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Amazônia
written by Colin Teevan, 1968- and Paul Heritage, fl. 2008 (London, England: Oberon Books, 2008, originally published 2008), 100 page(s)
The village of Todos Os Santos is under threat from developers who want to clear the village and the forest for farmland. Meanwhile, the village bull won’t dance the traditional bumba meu boi and the pregnant Catarina has developed a taste for impossible foods that her husband Francisco must get for her. Can the...
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written by Colin Teevan, 1968- and Paul Heritage, fl. 2008 (London, England: Oberon Books, 2008, originally published 2008), 100 page(s)
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The village of Todos Os Santos is under threat from developers who want to clear the village and the forest for farmland. Meanwhile, the village bull won’t dance the traditional bumba meu boi and the pregnant Catarina has developed a taste for impossible foods that her husband Francisco must get for her. Can the spirits of the forest help our heroes save their environment, their way of life, and themselves? Fantasy and reality dance through thi...
The village of Todos Os Santos is under threat from developers who want to clear the village and the forest for farmland. Meanwhile, the village bull won’t dance the traditional bumba meu boi and the pregnant Catarina has developed a taste for impossible foods that her husband Francisco must get for her. Can the spirits of the forest help our heroes save their environment, their way of life, and themselves? Fantasy and reality dance through this spectacular Amazonian adventure, inspired by the life and politics of Brazilian folk hero Chico Mendes and first produced at the Young Vic in 2008.
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Theatre
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Author / Creator
Colin Teevan, 1968-, Paul Heritage, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Oberon Books
Topic / Theme
Environmental protection, Cultural change and history, Religious beliefs, Chico Mendes, Seu Antônio, Ricardo, Rosamaria, Catarina, Francisco, Tia Tereza, Vaqueiro, Seringueira, Pescador, Boto, Boi, Doctor, Priest
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Copyright © Colin Teevan, Paul Heritage and David Lan, 2008
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And Here I Am
written by Hassan Abdulrazzak, 1973- (London, England: Oberon Books, 2017, originally published 2017), 57 page(s)
A bitter sweet, dark political comedy based on one man’s true story and his odyssey in search for identity. Based on Ahmed Tobasi’s personal coming of age story, AND HERE I AM is an epic voyage of identity and self-discovery. Combining fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy, spanning both the first Palestinian i...
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written by Hassan Abdulrazzak, 1973- (London, England: Oberon Books, 2017, originally published 2017), 57 page(s)
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A bitter sweet, dark political comedy based on one man’s true story and his odyssey in search for identity. Based on Ahmed Tobasi’s personal coming of age story, AND HERE I AM is an epic voyage of identity and self-discovery. Combining fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy, spanning both the first Palestinian intifada and the second, we follow+ the protagonist through his transformation from resistance fighter to artist, his journey as a refug...
A bitter sweet, dark political comedy based on one man’s true story and his odyssey in search for identity. Based on Ahmed Tobasi’s personal coming of age story, AND HERE I AM is an epic voyage of identity and self-discovery. Combining fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy, spanning both the first Palestinian intifada and the second, we follow+ the protagonist through his transformation from resistance fighter to artist, his journey as a refugee from the West Bank to Norway and then back again. In a series of tragicomic episodes vividly brought to life with music, dance and animation, we journey through this personal and political tale of occupation and resistance, fear and heroism, a life of self-pursuit and loyalty that transports us to the heart of the hardships, struggles and contradictions of a young man growing up under occupation and his pursuit for the true meaning of freedom.
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Author / Creator
Hassan Abdulrazzak, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Oberon Books
Topic / Theme
Identity (Psychology), Artists, Military occupation, First Intifada, Palestine, December 1987-1993, Second Intifada, September 2000-2005, Ahmed Tobasi
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Copyright © Hassan Abdullrazzak, 2017
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Anita and Me
written by Meera Syal, 1961- (London, England: Oberon Books, 2015, originally published 2015), 138 page(s)
This poignant coming-of-age tale follows Meena, the irreverent teenage daughter of the only Punjabi family in the mining village of Tollington. When she becomes friends with the impossibly feisty Anita, she thinks she’s found her soul mate but her world is turned upside down and she finds herself caught between...
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written by Meera Syal, 1961- (London, England: Oberon Books, 2015, originally published 2015), 138 page(s)
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This poignant coming-of-age tale follows Meena, the irreverent teenage daughter of the only Punjabi family in the mining village of Tollington. When she becomes friends with the impossibly feisty Anita, she thinks she’s found her soul mate but her world is turned upside down and she finds herself caught between her two cultures. Adapted from the much-loved novel by the award-winning playwright Tanika Gupta and with specially composed music by t...
