StevenBerkoff One Act Plays (Play Anthologies) by StevenBerkoff, Geoffrey Colman Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2012 by Methuen Drama ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-8247-5, ISBN: 1-4081-8247-5
"Steven Berkoff has been variously described as controversial, thrilling, electric and dynamic. A Renaissance man of the theatre, he is known equally for his writing, directing and acting. Collecting together nineteen one-act plays, this volume presents never-before-published material. Abusive, shocking and endlessly surprising, these sharply written pieces showcase Berkoff's trademark controversy, black humour and dramatic dialectics.Th ..."
Actor's Life by StevenBerkoff Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2011 by Robson Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84954-173-2, ISBN: 1-84954-173-6
"Long considered the enfant terrible of the British theatre - as actor, director and writer - and famous for such startling productions as Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis and The Trial, Oscar Wilde's Salome and Budd Schulberg's On the Waterfront, among many others, Steven Berkoff is original in everything he does. Now, in this captivating book, he shares scenes from his own colourful theatrical life. In Tales from an Actor's Life, Berkof ..."
Sod the Bitches! by StevenBerkoff Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2015 by Urbane Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-909273-82-5, ISBN: 1-909273-82-1
"A challenging, brutally honest novel from an acclaimed actor John is an actor. He is a man. A man who wants. A man who needs. A man who takes. And he takes from those who always expect him to give. To give them love, loyalty, affection—to give them his soul and his life. Why can’t they just let him thrive? Why can’t they understand the desires and passions that drive him? Why is he a man alone? John has crossed the line from performance ..."
"Hamlet and Ophelia express the infinite variety of their passion in a work which takes the form of an epistolary play in verse. Steven Berkoff's startlingly original drama charts the lovers' story beneath the surface of Shakespeare's play."
""The East End was changing rapidly and I felt I had to record it before it vanished forever - at the time however I did not realise quite how fast it would disappear. The area was largely Jewish and this made it fascinating, since the early immigrants came with an amazing pot-pourri of cultures from a score of different peoples. For a while I lived in Anthony Street, off Commercial Road and just around the corner from the extraordinary ..."
Sit and Shiver by StevenBerkoff 96 Pages, Published 2014 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-31891-9, ISBN: 0-571-31891-6
"Betty Sam had a brain but he was dragged out of school and out into sweatshops
as akid offourteen ...Hehad a brain... Heevenwrote a play. Sam Please, Betty.
Morris Geton... What akopf he's goton his shoulders! No wonder Barry issoclever..
. Lionel How's the cake? Morris You'retempting me ... The cake was good! Debby
Itold you,I told you ...We shouldhave got more cakes! Lionel I'll rush out ...It'll take
me ten minutes. Debby What, a ..."
"Now, in this captivating book, he shares scenes from his own colourful theatrical life. In Tales from an ActorOCOs Life, Berkoff takes us on an informal tour of his extraordinary career."
"The cast was as follows: Jesus Rory Edwards Mary /Woman Adjoa Andoh John
the Baptist Tim Walker Satan Greg Hicks Judas / Priest / Soldier 8 Ben Walden
Pilate / Soldier / Disciple / Priest 6 Gary Sefton Caiphas / Scribe/ Roman
Raymond Sawyer Soldiers / Priests / Chorus Disciple 1/ Son Roddy McDevitt
Disciple 2/ Pharisee 2David Kennedy Disciple3 Jan Knightley Disciple 4/ Man
Paul Sirr Disciple 5 Malcolm James Disciple 7/Pharisee 1 Ni ..."
StevenBerkoff Plays 2 Decadence; Kvetch; Acapulco; Harry's Christmas; Brighton Beach Scumbags; Dahling You Were Marvelous; Dog; Actor by StevenBerkoff 240 Pages, Published 2014 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-31825-4, ISBN: 0-571-31825-8
"... Scheherazade / let me beguile your eyes with tales to ravish you my dear/
STEVE: Let's have a cigarette first. HELEN: OK. (They light cigarettes and they
both have hysterical fun blowing smoke rings.) The morning's sun was high up in
the sky / a great big orange in a sea of blue / and caw caws from the fluffy floating
gulls, and yachts were thick as icing in the breathless still and crispy morning /
the wind as soft as shantung ..."
StevenBerkoff Plays 1 East; West; Greek; Sink the Belgrano!; Massage Lunch; The Bow of Ulysses; Sturm und Drang by StevenBerkoff 288 Pages, Published 2014 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-31846-9, ISBN: 0-571-31846-0
"RALPH: Or making rude and gamey gestures from fast cars at thick brained yobs
from Romford / who in slow and wornout bangers / can only yelp and scream vile
insults lashed in hate / about the nature of our origin / and flash their rotten teeth /
as we slide past in fast Cortinas. KEN: Birds galore in black / squashed in and
squeaking / flapping in their awesome glee at your horsepower man. LES: So
let's forget the bundle / let's sc ..."
StevenBerkoff One Act Plays by StevenBerkoff 416 Pages, Published 2012 by A&C Black ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-8248-2, ISBN: 1-4081-8248-3
"John Yes! I swear . . . like I can't do what I want to do, what I'd like to do, what I
need to do. So this agent ... John Not to be led with a chain round your fucking
neck! (Pause.) So, yeah, so ... don't have an agent. Bruce You don't have an
agent?"
Play Anthologies Ser. StevenBerkoff: One Act Plays by StevenBerkoff 416 Pages, Published 2013 by A&C Black ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-8249-9, ISBN: 1-4081-8249-1
"Debra You can read books on it, download movies and I can read The Times in
the morning! Brian (cynical) Wowee . . . Hey, I'm telling you! Debra It's brilliant,
holds up to 20,000 songs, oooh! They all take out their gadgets, mobes, laptops,
etc. Charles But I only want to receive a call from New York . . . Brian You'll need
global roaming enabled if you want to call the States, mate . . . Debra Unless you
instal Skype on your mobi ..."
"One of Shakespeare's greatest, but also bloodiest tragedies, was written around 1605 to 1606. Many have seen the story of Macbeth's murder and usurpation of the legitimate Scottish King Duncan as having obvious connection to contemporary issues regarding King James I (James VI of Scotland), and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. King James was particularly fascinated with witchcraft, so the appearance of the witches chanting "Fair is foul, and ..."
Hundan El Belgrano! by BerkoffSteven Paperback, Published 2013 by Editorial Losada ISBN-13: 978-950-03-6331-0, ISBN: 950-03-6331-3
"Con las cinco piezas que integran este volumen. Losada continúa la publicación de uno de los dramaturgos británicos más relevantes: íHundan el Belgrano! (1986) es una sátira feroz sobre uno de los episodios más trágicos de la Guerra de Malvinas. Una escritura sin concesiones pone a la luz los intereses más espurios que llevaron al gobierno de Margaret Thatcher y a la dictadura militar argentina a embarcarse en un conflicto bélico irresp ..."