Europa
Steve Waters, Lutz Hubner, Malgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk and Tena Stivicic
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Europa brings together four European theatres: Birmingham Repertory Theatre (UK), Dresden State...
Begotten (1990)
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A dark, experimental re-imagining of the biblical Book of Genesis.
Centauri Express Audio Magazine
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Since 1984, the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company has been performing, recording, and broadcasting...
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Six generations, twenty-three characters one very special piece of furniture. Tanya Ronder's...
ClareR (5879 KP) rated The Ghost Theatre in Books
Sep 10, 2023
Shay is an Aviscultan, but she is distracted from her home and way of life when she meets Nonesuch and his fellow young thespians at the Blackfriars theatre. She falls in love with him, neglects her failing, blind father, and eventually becomes something of a celebrity when she uses her ability to predict the future for Queen Elizabeth I. Soon, all wealthy Londoners want to see her, and the owner of Blackfriars theatre realises he can make some serious money out of Shay.
This is an exciting story with lots of running-across-rooftops-action, but I thought the real magic was in the descriptions of the narrow London streets, the smells, sights, the people and the animals. The descriptions of the birds, especially that of Devana, Shays falcon friend, truly expressed the wonder and reverence that Shay and her fellow Aviscultans had for all birds - and frankly, I can’t see what would be bad about a belief such as this!
The fact that a rebellion could be stoked by a guerrilla theatre group - a Ghost Theatre - showed the power of art, theatre and stories.
This is a mesmerising book; I was completely immersed in the birds, the magic and the dark London streets. And I didn’t want it to end.
Highly recommended.
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Jul 1, 2018
The Reluctant Escapologist
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An unrivalled unofficial history of the rise - and partial fall - of Fringe Theatre, Mike Bradwell's...