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Drama
This collection contains scripts for productions on the stage, television, radio, and screen, and critical studies.
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The screens
Faber and Faber
1963
A play organised around the Algerian War by French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist.
Boabdil, or, The twilight of Granada, and other poems.
C.F. Hodgson & Son, Ltd.
1930
Ten works by a staunch supporter of Arab nationalist causes.
Poppies: a play in one act
Gay Men's Press
1983
A play exploring the issues of masculinity and militarism. Gift inscription from the author on the title page.
Saraband for a saint: a modern morality play in two acts
Exposition Press
1954
Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.
Sherlock Holmes and the curse of the mummy's tomb: a play
Ian Henry Publications
1997
Holmes and Watson travel to Egypt to investigate the death of Lord Brackishmere.
Sherlock Holmes: the adventure at Sir Arthur Sullivan's : a play in two acts
Ian Henry Publications
1997
Holmes and Watson are invited to give a dramatised version of two their adventures.
Sherlock Holmes: the adventure at Sir Arthur Sullivan's : a play in two acts
Stage One Theatre Company
1996
Holmes and Watson are invited to give a dramatised version of two their adventures. Number 10 of a signed limited edition of 10.
Now Barabbas
Longmans, Green and Co.
1947
Based on the authors own experiences of prison life after his court martial for refusal to lead an attack on a town with a civilian population during the war.
Shakespeare's wooden O
Rupert Hart-Davis
1959
A discussion of the stages used in Shakespeare's productions.
Historical games for children
J. Curwen & Sons Ltd.
1890s
A collection of historical enactments for children.
Corinth House: a play in three acts
Macmillan & Co Ltd
1954
By the English novelist, playwright, poet, literary and social critic, later Baroness Snow.
If age but knew: a play in three acts
Fortune Press
1939
With a gift inscription from the author to actress Joan MacArthur who played Gertie Todd at the play's first performance at the Portfolio Playhouse, London.
The censor, the drama and the film 1900-1934
George Allen & Unwin Ltd
1934
A study of dramatic censorship. With a gift inscription from the author.
The satire of the three estates
Scots Review
1949
With a loosely inserted eight page programme.
Uranium 235: a documentary play in eleven episodes
William MacLellan
1948
A portrayal of the history of atomic research and the problems raised by the atom bomb.
The fatal game; or, The disowned one: an historical drama, or tragicomedy, in three acts
Haigh Brothers
1844
An obscure play set in Scotland, England and Spain.
Death of a salesman: certain private conversations in two acts and a requiem
Cresset Press
1949
A two-act play set in late 1940s Brooklyn told through a montage of memories, dreams, and arguments of the protagonist Willy Loman, a travelling salesman who is despondent with his life and appears to be slipping into senility.
The Grand Cham's diamond: a play in one act
Gowans & Gray, Ltd.
1926
A one act play for small theatres and repertory companies.
O death, where is thy sting: a play in one act
Gowans & Gray, Ltd.
1926
A one act play for small theatres and repertory companies. Gift inscription from the author to John Brandane (the pen name for Dr John MacIntyre).
The politics of King Lear
Jackson, Son & Company
1947
A refutation of the proposition that Shakespeare had no politics, as evidenced in his play King Lear.
Laodice: a play in three acts
Newman Wolsey Limited
1945
A play by the English playwright, poet, and writer of crime fiction.
Night: a poetic drama in one act
Egmont Arens
1918
A one act play for small theatres and repertory companies.