This poignant coming-of-age tale follows Meena, the irreverent teenage daughter of the only Punjabi family in the mining village of Tollington. When she becomes friends with the impossibly feisty Anita, she thinks she’s found her soul mate but her world is turned upside down and she finds herself caught between her two cultures. Adapted from the much-loved novel by the award-winning playwright Tanika Gupta and with specially composed music by the Ringham brothers, Anita And Me paints a colourful portrait of village life in 1970’s West Midlands during the era of flares, power cuts and glam rock.
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Theatre
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Play
Author / Creator
Meera Syal, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Oberon Books
Topic / Theme
Working-classes, Cultural identity, Racism, Meena Kumar, Anita Rutter, Sam Lowbridge, Shyam Kumar, Daljit Kumar, Nanima, Aunty Shaila, Fortune Teller, Uncle Amman, Mr. Bhatra, Hairy Ned, Bazzer, Mrs. Worrall, Mrs. Ormerod, Deidre Rutter, Tracey, Sandy, Mrs. Lowbridge
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Anita and Me Copyright © Meera Syal, 1997, Adaptation Copyright © Tanika Gupta, 2015
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The Atonement
written by Ágóta Kristóf, 1935-2011, in Ágóta Kristóf: Collected Plays, by Ágóta Kristóf, translated by Bart Smet. (London: Oberon Books, 2018), p. NA (London, England: Oberon Books, 2018, originally published 2007), 18 page(s)
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written by Ágóta Kristóf, 1935-2011, in Ágóta Kristóf: Collected Plays, by Ágóta Kristóf, translated by Bart Smet. (London: Oberon Books, 2018), p. NA (London, England: Oberon Books, 2018, originally published 2007), 18 page(s)
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Play
Contributor
Bart Smet, fl. 2018
Author / Creator
Ágóta Kristóf, 1935-2011
Date Published / Released
2007, 2018
Publisher
Oberon Books
Topic / Theme
Vagrants, Violence, Blind Man, Wife, Deaf Man, Doctor, Child, Old Lady, Other Blind Man
Copyright Message
Copyright © Editions du Seuil, 1998 for L’heure grise et autres pièces; Copyright © Editions du Seuil, 2007 for Le Monstre et autres pièces; English translation copyright © Bart Smet, 2018
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The Brothers
written by Reza de Wet, 1952-2012 (London, England: Oberon Books, 2006, originally published 2006), 85 page(s)
During a night-long vigil preceding the funeral of their brother Kostia, Anton and Aleksander Chekhov are drawn into an agonising and explosive confrontation with each other – and with deeply hidden aspects of themselves. As the play unfolds, it becomes a searing portrayal of human misery and the redemptive powe...
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written by Reza de Wet, 1952-2012 (London, England: Oberon Books, 2006, originally published 2006), 85 page(s)
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During a night-long vigil preceding the funeral of their brother Kostia, Anton and Aleksander Chekhov are drawn into an agonising and explosive confrontation with each other – and with deeply hidden aspects of themselves. As the play unfolds, it becomes a searing portrayal of human misery and the redemptive power of the creative impulse.
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Play
Author / Creator
Reza de Wet, 1952-2012
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Oberon Books
Topic / Theme
Death, Funerals, Family arguments, Anton, Aleksander, Natalia
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Copyright © Reza de Wet 2004, 2006
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Bulletproof Soul
written by Jennifer Farmer, fl. 2003 (London, England: Oberon Books, 2007, originally published 2007), 92 page(s)
What these Africans need to be learning about is air-con, man. I mean, I thought we were making poverty history!
What was Live 8 for, then?'
What was Live 8 for, then?'
In Uganda, at a school for ex-child soldiers, Sol and Rena meet Alice. Sol is a charity worker, trying to keep his rebellious, seventeen-year-old sister Rena in line. Alice...
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written by Jennifer Farmer, fl. 2003 (London, England: Oberon Books, 2007, originally published 2007), 92 page(s)
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What these Africans need to be learning about is air-con, man. I mean, I thought we were making poverty history!
What was Live 8 for, then?'
What was Live 8 for, then?'
What was Live 8 for, then?'
In Uganda, at a school for ex-child soldiers, Sol and Rena meet Alice. Sol is a charity worker, trying to keep his rebellious, seventeen-year-old sister Rena in line. Alice is Rena’s age, but she’s seen worse – and done worse – than either of them realise. As friendship develops, so does the risk o...
What these Africans need to be learning about is air-con, man. I mean, I thought we were making poverty history!What was Live 8 for, then?'
