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  | | Maxwell Plays for Young People (Oberon Plays for Young People) by Douglas Maxwell Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2012 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84943-150-7, ISBN: 1-84943-150-7 "Ideal for youth theatre groups and schools, these dramas are energetic, fun and emotionally honest. Includes: Decky Does a Bronco, Helmet, Mancub, The Mother Ship and Promises, Promises." |
 | | The Whip Hand (Oberon Modern Plays) by Douglas Maxwell Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 2017 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78682-242-0, ISBN: 1-78682-242-3 "It’s Dougie’s birthday. He just turned 50 and his family are throwing him a party. But it’s he who has a surprise for them. A bombshell proposal. He wants his ex-wife Arlene to back his new endeavour. He wants to serve a good cause, a global cause. He wants to make right a terrible wrong, even if it puts their daughter’s future at risk. An explosive new play about power, privilege, blood ties and our inescapable past." |
 | | Melody(1st Edition) by Douglas Maxwell, Traverse Theatre, Tron Theatre Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2006 by Oberon Books Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-1-84002-663-4, ISBN: 1-84002-663-4 "Tonight everything must go. Melody's got secrets - dirty, dark, and sick-to-the-bottom-of-your-stomach secrets that she's hidden away from for years. The tattoos up her arms tell part of the story, but the truth is a lot more complicated. John, the boyfriend, thinks he knows Melody, but he doesn't know the half of it. To him, it's just a question of presentation. Olive, Melody's irascible mother-in-law, thinks she knows all about it. Sh ..." |
 | | Too Fast (Oberon Plays for Younger People) by Douglas Maxwell, Anthony Banks Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2012 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84943-125-5, ISBN: 1-84943-125-6 ""Too Fast" is an ensemble comedy with a strong emotional heart and a huge theatrical reveal in the final scene. In this edition for schools, Anthony Banks (theatre director and Associate Director of the National Theatre Discover Program) has written notes for teachers to stimulate and inspire discussion and activities in the classroom." |
 | | The Mother Ship (Oberon Modern Plays) by Douglas Maxwell Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2008 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84002-833-1, ISBN: 1-84002-833-5 "An adventure about what it means to be young and to believe in beyond the ordinary." |
 | | National Theatre Connections 2011 Plays for Young People: Frank & Ferdinand; Gap; Cloud Busting; Those Legs; Shooting Truth; Bassett; Gargantua; ... Beauty Manifesto; Too Fast (Play Anthologies) by Samuel Adamson, Alia Bano, Helen Blakeman, Professor James Graham, Molly Davies, Noel Clarke, Douglas Maxwell, Carl Grose, Katori Hall, Nell Leyson, Malorie Blackman, Anthony Banks, Nell Leyshon Paperback, 608 Pages, Published 2011 by Methuen Drama ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-3179-4, ISBN: 1-4081-3179-X "This brilliant new collection of ten plays for young people will prove indispensable to schools, colleges and youth theatre groups. Specially commissioned by the National Theatre for the Connections Festival 2011 involving 200 schools and youth theatre groups across the UK and Ireland, each play is accompanied by production notes and exercises. "The Pied Piper" re-imagined, the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda, witches in seventeenth cen ..." |
 | | A Play, A Pie and A Pint Volume One: Toy Plastic Chicken; A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity; Chic Murray: A Funny Place for A Window; Ida Tamson; Jocky Wilson Said; Do Not Press This Button by Douglas Maxwell, Uma Nada-Rajah, Stuart Hepburn, Jane Livingstone, Jonathan Cairney, Alan Bissett, Denise Mina, Morag Fullarton, April Chamberlain, April Chambers Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 2020 by Salamander Street Limited, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-913630-22-5, ISBN: 1-913630-22-6 "This first volume includes: A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity (Douglas Maxwell); Toy Plastic Chicken (Uma Nada-Rajah); Chic Murray: A Funny Place for A Window (Stuart Hepburn); Ida Tamson (Denise Mina); Jocky Wilson Said (Jane ..." |
 | | I Can Go Anywhere (Oberon Modern Plays) by Douglas Maxwell Paperback, Published 2019 by Oberon Books Ltd, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-78682-910-8, ISBN: 1-78682-910-X |
 | | Charlie Sonata by Douglas Maxwell 96 Pages, Published 2017 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78682-046-4, ISBN: 1-78682-046-3 "KATE: JACKSON: KATE: AUDREY: KATE: AUDREY: KATE: wine from the bottle arguing about Chris Evans and Guy Ritchie. Nah, I don't buy all this retro stuff. It's cherry picking. Retro is the opposite of history. Write that down. So you're not ..." |
