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Starring James Marsters, this classic comedy of manners from 1773 is still widely performed and studied. Love, lies, and dysfunctional families. Sound like your last family gathering? Try this one on for laughs. Two randy young gents, Charles and George, set out to woo the alluring and upper-crust Kate and Constance. But inexperienced Charles is shy and clumsy around upper-class ladies, so it’s the barmaid who catches his eye. But is she really who she seems?

In this wickedly funny play, a seemingly ideal couple and their charming, privileged friends surmount such details as selling government secrets, theft, and bribery with love triumphant over all.

This BBC Radio production stars much-loved actor and comedian Lenny Henry, who won the Evening Standard’s Best Newcomer Award for his stunning performance as the tortured Moor. First performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, it subsequently toured the country before arriving in London’s West End where Henry received rave reviews.

En Verona, nos cuenta Shakespeare, dos jóvenes se enamoran profundamente, pero pertenecen a familias enfrentadas por un odio que ninguno de los dos eligió y que está fuera de su control. Una tarde calurosa de verano, Romeo, que se ha casado en secreto con Julieta, se ve envuelto en un conflicto y termina matando al primo de ella. Desde ese momento, la tragedia se desata. El destino, el azar y las malas decisiones conducen la historia hacia un final inevitable y desgarrador.

Voltaire, einer der schärfsten Denker der Aufklärung, veröffentlichte Candide im Jahr 1759 – ein Jahr, das nicht zufällig gewählt war. Europa war erschüttert vom Siebenjährigen Krieg, das Erdbeben von Lissabon 1755 hatte die metaphysischen Fundamente der Theodizee erschüttert, und die katholische Kirche stand zunehmend unter intellektuellem Beschuss. In diesem Kontext entfaltet Candide seine subversive Kraft: als satirischer Roman, als philosophisches Pamphlet und als literarisches Meisterwerk. Im Zentrum der Erzählung steht die Figur des Dr.

Una ciudad al borde del colapso. Un rey decidido a encontrar la verdad, sin imaginar que lo que descubrirá cambiará su destino para siempre. En Tebas, una peste mortal arrasa con la vida del pueblo. Edipo, su rey, busca desesperadamente la causa del castigo divino. El oráculo habla: el asesino del antiguo rey Layo camina impune entre ellos.

Martin ze Stvolna opouští z pověření Karla IV. s malou výpravou České země. Jeho úkolem bude získávat v zahraničí pro katedrálu svatého Víta ostatky svatých. Ani na této cestě není ochuzen o ženskou společnost -⁠ doprovází jej Johanka, stále ještě zákonná manželka třeboňského kata. Nejprve putují do Německa, kde se Martin ze Stvolna setkává s dávným přítelem a později nepřítelem na život a na smrt, Konrádem z Wormsu. Potíže s inkvizicí však způsobí, že královský vyslanec musí brzy uprchnout do Itálie.

Ein klassisches Schauspiel von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe nach der Vorlage von Euripides’ "Iphigenie bei den Taurern." Es gilt als ein Meisterwerk der Weimarer Klassik, ebenso kunstreich wie sinnvoll. Goethe bringt einen alten Mythos zurück, und veranschaulicht sowohl die künstlerischen Bewegungen dieser Zeit als auch die Ideale von Humanität, Gerechtigkeit und Unschuld.

Oedipus at Colonus, by Sophocles, is a classical sequel to Oedipus Rex that has been been enjoyed for centuries. This drama is an absolute must for any scholar, student, drama lover, or classical literature fan. Here, you will find the unabridged and complete version of the work. We hope you will thoroughly enjoy each and every act.

"100 Quotes by Aeschylus" unveils the musings of the originator of tragedy. With topics such as religion, life, love, and death taken to task, Aeschylus offers the 21st-century reader an insight into the thoughts and feelings of the Ancient Greeks. However, what is surprising is just how resonant many of those ideas are today. An outstanding book for those seeking bite-sized nuggets of timeless wisdom. Thought to have been born in Eleusis, Aeschylus (524BC – 456BC) is the subject of both myth and legend. According to the story, at the age of 26, he was working in a vineyard.

