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Posh (9781840029840)

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In an oak-paneled room in Oxford, ten young punks with cut-glass vowels and deep pockets are meeting, intent on restoring their right to rule. Members of an elite student dining society, the boys are bunkering down for a wild night of debauchery, decadence and good wine. Welcome to the Riot Club. Product details Format Paperback | 96 pages Dimensions 130 x 210 x 12.7mm | 226.8g ...

Old King Cole (9781870259125)

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Will the courageous Cyril defeat the weedy Baron Wadd and win the hand of Princess Daphne? Or will his heroic efforts be thwarted by the mischievous interlopers Fazand Twoo? The answers to these important questions are revealed in Ken Campbell's reimagining of the familiar Old King Cole story. Old King Cole has been performed in many countries and translated into many languages. Product details Format Paperback | 91 pages Dimensions 148 x 210 x 6.35mm | 136...

Thirteen Monologues : Jean Cocteau & Georges Feydeau (9781849431194)

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"Original illustrations by Jean Cocteau and Andrzej Klimowski Two of the seven monologues by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) in this edition were written for Edith Piaf. The other five were written for Cocteau's friend, the celebrated actor Jean Marais, to perform on radio. Although perhaps a minor part of Cocteau's output of films, plays, poems and ballet scenarios, these exquisite miniatures remain a fascinating form of his dramatic expression. Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) is best known for his enduring farces, such as A Flea In Her Ear, yet he wrote over 20 monologues for actors to perform at charity concerts and in fashionable drawing rooms. The six included in this volume were written over a period of 16 years from 1882. " Product details Format Paperback | 76 ...