In Uganda, at a school for ex-child soldiers, Sol and Rena meet Alice. Sol is a charity worker, trying to keep his rebellious, seventeen-year-old sister Rena in line. Alice is Rena’s age, but she’s seen worse – and done worse – than either of them realise. As friendship develops, so does the risk of betrayal.
A sharp, explosive play about trying to do the right thing.
Jennifer Farmer’s plays include the acclaimed Compact Failure, toured nationally by Clean Break in 2004.
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Theatre
Content Type
Play
Author / Creator
Jennifer Farmer, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Oberon Books
Topic / Theme
Child soldiers, Friendships, Dad, Doctor, Sol Walker, Rena Walker, Oscar Parsons, Alice Kwagala, Uncle Yusefu
Copyright Message
Copyright © Jennifer Farmer, 2007
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Cape
written by Inua Ellams, 1984- (London, England: Oberon Books, 2013, originally published 2013), 47 page(s)
PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES, WHATEVER THE COST.
It’s a simple idea, really.
It’s a simple idea, really.
1. Wear a uniform
2. Protect who you love, what you care about
3. Let nothing get in your way
Someone mugged Bruce’s mum and he is not having it. The shock is still visible in her trembling fingers, rippling out across the calm waters of the...
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written by Inua Ellams, 1984- (London, England: Oberon Books, 2013, originally published 2013), 47 page(s)
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PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES, WHATEVER THE COST.
It’s a simple idea, really.
It’s a simple idea, really.
It’s a simple idea, really.
1. Wear a uniform
2. Protect who you love, what you care about
3. Let nothing get in your way
Someone mugged Bruce’s mum and he is not having it. The shock is still visible in her trembling fingers, rippling out across the calm waters of their lives. He grabs his hoodie, his uniform, his cape and goes out to find the culprit. Smithy wants everyone to stay inside, Uhuru want...
PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES, WHATEVER THE COST.It’s a simple idea, really.
1. Wear a uniform
2. Protect who you love, what you care about
3. Let nothing get in your way
Someone mugged Bruce’s mum and he is not having it. The shock is still visible in her trembling fingers, rippling out across the calm waters of their lives. He grabs his hoodie, his uniform, his cape and goes out to find the culprit. Smithy wants everyone to stay inside, Uhuru wants everyone out. Tanya thinks it’s fun and games until, very suddenly, it isn’t.
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Theatre
Content Type
Play
Author / Creator
Inua Ellams, 1984-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Oberon Books
Topic / Theme
Vigilantism, Crime, Bruce, Tanya, Smithy, Uhuru, Ama
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Copyright © Inua Ellams, 2013
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Crowning Glory
written by Somalia Seaton, fl. 2013 (London, England: Oberon Books, 2013, originally published 2013), 81 page(s)
‘In a world saturated with images of unrealistic and unobtainable beauty, how do women see themselves?’
Crowning Glory is a new play that explores some of the ways in which mainstream Western definitions of beauty in today’s world affects the way women see themselves.
It challenges us to question our own personal...
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written by Somalia Seaton, fl. 2013 (London, England: Oberon Books, 2013, originally published 2013), 81 page(s)
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‘In a world saturated with images of unrealistic and unobtainable beauty, how do women see themselves?’
Crowning Glory is a new play that explores some of the ways in which mainstream Western definitions of beauty in today’s world affects the way women see themselves.
It challenges us to question our own personal perceptions of beauty and ask who exactly sets these ideals?
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Play
Author / Creator
Somalia Seaton, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Oberon Books
Topic / Theme
Hairstyles, Beauty, Identity (Psychology), Halfbreed, Pickyead, Panther, Haircomb, Token, Bal-Ead, Bounty
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Copyright © Somalia Seaton, 2013
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Cups of Wrath
written by Ramón Griffero, 1954-, in Ramon Griffero: Your Desires In Fragments and other plays, by Ramon Griffero, translated by Adam Versényi. (London: Oberon Books, 2016). pp. 56-69 (Oberon Books, 2016, originally published 1999), 15 page(s)
Including: The Women and the Sniper By Tatiana Kitsenko / Diprosopus, A Story in Two Faces By Lyudmila Zaytseva / Onyx By Maxim Dosko / Herman, Franz and Gregor By Julia Tupikina / The Time Wardrobe or the New Adventures of D’Artagnan By Yuri Harin / Same Thing By Olga PrusakThe International Contest of Contempo...