Der Klassiker um Schuld, Rache und Sühne als modernes Hörspiel. Der Vater opfert die Tochter, die Mutter erschlägt darauf ihren Mann und wird deswegen von ihrem Sohn erschlagen - am Ende dieser Geschichte um Rache und Gier steht die Erkenntnis, dass es so nicht weitergehen kann. Die Idee der Rechtsstaatlichkeit hält Einzug. In einer faszinierenden Mischung aus schlagfertigen Dialogen, gereimten Wechselgesängen und modernen Wendungen holt Raoul Schrott diesen Klassiker ins Hier und Jetzt.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta, the former queen of the Amazons. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the mechanicals) who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.

All's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. Helena, the low-born ward of a Spanish countess, is in love with the countess' son Bertram, who is indifferent to her. Bertram goes to Paris to replace his late father as attendant to the ailing King of France. Helena, the daughter of a recently deceased doctor, follows Bertram, ostensibly to offer the King her services as a healer.

Die Menschheit als Spielball schicksalhafter Kräfte, der einzelne Mensch, der aus Ehrgeiz, Unwissenheit oder Eitelkeit Böses tut, obwohl er es gut meint - das sind die großen Themen der klassischen Dramenkunst. Heute so aktuell wie damals! Mit dabei, ungekürzt gelesen: Aischylos - "Die Perser", Sophokles - "Antigone", Sophokles - "König Ödipus", Euripides - "Medea".

How do you get a handle on Hamlet's complex character? What makes for great performances of the play? Professor Rebholz brings a new and compelling interpretation of this great Shakespearean work, offering insights on Hamlet's mysterious actions and inaction and his slow march toward revenge. He also engages in a lively debate with Professor Ryan about ways to perform the play, and the two also discuss its religious and political contexts.

Die Welt mag dumm sein, die Menschen eitel oder krankhaft ehrgeizig - mit einem Lachen lässt sich alles besser ertragen. Die Kunst der Komödie bringt seit über 2500 Jahren dieses Lachen erfolgreich auf die Bühne. Die Box vereint acht Höhepunkte des Genres, ungekürzt gelesen: Aristophanes - "Die Vögel", Aristophanes - "Lysistrate", Molière - "Der eingebildet Kranke", Lessing - "Minna von Barnhelm", Kleist - "Der zerbrochne Krug", Büchner - "Leonce und Lena", Tschechow - "Onkel Wanja", Schnitzler - "Reigen".

As You Like It follows the lives of men and women who have been banished from their home after ruler, Duke Senior, was usurped by his younger brother. Duke Senior’s companions begin living in the forest outside of the duchy, where they encounter a man named Orlando, who has been secretly in love with the Duke’s daughter Rosalind.

A central theme of Ostrovsky's plays is the inevitable struggle between the demands of personal morality and and those dictated by social propriety. In this grim drama, the dramatist sketches a tragic incident arising from the conflict of two social classes: the petty tradesmen and the nobility. From the coarse environment of the first emerge honest, upright natures like Krasnov, the earnest shokeeper; from the superficial, dawdling culture of the second come weak-willed triflers like the ineffectual landowner, Babayev.

The Green Cockatoo is a short play set in a busy tavern on the night of the storming of the Bastille. Rich Parisian nobles come to watch some actors play at being rogues, thieves, and other criminals, but they quickly find reality and fantasy blending together in the most alarming of ways.

The Noh theatre of Japan was popularized towards the end of the 14th century. It was heavily influenced by Buddhism in philosophy and style, and was made up of dances performed at Shinto shrines to honor spirits and gods and old lyric poetry. Around the same time Shakespeare's Hamlet was being performed in London, Noh was integral to official ceremonies at Kyoto, and young nobles and princes were encouraged to attend and perform. This is a collection of four short plays from the Noh theatres of Japan - Hagoromo, Kumasaka, Kagekiyo, and Nishigiki.