny the charge of witchcraft puts her in dangerous opposition to the new sheriff. Her defiance threatens not only her own life but that of her daughter. 5m, 3f. Softcover, 87 pp. $22.95.
 Little Gem
Elaine Murphy
Amber has fierce bad indigestion and the sambucas aren't getting rid of it. Lorraine attacks a customer and her boss wants her to see a psychiatrist. Kay's got an itch 'down there' that Gem can't scratch. And if all that wasn't bad enough, Little Gem makes his presence felt and -- well -- life is never the same again. 3w. Softcover, 49 pp. $22.95.
 The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant
Tom Murphy
An epic family drama, shot through with dark humour, The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant tells the tragic story of a family disintegrating, having lost its moral values. 11m, 7w. Softcover, 85 pp. $20.00.
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