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In ancient China, the young emperor Wu is kept a virtual prisoner in his palace by his scheming guardian, Li Si. For Wu, the world outside the Forbidden City is a dangerous place. But when he hears Xiao, a young peasant girl, talk of the most beautiful sound on earth  the song of the nightingale  its too much to resist.The two embark on an adventure that will take them across mountaintops and waterfalls, past chattering monkeys and fire-belching dragons to the far reaches of his kingdom.But Wu has an ulterior motive that could threaten the peace of the kingdom.

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Hans Christian Andersen, Neil Duffield, Neil Duffield, Hans Christian Anderson

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Reversing the usual refugee story cliches, Homing Birds shares the hopes, fears and aspirations of a young man searching for a place in which he feels he truly belongs.Young Afghan refugee Saeed desperately wants to reconnect with his roots and find his long-lost sister. So he leaves his adoptive family in London and returns home to Kabul to work as a doctor, eager to contribute to rebuilding a new Afghanistan.But as past and present collide, Saeed must face up to the reality of his changed world. This captivating and evocative play asks if a place can ever be home without a connection to family and roots?

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Liverpool, 1863: Newly arrived in England, wealthy liberals enlist Trinity, an escaped slave girl, in their campaign to abolish slavery and support Abraham Lincolns Union.Jubal, a high-ranking Confederate officer, has arrived to find supporters and raise funds for the opposing side. When Trinity discovers a high-stakes conspiracy to win the war for the South, she must risk everything to stop it  including her new-found freedom.But who will believe a runaway slave? And who can she really trust?

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Charles Dickens' timeless story is brought to life in this vibrant new version by the award-winning playwright Neil Duffield. Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year! Well, it is for everyone except the miserable Scrooge. He prefers to spend Christmas all alone in his large house, instead of celebrating with mistletoe and merriment. Bah, humbug! But one cold, dark Christmas Eve Scrooge is surprised by the ghost of Marley, his former business partner. Marley warns Scrooge that he will be called upon by three spirits - each will take him on a mysterious and magical journey to show him the error of his ways... Can Scrooge discover the true wonder and meaning of Christmas before it's too late?

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Charles Dickens, Neil Duffield, Neil Duffield, Charles Dickens

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Original by Charles Dickens Adapted for the stage by Charles Way Dominated by Gradgrind and Bounderby, Coketown's prosperity is built on the cotton mills where thousands of men and women slave away for long hours and little pay. Gradgrind's obsession with material progress damages his children Louisa and Tom, leading to scandal and disaster. Hard Times celebrates the importance of the human heart in an age obsessed with materialism. Circus, music, and dark comedy all go into the rich mix of this truly Dickensian theatrical tale.

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Charles Dickens, Chris Honer, Charles Way, Charles Way, Charles Dickens

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A collection of the best suffrage plays, introduced and set in an historical context by Dr Susan Croft together with an expert chronology of suffrage drama.The astonishing women involved in the Actresses Franchise League set up their own theatre companies and engaged with the battle for the vote by writing and performing campaigning plays all over the country. They launched themselves onto the political stage with their satirical plays, sketches and monologues whilst at the same time challenging the staid conventions of the Edwardian Theatre of the day. The legacy of their inspiring work to change both theatre and society has survived in the political theatre, agitprop and verbatim theatre we know today. The Plays included are:Votes for Women by Elizabeth RobinsA Change of Tenant by Helen Margaret NightingaleAt the Gates by Alice ChapinHow the Vote was Won by Cicely Hamilton and Chris St. JohnThe Apple by Inez BensusanIn the Workhouse by Margaret Wynne NevinsonJims Leg by L.S. Phibbs

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Alice Chapin, Elizabeth Robins, Helen Margaret Nightingale, Cicely Hamilton, Chris St John, Susan Croft, Susan Croft

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The Contemporary Artists Guide to Art Galleries

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An essential handbook for contemporary artists who wish to find the right art galleries in which to show and sell their work  this book saves many hours of research.Includes contact details and information on the majority of art galleries which exist globally as well as useful tips for presenting and pitching your own artwork to galleries.