 | | Miracle Man by Douglas Maxwell 104 Pages, Published 2015 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84943-767-7, ISBN: 1-84943-767-X "Does that mean that we can get the ball rolling with the invitation? Apparently there's a deadline. HEALY: (Conspiratorially) And here...think of the action you'd get with a bus like that. I'll bet you this Miracle Man's beating them off with a stick eh? OZZY: Well I doubt it. It's a virginity pledge remember. He's a virgin. They all are. HEALY: Aaaah! That's it! That's what's bugging me about this whole shebang ! Virginity. Why don ..." |
 | | Fever Dream Southside by Douglas Maxwell 88 Pages, Published 2015 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78319-496-4, ISBN: 1-78319-496-0 "... Frances Poet Stephen Darcy A version of the first half of this play was presented by students of The Royal Conservatoire Scotland in August 2008. It played The Tron, Hampstead Theatre and The Traverse. The project was developed and supported by The Playwrights Studio Scotland. It was directed by Amanda Gaughan with sound design by Claire McKenzie. The actors were... Philip G Burke, Jeremy Crawford, Cindy Derby, Barbara Sullivan, ..." |
 | | Ma Bili'n Bwrw'r Bronco (English and Welsh Edition) by Douglas Maxwell, Jeremi Cockram Paperback, 78 Pages, Published 2013 by Gomer Press ISBN-13: 978-1-84851-499-7, ISBN: 1-84851-499-9 "Drama am bum crwt ifanc yn treulio'r haf yn cicio'u sodlau mewn parc ar stad o dai yng Nghwm Tawe. Ond mae digwyddiad ysgytwol yn rhoi diwedd ar eu direidi chwareus, ac yn gadael ei farc am byth. Addasiad o Grid Iron, Decky Does a Bronco. It's the summer of 1983, and school's out. Five lads act out their dreams and fears in their local playground in Scotland. Their game, known as 'broncoing', is fast, furious and all about machismo. Alt ..." |
 | | Too Fast by Douglas Maxwell 64 Pages, Published 2011 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84943-678-6, ISBN: 1-84943-678-9 "Singing skills? Yeah right. We can learn that. No. There are other reasons. Believe me. Pause. CALLUM: What other reasons? DD: What's it to you? CALLUM: Dunno. Interested. AMEE: So am I. What other reasons DD? DD: Well. Look, you're ..." |
 | | Promises Promises by Douglas Maxwell 59 Pages, Published 2010 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84943-768-4, ISBN: 1-84943-768-8 "As always at this point in the day, I think of Wendy. In my first school, the famous Wendy Malloy of Red Street, said that teaching was all about living up to a promise. I don't know who said it first, but it was Wendy who said it to me. Everything ..." |
 | | The Mother Ship by Douglas Maxwell 87 Pages, Published 2008 by Oberon Books Limited ISBN-13: 978-1-84943-769-1, ISBN: 1-84943-769-6 "A conference for all school leavers heading off to university to discuss the Christian ideal of abstinence.' The House of Light? Never heard of it. I thought 'My mate E's a sad virgin Christian loser heading off to uni. Perfect.' I'm not a Christian . You went to Sunday school. When I was about seven. Once a sad virgin Christian loser, always a sad virgin Christian loser. Well if you don't want it I'll have it. Might pop in and lure ..." |
 | | Melody by Douglas Maxwell 64 Pages, Published 2006 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84943-848-3, ISBN: 1-84943-848-X "MELODY: I do. DING DONG. Now there's a T H UMP at the door. Another... T H UMP. MELODY lifts the lid of the kettle. Steam rockets up. She starts to shovel spoonful after spoonfitl of sugar into the kettle calmly. THUMP THUMP THUMP OLIVE: Whoever it is will no doubt go away. What with the storm and everything. JOHN: Aye. We should've put up sandbags. THUMP THUMP THUMP DING DONG. T H UMP ASHLEY: Keep a cheery face. Everything'll be a ..." |
 | | Mancub by Douglas Maxwell 64 Pages, Published 2004 by Oberon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84943-800-1, ISBN: 1-84943-800-5 "This is quite simply the best day of your life. Savour it. I savour it. Curled in the mud, unable to move. My nuts throbbing like a heart beat. Girl's trainers. Shit. Karen Cleary. — that, was like totally funny. — oh. Haw caw. — was it sore? — nawk." |
 | | Stroud Heart of the Five Valleys for 700 Years, a celebration. by Adam Horovitz, Douglas Maxwell Paperback, 116 Pages, Published 2004 by Tideline Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9548787-0-2, ISBN: 0-9548787-0-1 |
 | | Variety by Douglas Maxwell 88 Pages, Published 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-84943-880-3, ISBN: 1-84943-880-3 "You're not in Edinburgh any more. You're not in Glasgow or London or anywhere glamorous. Oh no. You're somewhere outside the tourist Zone. You're in a town away from the lights and the bustle. You're in The King's Variety Theatre on the ..." |
 | | Biomythology Stacey Neff 2000 by Stacey Neff, Douglas Maxwell Paperback, Published 2002 by Neuhoff Gallery ISBN-13: 978-0-9716102-1-7, ISBN: 0-9716102-1-5 |
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