Bloomsbury

Fences represents the decade of the 1950s, and, when it premiered in 1985, it won the Pulitzer Prize. Set during the beginnings of the civil rights movement, it also concerns generational change and renewal, ending with a celebration of the life of its protagonist, even though it takes place at his funeral. Critics and scholars have lauded August...

The telling of tales is always a troubling business. In telling stories about ourselves and about others, we are always at risk of betraying ethics. Troubled Tales explores the troubling nature of storytelling through a reading of the work of Emmanuel Levinas. Levinas himself had a complex relationship with literature. At times in his work, he is a...

Tom Stone is madly in love with his wife Ann. Pushing forty and expecting their first child, they buy a semi-derelict house in Hackney. Despite their spiralling money troubles, they believe this is their settled future. But Ann becomes convinced she's being shadowed by a homeless man whose presence seems like a terrible omen. As their child...

A breathless, exhilarating crash course in the low morality of high finance (Independent)Serious Money is perhaps Caryl Churchill's most notorious play. A satirical study of the effects of the Big Bang, it premiered at the Royal Court in 1987 and transferred to the West End. Since then, it has prompted city financiers the world over to applaud...

1Anthony Neilson's plays collected in one volumeIncludes the plays: Normal "e;a tight, powerful, three-hander...achieved with a sense of discipline and thematic energy"e; (Guardian), Penetrator "e;This is one of the blackest, funniest and most shocking comedy dramas you will ever see"e; (Sunday Times), Year of the Family...

Canada has not always had the role of 'friendly neighbor to the north.' In fact, the seemingly peaceful history of relations between the United States and Canada is punctuated with instances of border disputes, annexation manifestos and trade disagreements. David R. Spencer reveals the complexity of this relationship through a fascinating...