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written by Ramón Griffero, 1954-, in Ramon Griffero: Your Desires In Fragments and other plays, by Ramon Griffero, translated by Adam Versényi. (London: Oberon Books, 2016). pp. 56-69 (Oberon Books, 2016, originally published 1999), 15 page(s)
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Including: The Women and the Sniper By Tatiana Kitsenko / Diprosopus, A Story in Two Faces By Lyudmila Zaytseva / Onyx By Maxim Dosko / Herman, Franz and Gregor By Julia Tupikina / The Time Wardrobe or the New Adventures of D’Artagnan By Yuri Harin / Same Thing By Olga PrusakThe International Contest of Contemporary Drama (ICCD ) is a biannual playwriting competition run by Belarus Free Theatre since its foundation in 2005.It is open to submiss...
Including: The Women and the Sniper By Tatiana Kitsenko / Diprosopus, A Story in Two Faces By Lyudmila Zaytseva / Onyx By Maxim Dosko / Herman, Franz and Gregor By Julia Tupikina / The Time Wardrobe or the New Adventures of D’Artagnan By Yuri Harin / Same Thing By Olga PrusakThe International Contest of Contemporary Drama (ICCD ) is a biannual playwriting competition run by Belarus Free Theatre since its foundation in 2005.It is open to submissions in Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian and has produced playwrights such as Anna Yablonskaya, Aleksey Shcherbak, and Pavel Pryazhko – whose plays have been produced at the Royal Court Theatre – and Vyatcheslav Durnenekov who has written for the Royal Shakespeare Company.In 2016, 543 plays were submitted from 14 countries including Belarus, UK, Russia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Israel, Estonia, and Georgia. The winning plays in this collection are in six categories: Best Play, Best Play on a Social or Political Topic, Best Short Play or Experimental Writing for Theatre, BestAdaptation, Best Play for Children and The Tom Stoppard Award for Best Debut.This publication is dedicated to promoting the works of the winning playwrights and is published to coincide with prizegiving ceremonies taking place in London, Minsk, Kiev, and Moscow.
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Theatre
Content Type
Play
Contributor
Adam Versényi, fl. 2007
Author / Creator
Ramón Griffero, 1954-
Date Published / Released
1999, 2016
Publisher
Oberon Books
Person Discussed
Augusto Pinochet, 1915-2006
Topic / Theme
Social conflict, Political events, Premonitions, Chile, Coup d'Etat, September 11, 1973, Prophet, Young Pharaoh, Little Shepherd of Fatima, Forgotten, Officer
Copyright Message
Collection copyright © Ramón Griffero, 2016; Translation copyright © Adam Versényi, 2016; Introduction copyright © Catherine Boyle, 2016
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The Day The Waters Came
written by Lisa Evans, fl. 1986 (London, England: Oberon Books, 2010, originally published 2010), 46 page(s)
Winner of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best Play for Children and Young People 2011. It is summer, 2005, New Orleans. Maya Marsalis takes you by the hand, sometimes the throat, and leads you through her landscape the day Hurricane Katrina came, the levees broke, the world watched and the US Government did n...
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written by Lisa Evans, fl. 1986 (London, England: Oberon Books, 2010, originally published 2010), 46 page(s)
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Winner of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best Play for Children and Young People 2011. It is summer, 2005, New Orleans. Maya Marsalis takes you by the hand, sometimes the throat, and leads you through her landscape the day Hurricane Katrina came, the levees broke, the world watched and the US Government did nothing. Go with her, as she shows you how her world and that of thousands of black American citizens changed forever, the day the water...
Winner of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best Play for Children and Young People 2011. It is summer, 2005, New Orleans. Maya Marsalis takes you by the hand, sometimes the throat, and leads you through her landscape the day Hurricane Katrina came, the levees broke, the world watched and the US Government did nothing. Go with her, as she shows you how her world and that of thousands of black American citizens changed forever, the day the waters came. A sister piece to Evans’ seminal play for young audiences Stamping, Shouting And Singing Home, this new play explores the environmental and social impact of Hurricane Katrina on the communities in New Orleans.
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Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Play
Author / Creator
Lisa Evans, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Oberon Books
Topic / Theme
Natural disasters, Social conflict, Hurricane Katrina, August 23-30, 2005, Mr. Freeman, Addict, Boat Man, Lennie, Damon, Patient, Paramedic, Ernesto, Hustler, Singer, Alvin, Jailbird, Eugene, Dad, Milton, Doc, Clayton, Louis, Paris, Farrell, Maya, Mom, Miss Emma, Phyllis, Camille, Mother, Genevieve, Francine, Robert's Mom, Joy
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Copyright © Lisa Evans, 2010
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