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The mysterious Frank Ware is a woman writer forced to write under a masculine pseudonym in order to win literary respect. Adding to her enigmatic status is the fact that she lives in New York City with her adopted child, a little son of unknown parentage, mystifying her friends by spending all her spare time in the least savory parts of the City, trying to rescue prostitutes from their hard lives. Eventually, even her closest bohemian and artistic companions begin to ask awkward questions, driving her to difficult, life-changing revelations. “A Man’s World” embodies some of Rachel ...

This is a volume of later Poetry by the famous American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson. - Summary by Carolin

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Alfred Hitchcock and Ernest Lehman's unfinished screenplay, completed by Mark Gatiss 'Achingly tense scenes... and a masterpiece of a climax' Radio Times The annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had...

A notorious author shares a train compartment with a long-time reader. But can they connect with each other through a silent tide of self-doubt and second-guessing? From the playwright of Art. Sir David Suchet and Dame Harriet Walter star in L.A. Theatre Works' performance of Yasmina Reza’s The Unexpected Man. Translated by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Gordon House.

When his son gets a school assignment on heroes, John seizes the chance to teach him all about the great figures of the Latino world. But once he sets out on his irreverent crash course across three continents and 3,000 years of history - from conquistadores to cumbia, Montezuma to Menudo, and taking on the characters in all of it - he uncovers provocative truths that shock even him.

Elke ochtend nadat iemand uitgeschakeld werd in De Slimste Mens Ter Wereld, ontvangt Pieterjan Marchand die onfortuinlijke afvaller. Samen blikken ze terug op zijn/haar deelname en de leukste momenten van de avond ervoor.

Internationally acclaimed actor and Tony Award winner, Alan Cumming performs Shakespeare’s most important and beloved royal speeches, including "To be or not to be", "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow", "Now is the winter of our discontent", "O that this too sullied flesh would melt" and more. All the speeches were personally chosen by Cumming. Michael Boyd adds, "Cumming brings to Shakespeare the lyricism of a genuine singer, the sharp edge of a wicked comic, and the embodied intelligence of a major actor."