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The Beggar's Opera
John Gay
Set in London's underworld, The Beggar's Opera is at once a devastating satire on moral and financial corruption and a ground-breaking piece of theatre. Combining spoken dialogue with popular songs, Gay's play is in effect the first musical, and it was a theatrical sensation when it opened in London in 1728. This is the only edition to reprint the music as well as the words for the songs. Softcover, 119 pp. $15.00.
 Piaf
Pam Gems
From the streets of Paris to worldwide fame, Edith Gassion (known to all as 'Piaf') continues to be remembered and revered for her exceptional voice and extraoridinary, troubled life. In this new version of Piaf, Pam Gems has reworked her classic 1978 play, vividly capturing the glamour and squalor, the rise and fall of this complex, fragile and enigmatic performer. Softcover, 77 pp. $20.95.
 Mrs. Pat
Pam Gems
In Mrs. Pat, Pam Gems recreates the fascinating life
and resume of the great British actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Funny
and insightful,
Mrs. Pat is a window to a different time in the theatre, when "maturity" reigned,
and passionate artists left their mark.
Softcover, 73 pp. $22.99.
 Marlene
Pam Gems
Paris, the 1970s. This play offers us a glimpse of legendary screen
and stage actress, Marlene Dietrich, now in her seventies, as she
prepares for a evening's performance. A moving celebration of the
woman behind
the myth, Marlene was an immediate success when it first opened,
with an outstanding performance by the incomparable Sian Phillips.
Softcover, 56 pp. $18.95.
 Another Door Closed
Peter Gill
Two elderly sisters get an unexpected visit from a younger man. It appears, many years ago, the sisters' mother had been very kind to him ... m1, f2. Softcover, 63 pp. $22.00.
 Peter Gill: Plays One
This first collection of Peter Gill's plays span his work from 1965 to
1987. The plays included are: The Sleepers Den, Over Gardens Out,
Small Change, Kick For Touch, In The Blue, and Mean Tears.
Softcover, $25.99.
 John Godber: Plays 3
John Godber
John Godber is one of England's most widely performed playwrights. These three
later plays provide a useful taxonomy for the extensive and wide-ranging Godber
canon; a range that includes the physical (Up 'n' Under), but also encompasses
the ritualised biographical (April in Paris) and the later, more naturalistic,
class-conflict based work (Perfect Pitch). Softcover, 281 pp. $37.95.
 John Godber Plays: 4
John Godber
This collection contains: Our House, Christmas Crackers, Crown Prince, and Sold. Softcover, 456 pp. $27.50.
 Eden's Empire
James Graham
Fifty years ago, Britain propelled itself into a disastrous war in the Middle East. Condemned by the UN and accused of falsifying intelligence, the Prime Minister was left fighting for his political life against a Party disillusioned, a public betrayed, and a wiley Chancellor with ambitions to take his place. Eden's Empire is an uncompromising political thriller exploring the events of the Suez Crisis and the tragic story of its flawed hero - Churchill's golden boy and heir apparent - Anthony Eden. Softcover, 88 pp. $18.00.
 Stoning Mary
Debbie Tucker Green
One prescription isn't enough for two. A child soldier comes home. And Mary
faces her last request. What if this were happening here? And what if these
people were white? Stoning Mary by Debbie Tucker Green premiered at the Royal
Court Theatre, London, before playing at the Drum Theatre Plymouth. M-6, F-5.
Softcover, 73 pp. $22.95.
 Trade & Generations
Debbie Tucker Green
Trade is a dynamic collage of voices tackling the subject
of female sex tourism. F-3. Generations looks at three generations
of a black South African family as they test their culinary skills. However
food isn't the only topic, and the family numbers are declining. M-3, F-4.
Softcover, 90 pp. $22.95.
 The Dazzle & Everett Beekin
Two Plays by Richard Greenberg
Richard Greenberg
Softcover 198 pp. $24.00.
 Pyrenees
David Grieg
A man is found lying in the snow at the foot of the Pyrenees. He remembers
nothing. He believes he is British. A young woman from the British
Consulate is dispatched to confirm his nationality and to try to
piece together
his identity. When an elegant woman arrives claiming to be his wife,
the world he was discovering becomes unrecognisable. As the snow
melts on the mountains, the man is left with an agonizing choice;
he may have
to make a decision for the first time in his life. M-2, F-2. Softcover,
107 pp. $21.00.
 The American Pilot
David Grieg
A plane crash-lands in a remote valley in a distant country. The local
villagers take in the wounded pilot and argue his fate. The
American Pilot explores the way the world sees America and the way America
sees the world. M-9, F-2. Softcover, 72 pp. $21.00.
 Victoria
David Greig
A rich, epic work, Victoria comprises three seperate but interweaving
plays. In 1936, 1974, and 1996 a woman is witness to the shifting political
and social history of Britain in the twentieth century, her life shaped by
dramatic events in a rural community on the Scottish coast. M-15, F-6. Softcover,
181 pp. $19.99.
 Trashed
Noel Greig
Ruhela and Louisa are connected by catastrophe. Separated by culture,
belief and the Atlantic Ocean, their lives collide as the planes
crash into the Twin Towers. Trashed is an intense, edgy, contemporary
drama. M-2, F-2. Softcover, 56 pp. $19.99.
 Restoration Comedy
Trevor R. Griffiths & Simon Trussler
Three of the most popular comedies from the Restoration, all dealing with
the place of women in society: The Country Wife by William
Wycherley; The Rover by Aphra Ben and The Way of the World by
William Congreve. Softcover, 361 pp. $14.95.
 A Few Stout Individuals
John Guare
Softcover, 121 pp. $21.50.
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