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Staged in theatres by successive generations and proving relevant to contemporary audiences, the plays demonstrate the wit, theatrical skill and innovation of their creators in exploring timeless topics from marriage, morality and money to class conflict, rage and sexual desire. An essential resource for students, playwrights, colleges, universities and libraries, this collection also provides theatres with the opportunity to programme a range of theatrical classics by women. Plays from: 'Paphnutius' by Hroswitha (extract);'The Tragedy of Mariam' by Elizabeth Cary (extract); 'The Rover' by Aphra Behn; 'A Bold Stroke For A Wife' by Susanna Centlivre; 'De Montfort' by Joanna Baillie; 'Rutherford and Son' by Githa Sowerby; 'The Chalk Garden' by Enid Bagnold; 'Top Girls' by Caryl Churchill (extract); 'Stones in his Pockets' by Marie Jones.

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Aphra Behn, Elizabeth Carey, Enid Bagnold, Susanna Centlivre, Githa Sowerby, Susan Croft

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A collection of contemporary plays by women ranging from topics such as charitable giving, conflict in the Middle East, to sexual abuse, to growing up with Asian heritage in Britain. The Plays:Yours Abundantly, From Zimbabwe by Gillian Plowman: a middle-aged woman decides to leave her comfy life in the UK and work in a school in Zimbabwe.From The Mouths Of Mothers by Amanda Stuart Fisher: a verbatim drama detailing the distressing stories of mothers who learned that their child has been abused.Welcome To Ramallah by Sonja Linden and Adah Kay: two Jewish sisters are forced to confront the reality of what their forefathers have done to the Palestinians.Sweet Cider by Em Hussain: In a rundown park, two teenage runaways Tazeem and Nosheen hang out, chatting to the boys and an old bag lady, trying to reconcile being British with their Pakistani cultural traditions.The Awkward Squad by Karen Young: a three-generational drama involving Northern women who are trying to live and work in recessionary Britain.For A Button by Rachel Barnett: comic two hander about two friends and the lengths one will go to, to remain best friends.

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Gillian Plowman, Amanda Stuart-Fisher, Sonja Linden, Karin Young, Cheryl Robson, Rebecca Gillieron

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The Walls Came Down A young boy goes missing during a workers strike in 1980s Communist Poland, unravelling a chain of events which will touch people across decades and continents.Twenty years later and Joanna, a young journalist in Warsaw, is still looking for her brother. Matty, a high-flying London city financier is struggling with relationship problems and unexplained panic attacks. And in Chicago, an old man is slowly dying in a nursing home, losing his battle with liver cancer.What connects them? As the mystery begins to unravel, the world of the three protagonists is turned upside down. But can they find each other before time runs out?A poignant historical novel about loss and self-discovery told with compassion and unflinching honesty.

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The Portuguese visual artist Paula Rego has inspired this new trilogy of plays. Her paintings CrivellIs Garden, The Prey and Breaking China became the catalyst for writing by theatre maker Fiona Graham. Commissioned by Theatre Centre and Komedia, these three new plays were developed for specific audiences through a series of artist/audience residencies and collaborations. These works have toured Britain and been re-staged in Portugal and Singapore.Crivellis Garden was created for a 16+ audience and explores rites of passage as two young women decide whether they should stay or leave their fishing village to go to university in Portugal.Between Friends is for 7 -11 year olds and examines the politics of friendship between three young people when they are shipwrecked and abandoned in a lighthouse.Breaking China is for 4-8 year olds and shows the importance of creative play and storytelling when making sense of change and adversity.

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A collection of three enchanting plays adapted from popular fairy tales and suitable for family audiences.Acclaimed playwright Noel Greig, has recreated these well-known tales for the stage with wit and imagination. All three plays have been performed throughout the UK by Tangere Arts, winning a Time Out Critics Choice Award.Teachers, youth theatres and amateur groups working with young performers will use this collection time and again for productions, drama classes and workshops  whether for one performer or many. Suitable for children aged 7+The simple form and language of the plays belie their theatrical and psychological sophistication. The plays include: Tin Soldier; A Tasty Tale (Hansel and Gretel);Hood in the Wood (Little Red Riding Hood)

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At the end of the war, Nell is released from an internment camp in Indonesia. While searching for her father in the chaos, she meets and becomes close to Tim, who is looking for his family too. Nell's journey takes her first to Singapore then to a new life and new friends in Australia. Finally, she has a ticket to visit her father in the Netherlands. But will Nell really be able to settle there - and will she ever see Tim again? Based on a true story, this is an exciting tale of courage and friendship, hope and determination, about the search for love and a place to finally call home. Shortlisted for the Thea Backmann award for YA Fiction

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Winner of the Junior Fiction Award and Childrens Choice for Children and Young Adults 2013 (New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2013). Winner of The Lianza Librarians Choice Award, 2013. Its New Zealand, 1914, and the biggest war the world has known has just broken out in Europe. William eagerly enlists for the army but his younger brother, Edmund, is a conscientious objector and refuses to fight. While William trains to be a soldier, Edmund is arrested. Both brothers will end up on the bloody battlefields of France, but their journeys there are very different. And what they experience at the front line will challenge the beliefs that led them there.

