The Complete Lighthouse Theatre


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From the whimsical musings of talking animals to the introspective reflections of celestial beings, these monologues explore themes of identity, humour, introspection, and the human experience. Dive into the Animal Kingdom, where Cora the Corgi rules as an unexpected president, Paul the Persian Cat dazzles as a pet store proprietor, and Mauricio the Macaw navigates the complexities of insurance. Venture into the Celestial realm, where Sir Eric Eriqson contemplates his cosmic significance, and an Alien explorer shares his baffling discoveries about Earth. Amidst the Neon Lights, witness the chaos of opening night at a theatre production in "Controlled Chaos," and follow Averi's journey through the highs and lows of pursuing her passion for acting in "A Callback." Then, find solace in the serenity of nature with "A Child by the Ocean" or "The Park Bench," where speakers contemplate the vastness of the sea and the transient beauty of a park bench's visitors. Whether you're looking for the perfect monologue for your next audition, performance, or inspiration, or you simply want to enjoy a good read, this collection is sure to please. From Will Waltermire and Lighthouse Theatre DPC, prepare for a side-splitting adventure that will tickle your funny bone and warm your heart. Content Warning: This collection of monologues contains themes and content that may be emotionally challenging or sensitive for some readers, including discussions of existentialism, mental health, trauma, loss, and societal issues. Minimal discretion is advised.




The Complete Lighthouse Theatre Vol. I


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[This is the first edition, originally published in 2022. We recommend reading the most recent edition.] This hilarious collection of fifteen monologues and one vignette (short scene) will leave you laughing yourself silly. It's perfect for auditions, performances, and inspiration, or can be read just for fun. Be prepared to meet wildly unique characters, including an insurance agent macaw, a vegan barbeque owner, and a delusional haberdasher, wreaking havoc all over the planet. You won't want to miss these 16 delightfully absurd adventures!




The Lighthouse


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Acting in Musical Theatre


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Acting in Musical Theatre is the only complete course in approaching a role in a musical. It is the first to combine acting, singing and dancing into a comprehensive guide, combining what have previously been treated as three separate disciplines. This book contains fundamental skills for novice actors, practical insights for professionals, and even tips to help veteran musical performers refine their craft. Drawing on decades of experience in both acting and teaching, the authors provide crucial advice on all elements of the profession, including: fundamentals of acting applied to musical theatre script, score and character analysis personalizing your performance turning rehearsal into performance acting styles in the musical theatre practical steps to a career. Acting in Musical Theatre’s chapters divide into easy-to-reference units, each containing related group and solo exercises, making it the definitive textbook for students and practitioners alike.




The Lighthouse


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Futh, a middle-aged, recently separated man heads to Germany for a restorative walking holiday. During his circular walk along the Rhine, he contemplates the formative moments of his childhood. At the end of the week, Futh returns to what he sees as the sanctuary of the Hellhaus hotel, unaware of the events which have been unfolding there in his absence.




Virginia Woolf Collection


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This is a compendium of the best works by one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.




Lighthouse


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After her grandfather's funeral, Sarah wakes her father in the middle of the night so they can go to the lighthouse her grandfather loved and remember other night-time visits there.




The Complete Adventures of Feluda


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This omnibus edition features the ever-popular adventures of Satyajit Ray’s enduring creation, the professional sleuth Pradosh C. Mitter (Feluda). In his escapades, Feluda is accompanied by his cousin Topshe and the bumbling crime writer Lalmohan Ganguly (Jatayu). From Jaisalmer to Simla, from the Ellora Caves to Varanasi, the trio traverse fascinating locales to unravel one devious crime after another.




Leopoldstadt


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**Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play** Finally making its Broadway debut in a limited engagement run, Tom Stoppard’s humane and heartbreaking Olivier Award-winning play of love, family, and endurance At the beginning of the twentieth century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, a city humming with artistic and intellectual excitement. Stoppard’s epic yet intimate drama centers on Hermann Merz, a manufacturer and baptized Jew married to Catholic Gretl, whose extended family convene at their fashionable apartment on Christmas Day in 1899. Yet by the time the play closes, Austria has passed through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany, and the Holocaust, which stole the lives of 65,000 Austrian Jews alone. From one of today’s most acclaimed playwrights, Leopoldstadt is a human and heartbreaking drama of literary brilliance, historical verisimilitude, and powerful emotion.




Living Dangerously


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Brought up in South Africa, he never knew his father, who had died in the Italian Campaign the year before he was born. Ranulph followed his father's path into the Royal Scots Greys. After that came the SAS, from which he was dismissed for blowing up an American film set at the idyllic Cotswold village of Castle Combs, then two vicious years as a volunteer fighting communist insurgents in Oman. Then began the series of expeditions for which Fiennes is best known and which caused The Guinness Book of Records to hail him in 1984 as 'the world's greatest living explorer.' Up the White Nile in a hovercraft, parachuting onto Europe's highest glacier, forcing his way up 4,000 miles of terrifying rivers in northern Canada and Alaska, overland to the North Pole and to the ends of the earth, across the world's axis-the Transglobe Expedition-which took ten years from conception to completion. He writes here too about his attempt to reach the North Pole without dogs or motorised equipment, beating the world record by 300 miles, his determination to find the lost city of Urbar in the Arabian desert and, finally, his extraordinary journey across the Antarctic Continent via the South Pole. Living Dangerously is a remarkable testament from a remarkable man.