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Rufus Isaacs was in his day the first commoner to rise to the rank of marquess since the Duke of Wellington. Born into a lively Jewish family, he left school aged 14, yet made his name as a brilliant QC before being elected to the Commons as a Liberal in 1904. Smeare... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:05 | What is a political playwright? Does theatre have any direct effect on society? Why choose to work in a medium which speaks to so few? Is theatre itself facing oblivion? All frequent questions addressed to David Hare over the last thirty-five years, as his work has t... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:05 | 'Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.' Gauguin's aphorism serves as the motto for this morality tale of two women, both in their sixties, whose lives are interwoven in ways neither of them yet understand. Madeline Palmer is a retired curator,... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:05 | Twenty years ago, British road cycling was in the doldrums: today it is at the top of the world, thanks to Bradley Wiggins's Tour de France win, Mark Cavendish's Road World title and the dominance of the British squad, Team Sky. Cycling has become that rare beast, a ... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:05 | The Absence of War offers a meditation on the classic problems of leadership, and is the third part of a critically acclaimed trilogy of plays (Racing Demon, Murmuring Judges) about British institutions. Its unsparing portrait of ... Полное описание |
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{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | The horror of the Rainbow Opera riot is the talk of the country. Dreamhunter Grace Tiebold's reputation is in tatters and Laura is in hiding. Rumours about the government's torture of prisoners have been suppressed and corrupt minister Cas Doran is free to take his p... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | Derek Cushing - thirtyish, balding, unassuming archivist/researcher into European expansion in East Africa - is also the son of Gilbert, father of Giles, and husband of Diana. On the last count, though, he has begun to fear that he is wearing cuckold's horns. His pla... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | 'A superbly written play, a funny play, an agonising play. It is, moreover, a play of truth and insight. A play to savour.'Punch on Otherwise Engaged'Life in the theatre hasn't brought me anything more rewarding than directing Simon Gray's plays.'Harold PinterPlainti... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | A glib assessment of Metternich might not be a favourable one, he was not without his ridiculous qualities, and yet he survived, more than survived, in fact, with the 'Age of Metternich' lasting for more than a generation, and giving Europe a measure of peace, albeit... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | Owen McCafferty's first collection brings together one short- and four full-length plays set in the author's home city of Belfast. Shoot The Crow'Tragicomedy of character and circumstance that makes McCafferty look like a ribald Northern Irish Chekov.' Guardian. Scen... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | A host of comedians, writers and viewers, including Rebecca Front, Andrew Collins, Kevin Eldon, Emma Kennedy, Richard Herring, Jim Shelley and David Quantick share funny and heartfelt rants and raves on everything from soaps to sitcoms, sci-fi to reality shows, HBO t... Полное описание |
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{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | Written with characteristic Berkoff flair and an understanding of the subtle power and violence of the English language, this second collection of his plays includes Decadence, described by the Guardian as being 'enthused with Berkoff's violent, imagist, vivid wordpl... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | In About Beckett Emeritus Professor John Fletcher has compiled a thorough and accessible volume that explains why Beckett's work is so significant and enduring. Professor Fletcher first met Beckett in 1961 and his book is filled not only with insights into the work b... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | Surfing the Zeitgeist is a collection of essays by Britain's preeminent post-modernist. Confronted with a world in which too much is changing too fast, the attitude of most British critics is simply to ignore the fact that today's culture is in a state of constant eb... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | A House in Order was Nigel Dennis's third and final novel, first published in 1966.'A quizzical pleasure... This civilized conundrum is about a nameless man captured in a timeless war in an anonymous country who manages to survive in a greenhouse, where he is most pr... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | Bridge isn't difficult once you've jumped the first hurdle, but that hurdle can seem imposing to anyone who hasn't a clue about card games. And the jargon can seem pretty bewildering too. This book strips away the mystery and presents the basics in a wonderfully clea... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | Everybody wants to change something about themselves. Perhaps they want to become more successful, likeable, attractive or confident. Anyone can achieve any of these things and more through visualization, but (and this is where most methods fail) visualization is onl... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:06 | Coping with divorce is a hugely traumatic experience at a time when people already feel upset, frightened and confused. Despite the fact that every relationship is different, the authors recognise common themes running through the cases they handle on a daily basis. ... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:07 | For most of us, the connection is too subtle and we come to the topic with a degree of scepticism. We don't believe in angels so we don't ever benefit from angelic communication. This is a tragic wasted opportunity because the connection is so valuable and will subst... Полное описание |
{"o":null} {"o":null} | Добавила: Mafdet 27 марта 2010, 5:07 | Fascinating psychic happenings and ordinary grass-roots experience, this book relates true stories of phantoms, poltergeists and spirit guides reliably reported from modern terraced homes and shopping streets. Telepathy, near-death experiences and out-of-body journey... Полное описание |
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