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Preface by Sarah BrighamNew totally captivating stage version of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.Two original stage plays about World War I and transportation to the colonies.Suitable for professional productions to family audiences, or for students, amateur groups and youth theatres to perform.From beautiful adaptations of classics to exciting new writing, Duffield is a master of storytelling. Commissioned by theatres and community groups in the UK, these plays offer strong roles for both men and women, as well as the opportunity for song and dance.They will appeal to schools and youth theatres as well as both amateur and professional performers.Using a mixture of storytelling, theatre and song, BROTHERS IN ARMS draws on the true story of two brothers from a Yorkshire pit village, one of whom steadfastly refused to fight in World War I, while the other volunteered and served on the front line in France. [Cast 8 minimum]Adapted from Victor Hugos novel, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME is remarkably faithful to the authors original intention a faultless production. THE MORNING STAR. [Cast 8 minimum]Based on a true story about the lives of a convict and his family following his transportation to Western Australia, WITH ALL MY LOVE is a tale of conspiracy and betrayal, of family feuds and deep-held secrets, of a womans struggle to keep faith with a husband transported to the other side of the world. [Suitable for large-cast productions, aimed at a general audience]

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When Patrick McGoohan first hit UK screens starring as Danger Man in 1960 and as No 6 in cult show The Prisoner audiences were struck by his charisma. Industry insiders hailed the arrival of an enigmatic genius and Hollywood beckoned. But who was this man who had worked as a chicken farmer and bank clerk before becoming a hugely successful actor?In this up-to-date biography, Rupert Booth reveals the true character of a man whose off-screen behaviour was as compelling as his fiery on-screen persona. Why was he so puritanical? Refusing to even kiss a woman for any part he played? Why was he so controlling over his work in The Prisoner and other productions?A timely exploration of the man whose declaration I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, de-briefed or numbered continues to resonate with audiences decades after it was first uttered with such conviction.

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This vibrant adaptation of beloved childrens author Hans Christian Andersens The Snow Queen stays true in plot to the original and is ideal for use in schools, amateur groups, youth theatre groups, etc.A great Christmas tale for all the family.

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Hans Christian Andersen, Neil Duffield, Neil Duffield, Hans Christian Anderson

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When Matt Clements meets an enigmatic prophet on the Kurdistan border, he is set on the trail of ancient relics that have profound consequences for our time. Assembling his team, he travels to the most remote desert regions of the Middle East unaware that the search for evidence endangers all their lives. In a race against time, Matt must outwit his adversaries to present his discoveries publicly in New York  discoveries that will send shockwaves throughout the Western world and rewrite history as we know it.

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The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is told through the eyes of a 16-year-old British Muslim teenager growing up in West London.From traditional Pakistani weddings to fights on the night bus this is a funny, bold, provocative play highlighting the challenges of being brought up as a young woman from a traditional Muslim family alongside the temptations and influences growing up in London.First, there was Bridget Joness Diary, then Legally Blonde, but now there is The Diary of a Hounslow Girl geared up to take on the world.A comic story of dreams, aspirations and coming of age.Youve heard of an Essex Girl or even a Chelsea Girl but what is a Hounslow Girl? The term has become a byword for confident, young Muslim women who are grappling with traditional values, city life and fashion.Ambreen Razia Best Newcomer 2016 Asian Media Awards

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A unique collection of three plays by Olympic coach and best-selling author Tom McNab. They cover the dark world of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the final days of George Orwell, and an imaginary relationship between Orsen Welles and Leni Riefenstahl. ORWELL ON JURA A vivid portrait of the ailing Orwell as he struggles to coomplete his final novel 1984. In his dreams he is visited by the characters of his past works who address him for the last time. WHISPER IN THE HEART Valencia 1955 and a down-at heel Orsen Welles engages another troubled soul, Leni Riefenstahl to assist him in a pelota-based BBC documentary. Two of the greatest filmmakers of their day share the peaks and troughs of their troubled lives. 1936: BERLIN As Nazi Germany prepares for the greatest propaganda success of the decade - the Berlin Olympics - American sport considers a boycott. In the USA, journalist William Shirer takes the lid off the political infighting and the dilemma faced by legendary athlete