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(0)Rosalind Ayres
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"The majority is never right…Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population -- the intelligent ones or the fools?" – Henrik Ibsen
Widely regarded as one of the foremost dramatists of the nineteenth century, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), created realistic plays bringing the social problems of his day to center stage. His dramas portrayed psychological conflict that emphasized character over devious...
2) Pack of Lies
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Intrigue and betrayal may force long-time friends on the opposite sides of the Cold War. Based on events in 1960 London, the story of the Jackson and Kroger families will leave listeners questioning who their friends and neighbors really are.
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The intense relationships between Robert Schumann, his wife Clara, and Johannes Brahms are brought to vivid life through music and excerpts from their passionate writings. With the arrival of the young, dynamic Brahms into their household, the Schumanns’ fragile marriage is threatened by the deepening bond between Clara and their gifted guest. “This is a beautifully put - together portrait… Kleenex required” says The Guardian (London).
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Canongate Books
Pub. Date
2004
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English
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Hilaire Belloc's famous Cautionary Verses was first published in 1907 and has remained a constant favourite amongst adults and children ever since. Witty, memorable and always instructive, many generations have laughed and learned with Matilda, who told such dreadful lies, Rebecca, who slammed doors for fun and Jim, who ran away from his Nurse, and was eaten by a Lion. Canongate is proud to bring Belloc's unique blend of rhyme and humour to a new...
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The third “battle” of Ayckbourn's celebrated trilogy The Norman Conquests, returns us to the same weekend in the country, but this time to the setting of Mother's overgrown English country garden. Something more troublesome than brambles is lurking among the roses. Havoc ensues among the flora and fauna, as this cynical masterpiece makes its way to a hilarious conclusion. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Rosalind Ayres as...
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Child prodigy Franz Liszt quickly rose to become one of the world's foremost pianists. Traveling the world over, Liszt's life was filled with passion and romance. Here, Lucy Parham's play celebrates Liszt's life and turbulent romance with Marie d'Agoult, the mother of his three children.
10) Living Together
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In the second “battle” of Ayckbourn's celebrated trilogy The Norman Conquests, we rejoin the family weekend, this time hearing the events in the living room, where Norman gets drunk on homemade dandelion wine – and all hell breaks loose. Norman unleashes his merry brand of manipulative charm on the hapless guests and even his most formidable opponents go down in defeat on the drawing room rug. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring...
12) Mary Stuart
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L.A. Theatre Works
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English
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Elizabeth I is threatened by the survival of her Catholic cousin, Mary Stuart. Wrestling with her own conscience - and Mary's popularity - the Queen agonizes over the fate of her cousin amid fears for her own survival. Court intrigue has never been more gripping than in this "acute study in the art of double dealing politics" (The New York Times).
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Kate Burton reprises her Tony-nominated performance as Constance Middleton in W. Somerset Maugham's classic comedy of manners. There's something Constance Middleton's friends are dying to tell her: her husband is having an affair, with her best friend! Despite their hints, Constance remains ever cool, and seemingly oblivious. Or is she?
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Canongate Books
Pub. Date
2005
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English
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Have you ever seen a Shakespeare play and come away without fully understanding it? Or wished you had known the basis of the plot before seeing a play by Shakespeare? Are you studying Shakespeare? Would you like to increase your knowledge of the plays without reading the originals? Then these are probably the recordings for you...
Brother and sister team Charles and Mary Lamb originally wrote these stories for children in 1807 based on Shakespeare's...
15) Exchange
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The dreary aspects of Soviet housing and one family's attempt to exchange its tiny Moscow apartment for a larger one. Adapted from a novella by the respected Russian writer Yuri Trifanov.
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Set against the beautiful backdrop of Florence, Italy, during the Edwardian period, young Lucy Honeychurch tours the district with her overbearing, old-fashioned cousin, Charlotte Bartlett. When Lucy meets the eccentric Emerson family, she forms an awkward friendship with their son, George. Through her relationship with the Emersons, and with other tourists, Lucy confronts the strictures of society, and must choose between a life of conformity and...
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L.A. Theatre Works
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English
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In the best known of the Bertie and Jeeves series, Bertie's aunt pressures him to steal a silver creamer, and he nearly gets lynched, arrested and engaged by mistake. As always, Jeeves is on hand with a last-minute brainstorm to set everything straight.
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"To dive into a Wodehouse novel is to swim in some of the most elegantly turned phrases in the English language."—Ben Schott
Follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves, in this stunning new edition of one of the greatest comic novels in the English language. When Aunt Dahlia demands that Bertie Wooster help her dupe an antique dealer into selling her an 18th-century cow-creamer. Dahlia...19) A doll's house
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
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Ibsen's best-known play displays his genius for realistic prose drama. An expression of women's rights, the play climaxes when the central character, Nora, rejects a smothering marriage and life in "a doll's house."
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Canongate Books
Pub. Date
1999
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English
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A great collection of short stories based on the theme of love read by Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres.
These are not archetypal love stories full of sentimentality, but the clever, poignant, humorous and even romantic stories set in an age of chivalry and honour. There are aspects of humour and respect in Mr. & Mrs. Dove, love from afar in the poignant tale, Angela, and a woman clouded in mystery in The Sphinx...