Drama Texts, Plays Books

Who are the eminent artists of the 16th, 19th, or 21st centuries? What are the mysteries of Carrionite Science? Where do the Daleks come from? This title presents answers to these questions and more. Fully illustrated with photos and artwork, it provides a suitable biography of the Doctor Who universe.

Describes BBC's popular drama Doctor Who . This book shows how the author plans the series and works with the show's writers, where he gets his ideas for plot, character and scenes.

Tennessee Williams is one of the finest dramatists of the 20th century; his plays are produced around the world

Features Blanche DuBois, a haggard and fragile southern beauty whose pathetic last grasp at happiness is cruelly destroyed.

A young man and woman meet by chance and fall instantly in love. But their families are bitter enemies, and in order to be together the two lovers must be prepared to risk everything.

Alan Bennett sealed his reputation as the master of observation with this series of 12 monologues, originally filmed for BBC Television. Talking Heads is regarded as a modern classic. This edition, which contains the collection of Talking Heads , as well as his earlier monologue, A Woman of No Importance , is a celebration of his work.

Mr Worthing invents a brother, Earnest, as an excuse to leave his dull life behind him to pursue Gwendolyn. While across town Algernon Montecrieff decides to take the name Earnest, when visiting Worthing's young ward Cecily. The real fun and confusion begins when the two end up together and their deceptions are in danger of being revealed.

Classic drama for Key Stages 3 and 4

Scripts from the first series of The Office , the BBC TV sitcom that shows how anyone can be a great boss and a funny person - according to the Brentmeister General, David Brent.

A popular soldier and newly married man, Othello seems to be in an enviable position. And yet, when his supposed friend sows doubts in his mind about his wife's fidelity, he is gradually consumed by suspicion.

Examining American life and consumerism, this play sets forth what happens when a man does not have a grip on the forces of life.

Raleigh, a new eighteen-year-old officer fresh out of English public school, joins the besieged company of his friend and cricketing hero Stanhope, and finds him dramatically changed.

Illustrated with photographs of performances chosen by RSC Directors, tis title features on-page notes which explain words and phrases unfamiliar to a modern audience. It is suitable for undergraduates or A-level students of Literature or Drama; lecturers or teachers of Literature or Drama.

This Student Edition of Willy Russell's successful folk opera, the story of two Liverpudlian brothers who grow up on opposite sides of the social tracks, includes biographical notes and an introduction to the play with guidance on its interpretation.

An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. In Alan Bennett's new play, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; ..

'Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful.' This line was adopted by Jean Anouilh, to characterize the first production of Waiting For Godot at the Theatre de Babylone, in 1953. Anybody acquinted with Beckett's masterly black comedy would not question the recognition of this twentieth-century literature classic.

A young prince meets with his father's ghost, who alleges that his own brother, now married to his widow, murdered him. The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost's accusation, feigning wild madness while plotting a brutal revenge.

Includes plays such as Lady Windermere's Fan , Salome , A Woman of No Importance , An Ideal Husband , A Florentine Tragedy and The Importance of Being Earnest .

Includes the plays All My Sons and A View from the Bridge .

The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This modern tragedy concerns a salesman who, at the end of his life, is forced to face its futility and failure.