Oberon Books

New writing based on the fables Kalila wa Dimna, one of the masterpieces of Eastern culture. Intended originally as a book of Council for Kings, literally, a 'mirror' for princes, these subtle and...

Four short plays by brand new writers each of whom has been mentored by an experienced playwright and supported by the Mono Box team. Including Cold Feet and Bacon Sandwiches by Kiran Benawra,...

The Monstrous Heart (Oberon Modern Plays)Author: Oliver EmanuelPublisher: Oberon BooksPublication Date: December 03, 2019Number of Pages: 96 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

"You put it in the freezer, so when you transfer it to the boiling water it doesn't feel a thing. I suppose that this is how I've felt recently. I've been in some deep freeze and suddenly I can feel...

Acclaimed as one of the classics of 20th century children's literature, The Mouse and His Child is a moving story about two clockwork mice thrown on a scrap heap who then have to begin a dangerous...

Dylan isn't your typical snooker player. He's a vegetarian, for starters. This is the biggest week of his life and everybody wants a piece of him ? his ex-con Dad, local gangster Waxy Chuff and the...

The Niceties (Oberon Modern Plays)Author: Eleanor BurgessPublisher: Oberon BooksPublication Date: December 02, 2019Number of Pages: 96 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Shortlisted as one of The Stage's top 10 training books of 2012 The No Rules Handbook for Writers is a timely, creative and refreshing antidote to prescriptive guides for writers. It will inspire...

'That is what marriage gives - the right to destroy years and years of life.' Venice, Easter 1895. In the cafes around St Mark's Square, all the gossip among the English ex-pat community is about two...

This new series brings together some of the best new writing from contemporary American playwrights. Volume One is introduced by Andre Bishop, Artistic Director of the Lincoln CenterTheater, the most...

From Ushuaia, the southernmost town in the world to the edges of the great Paran? river, and from the city of Buenos Aires to its fertile plains and the estuaries of northern Argentina, The Oberon...

HEROIN by Grace Dyas, Trade by Mark O'Halloran, The Art of Swimming by Lynda Radley, Pineapple by Phillip McMahon, I ? Alice ? I by Amy Conroy, The Big Deal edited by Una McKevitt, Oedipus Loves You...

The Oberon Book of Modern Duologues brings together over fifty extracts from some of the finest plays of the last twenty years, from the unique roster of the UK's leading independent drama publisher...

The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men collects over fifty speeches from some of the finest plays of the last twenty years, and from the unique roster of the UK's leading independent drama...

The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Women collects over fifty speeches from some of the finest plays of the last twenty years, and from the unique roster of the UK's leading independent drama...

Foreword by Kwame Kwei-Armah How many Black British plays can you name? Inspired by both classical and contemporary plays, The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors gives readers an insight into...

Foreword by Naomie Harris How many Black British plays can you name? Inspired by both classical and contemporary plays, The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actresses gives readers an insight into...

'Caution: this book could seriously jeopardise your amateur status' - Robert David MacDonald Do you know your mirror scrims from your mirror balls? Or your get-outs from your get-ins? Or indeed your...

Since its first presentation of Twelfth Night in 1932, London's most famous al fresco theatre has wowed millions of playgoers with its dazzling productions and pastoral charm. Originally inspired by...

A new imaginative play for young people from award-winning writer Kieran Lynn, winner of the Alpine Fellowship Theatre Prize 2018. Alex and Sara are worried. Their daughter Lee starts school soon and...

Don Pedro has it all - high position, wealth, a beautiful family - and enjoys the good life in the heart of the Spanish capital. But now he faces a challenge that would test the patience of a saint...

The Plague (After La Peste) (Oberon Modern Plays)Author: Neil BartlettPublisher: Oberon BooksPublication Date: Apr 05, 2017Number of Pages: 88 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Based on J M Synge's Playboy of the Western World. Playboy of the West Indies opened at the Oxford Playhouse in 1984 and subsequently toured the UK finishing at the Tricycle Theatre in London. It has...

'Tell me, please - is this a dream?'The night before he leads his troops into battle, the prince of Homburg strips off his uniform and goes sleepwalking. Moonstruck, his mind races with a young man's...

As a punishment, failed wizard Rincewind is given the task of guiding and safeguarding the Disc's first tourist, Twoflower (with his magical luggage on legs). As they travel the city and beyond, they...

If you could lie without flinching, corrupt without caring and succeed at all costs - how far could you go...how much could you make? From the early promise of the '70s through to unrelenting...

Outrageously zany and filed with non-stop surprises, Simon Reade's theatrical adaptation of The Scarecrow and His Servant, renowned author Philip Pullman's fictional children's tale, is an enchanting...

Set at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the English Reformation, The Seduction of Almighty God describes the spiritual ascendancy of an adolescent priest and the apalling...

One woman attempts to articulate her experience of physical pain. Pain with no apparent cause. Also, she's met someone, and they want to make this work. Words, light and an original sound score...

Hajja Souad, an 80-year old Palestinian woman living on the besieged Gaza Strip, knows about business. She has survived decades of wars and oppression through making shrouds for the dead. A...