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Three of Racine's powerful and groundbreaking tragedies. Strongly influenced by Classical drama, Jean Racine (1639-99) broke away from the grandiose theatricality of baroque drama to create works of intense psychological...

Author: Timberlake Wertenbaker Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 80 Jean Racine's classic play Britannicus is a chilling study of the emergence of a monster, as Emperor Nero begins to take...

One afternoon in 1976, teenagers Jean and Tom share an almost imperceptible look across the grounds of Compton Manor, a boarding school for boys with problems. Their gaze marks a...

Unlike some jockeys, Tony Byrne has never taken a bung and never ridden a dishonest race. All the same, his career is heading for the rocks, dragged down by weight...

'Just be sincere, and as a man of honour, Say nothing that does not come from the heart.' The plays in this volume - Cinna , The Misanthrope , Andromache...