Théatre

Years after an angry breakup, Victor and Walter Franz are reunited by the death of their father. As they sort through his possessions in an old brownstone attic, the memories evoked by his belongings stir up old hostilities. The Price was nominated for two Tony Awards, including best play.

Mark Renton is an unrepentant drug abuser, doing his level best to elude the claims and responsibilities Life throws up to him. His pals - Spud, Sick Boy, Tommy and Begbie - are devoted to much the same heroically seedy existence. Both harrowing and hilarious, Trainspotting charts the disintegration of this unlikely gang, as their appetites for intoxication and mayhem lead them unerringly into the worst kinds of trouble. Adapted by Shallow Grave screenwriter John Hodge from the novel by Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting was an international hit in 1996, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle.

Classe de 3ème et 2nd The gentle melancholy and lyrical atmosphere of Twelfth Night have long made the play a favourite with Shakespearian audiences. The plot revolves around mistaken identities and unrequited love, but is further enlivened by a comic sub-plot of considerable accomplishment. In it, Sir Toby Belch and his companion outwit the pretentious Malvolio, who despite suffering their most outrageous and insulting practical jokes, emerges as an almost noble figure.

Twelfth Night is one of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays in the modern theatre, and this edition places particular emphasis on its theatrical qualities throughout. Peopled with lovers misled either by disguises or their own natures, it combines lyrical melancholy with broad comedy. The introduction analyses its many views of love and the juxtaposition of joy and melancholy, while the detailed commentary pays particular attention to its linguistic subtleties. Music is particularly important in Twelfth Night, and this is the only modern edition to offer material for all the music required in a performance. James Walker has re-edited the existing music from the original sources, and where noe exists has composed settings compatible with the surviving originals. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Commissioned by the BBC, and described by Dylan Thomas as 'a play for voices', UNDER MILK WOOD takes the form of an emotive and hilarious account of a spring day in the fictional Welsh seaside village of Llareggub. We learn of the inhabitants' dreams and desires, their loves and regrets. The play introduces us to characters such as Captain Cat who dreams of his drowned former seafellows and Nogood Boyo who dreams of nothing at all.

It is a unique and touching depiction of a village that has 'fallen head over bells in love'. The First Voice narration reveals the ordinary world of daily happenings and events, while the Second Voice conveys the intimate, innermost thoughts of the fascinating folk of Llareggub. There have been myriad productions of UNDER MILK WOOD over the years and Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Tom Jones have all starred in radio, stage or film adaptations.

Dylan Thomas's classic radio play reprinted to celebrate the centenary of his birth. A true masterpiece that has never been out of print.

Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful.' This line from the play was adopted by Jean Anouilh to characterize the first production of Waiting for Godot at the Theatre de Babylone in 1953. He went on to predict that the play would, in time, represent the most important premiere to be staged in Paris for forty years. Nobody acquainted with Beckett's masterly black comedy would now question this prescient recognition of a classic of twentieth-century literature.

Εκκινώντας από τον Ίωνα, τη «λιγότερο τραγική» από τις τραγωδίες του Ευριπίδη –περισσότερο θα του ταίριαζε ίσως ο χαρακτηρισμός «ειρωνικό δράμα»–, ο Χ.Α. Χωμενίδης γράφει ένα έργο που διαλαμβάνει –ανάλαφρα, μα καίρια– θεμελιώδη, διαχρονικά ζητήματα: Τις ρίζες κάθε ανθρώπου και τη σχέση του με τους γονείς του, βιωμένη ή φαντασιακή, την εξουσία και την ανάγκη της να προεκτείνεται στο μέλλον, τον γάμο ως φρίκη και ως φωλιά, τον έρωτα που φθίνει και τον πόθο που αναπάντεχα ανθίζει.

Καλοκαίρι του 1978, σ’ ένα χωριό του Έβρου. Ο Αίαντας επιστρέφει στη γενέτειρά του πιστεύοντας ότι θα αναλάβει τα στρέμματα γης που του αναλογούν. Ο πατέρας του όμως έχει ορίσει μοναδικό του κληρονόμο τον μικρό του γιο, Οδυσσέα. Εκείνον που έμεινε κοντά του, έκανε οικογένεια και δούλεψε τη γη, όσο ο μεγάλος σπούδαζε μακριά τους να γίνει φιλόλογος.

Ο Αίαντας θολωμένος από θυμό βάζει φωτιά στο πατρικό του να τους κάψει όλους στον ύπνο. Μόνο που ο άνεμος αλλάζει ρότα και τα σχέδια του δεν ευοδώνονται. Δεν του απομένει τίποτα άλλο πέρα από την αυτοχειρία. Ένας οικογενειακός εμφύλιος ξεσπά γύρω από την ταφή του σώματός του.