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Literature loves a strong, protective mother. Whilst Molly Weasley, Catelyn Stark and Miss Honey might have had their own specific worries, none of these were fighting the prejudic ...

The fight for the British throne between the Houses of York and Lancaster continues.Richard, Duke of York, in his quest for the crown, cajoles Henry to disinherit his son Edward, w ...

Henry VI is now on the throne but the conflict with France continues.He is unable to control his bickering nobles and his new wife, Margaret of Anjou. And as if these problems were ...

After the death of King Henry V, his young son ascends to the throne. As he’s too young to rule, the English nobles rise to the challenge and take charge. Meanwhile, in France, Joa ...

As England is in the middle of a civil war, King Henry IV becomes gravely ill. While the king’s enemies attempt to overthrow him, his son and heir Hal continues to raise hell in lo ...

Timon is a wealthy and popular man in Athens who freely shares his wealth with others. He is generous to his friends and often pays off other people’s debts, throws lavish parties ...

King Henry’s military plans are interrupted by the news that his army has been defeated in the South. The supposedly loyal Hotspur is refusing to send the soldiers he has captured ...

Det är sommar och UIrika bor med sin vän Annie och hennes familj i en stuga. Vid en utflykt försvinner Annies lillasyster Maja utan ett spår. Sex veckor senare hittas hon vid Musse ...

Immature and reckless the two best friends, Proteus and Valentine, are sent to the court in Milan by their families to do some growing up. Here they both fall for the duke’s daught ...

Ferdinand, the King of Navarre, and his three noble companions, the Lords Berowne, Dumaine and Longaville, make a pact. For the next three years, they will focus on their studies w ...

On a distant island, Prospero waits.The noise of thunder, flashes of lightning and a swelling sea, this tempest sets the stage for William Shakespeare’s most enigmatic play. As we ...

Meet Antonio, an antisemitic merchant who treats his own flesh as property to secure a loan. Throughout the play, tangible objects symbolize immaterial ideas about love and loyalty ...

Does Romeo and Juliet really need an introduction? Of all William Shakespeare’s plays, this might be the best known to date. Lamentable tragedies, star-crossed lovers and feuding f ...

In this magnificent historical adventure, William Shakespeare presents a story on the rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England. Malicious, power-hung ...

Power and despair are at their uppermost suspense between witchcraft, bloody severed heads and darkness loom over this magnificent play by William Shakespeare. Set in medieval Scot ...

You might be familiar with modern-day tragedies such as 'The Atonement' by Ian McEwan, 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding or 'Thirteen Reasons Why' by Jay Asher. If so, then Wi ...

Fairies, magic and creatures from another dimension, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" got it all! If you ever saw and loved "Get Over It" with Kirsten Dunst, this one is for you! This p ...

Russia was by no means paradise at the turn of the twentieth century, but it was decidedly worse for the poor and homeless community. This play centres around a motley crew of drun ...

The relationship between indigenous people and American settlers has historically been a strained one, and California’s Sonoma Valley is no exception. Red Cloud is a local indigeno ...

First written in 1906, Leonid Andreyev’s ‘Life of Man’ is a five-act play which was debuted in 1907. The play follows Man through all the ups and downs life throws at him. Man neve ...

Av en slump, på sin mammas skrivbord, råkar Ida hitta ett brev skrivet till hennes mamma. Det är från Manne, en man som mamman var tillsammans med för femton år sedan. Han undrar o ...

När Anna sitter och tittar på den nya dokusåpan "Skeppet" inträffar något mystiskt. I direktsändning faller en av besättningsmännen ihop och rutan blir svart. Dokusåpan, som hela S ...

Howard Knox is a congressman who wants to expose local corruption. One of the men involved is a businessman called Anthony Starkweather – and he is ready to do anything to stop Kno ...

"Anathema" is a tragedy by Leonid Andreyev in seven scenes, often labelled as his most atheist one. It follows the dispute between the devil (called Anathema) and God about the lim ...

Kuningas Oidipus hallitsee Thebaa kuningatar lokasteen ja lastensa kanssa, mutta kaupunkia uhkaavat vaikeat ajat. Jumalten mukaan kaupunki on pelastuva rutolta ja kuolemalta, mikäl ...