Author: Noel Coward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Three plays, of varying themes, all played out against one background, a luxury hotel suite in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Suite in Three Keys
Author: Noel Coward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Three plays, of varying themes, all played out against one background, a luxury hotel suite in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Three plays, of varying themes, all played out against one background, a luxury hotel suite in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Noel Coward
Author: Philip Hoare
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476737495
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
The definitive biography of one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated and controversial dramatists. To several generations, actor, playwright, songwriter, and filmmaker Noël Coward (1899-1973) was the very personification of wit, glamour, and elegance. Given unprecedented access to the private papers and correspondence of Coward family members, compatriots, and numerous lovers, Samuel Johnson Prize-winning biographer Philip Hoare has produced an illuminating and sophisticated biography of Coward, whose relentless drive for success and approval fueled the stunning bursts of creativity that launched the once-painfully middle class boy from the suburbs of London into a pantheon of theatrical deities that includes Gilbert and Sullivan, Oscar Wilde, and George Bernard Shaw. As much the embodiment of a lifestyle as an actual inhabitant of it, Coward’s carefully cultivated image defined the aspirations of untold numbers of actors, artists, and writers who succeeded him, and Hoare’s meticulously researched biography peels away the layers of this complex persona to reveal the man underneath it all, whom The Times of London decreed upon his death to be the most versatile of all the great figures of the English theater.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476737495
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
The definitive biography of one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated and controversial dramatists. To several generations, actor, playwright, songwriter, and filmmaker Noël Coward (1899-1973) was the very personification of wit, glamour, and elegance. Given unprecedented access to the private papers and correspondence of Coward family members, compatriots, and numerous lovers, Samuel Johnson Prize-winning biographer Philip Hoare has produced an illuminating and sophisticated biography of Coward, whose relentless drive for success and approval fueled the stunning bursts of creativity that launched the once-painfully middle class boy from the suburbs of London into a pantheon of theatrical deities that includes Gilbert and Sullivan, Oscar Wilde, and George Bernard Shaw. As much the embodiment of a lifestyle as an actual inhabitant of it, Coward’s carefully cultivated image defined the aspirations of untold numbers of actors, artists, and writers who succeeded him, and Hoare’s meticulously researched biography peels away the layers of this complex persona to reveal the man underneath it all, whom The Times of London decreed upon his death to be the most versatile of all the great figures of the English theater.
Noël Coward
Author: Russell Jackson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350246077
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
This is the first book-length work to draw extensively on unpublished archive material to document the composition and reception of some of Noël Coward's most significant plays. It examines his working practices as a playwright, from manuscript to performance. This study argues that, while he did not embrace any of the more radical theatrical 'isms' of his time, Coward experimented with both form and content. He adapted the familiar 'well-made' formulas, while also emphasizing theatrical self-consciousness and an exploration of radical social and sexual relationships. After an overview of Coward's career and the reception of his plays, the work discusses selected texts from successive phases of Coward's career, including some unproduced or uncompleted work and perennially popular plays such as The Vortex, Hay Fever, Private Lives, Design for Living, Blithe Spirit and Present Laughter. This study also explores how, in the aftermaths of two world wars, as major changes in social and political circumstances suggested new approaches to dramaturgy, Coward's post-1945 work failed to achieve the same success he had enjoyed in earlier periods. The final chapter examines Coward's approach to his craft in response to the new theatrical and cultural environment, and the new freedom in the treatment of homosexuality represented by Suite in Three Keys and his final, uncompleted play, Age Cannot Wither.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350246077
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
This is the first book-length work to draw extensively on unpublished archive material to document the composition and reception of some of Noël Coward's most significant plays. It examines his working practices as a playwright, from manuscript to performance. This study argues that, while he did not embrace any of the more radical theatrical 'isms' of his time, Coward experimented with both form and content. He adapted the familiar 'well-made' formulas, while also emphasizing theatrical self-consciousness and an exploration of radical social and sexual relationships. After an overview of Coward's career and the reception of his plays, the work discusses selected texts from successive phases of Coward's career, including some unproduced or uncompleted work and perennially popular plays such as The Vortex, Hay Fever, Private Lives, Design for Living, Blithe Spirit and Present Laughter. This study also explores how, in the aftermaths of two world wars, as major changes in social and political circumstances suggested new approaches to dramaturgy, Coward's post-1945 work failed to achieve the same success he had enjoyed in earlier periods. The final chapter examines Coward's approach to his craft in response to the new theatrical and cultural environment, and the new freedom in the treatment of homosexuality represented by Suite in Three Keys and his final, uncompleted play, Age Cannot Wither.
The Noël Coward Reader
Author: Noël Coward
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307474879
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The Noël Coward Reader offers a wonderfully wide-ranging selection—the first of its kind—of the best of the Master’s oeuvre, entertainingly annotated and abundantly illustrated, and including material that has never before been published. Here are scenes from Coward’s famous plays, from Private Lives to Blithe Spirit, and his screenplays, from Brief Encounter to In Which We Serve. Here are four of his best short stories, scenes from his only novel, and a generous selection of his verse, alongside the lyrics of many of his most sublime songs, including “Mad Dogs and Englishmen,” “The Stately Homes of England,” and “Mad About the Boy.” The Noël Coward Reader is a must-have book both for those who adore his work and for those who are just discovering the many-faceted delights of his comic genius.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307474879
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The Noël Coward Reader offers a wonderfully wide-ranging selection—the first of its kind—of the best of the Master’s oeuvre, entertainingly annotated and abundantly illustrated, and including material that has never before been published. Here are scenes from Coward’s famous plays, from Private Lives to Blithe Spirit, and his screenplays, from Brief Encounter to In Which We Serve. Here are four of his best short stories, scenes from his only novel, and a generous selection of his verse, alongside the lyrics of many of his most sublime songs, including “Mad Dogs and Englishmen,” “The Stately Homes of England,” and “Mad About the Boy.” The Noël Coward Reader is a must-have book both for those who adore his work and for those who are just discovering the many-faceted delights of his comic genius.
Aakuta: the Dark Mage
Author: Richard S. Tuttle
Publisher: KBS Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Assassination
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Jiadin armies are infiltrating rogue Khadoran clans with a plan to bring havoc to the country, and Lord Marak appears to be the only lord willing to risk his troops to stop them. Badly outnumbered, the Torak lord seeks help in the capital only to find out that several powerful Khadoran lords are trying to assassinate him. Joined by Sakovan spies and a Fakaran thief, Lord Marak realizes that he may have underestimated his enemies as all of the lords of Khadora turn against him. Meanwhile, Aakuta, a mysterious male mage appears in Khadora. No one knows who he is or what he wants, but his path is sure to cross Lord Marak's.
Publisher: KBS Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Assassination
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Jiadin armies are infiltrating rogue Khadoran clans with a plan to bring havoc to the country, and Lord Marak appears to be the only lord willing to risk his troops to stop them. Badly outnumbered, the Torak lord seeks help in the capital only to find out that several powerful Khadoran lords are trying to assassinate him. Joined by Sakovan spies and a Fakaran thief, Lord Marak realizes that he may have underestimated his enemies as all of the lords of Khadora turn against him. Meanwhile, Aakuta, a mysterious male mage appears in Khadora. No one knows who he is or what he wants, but his path is sure to cross Lord Marak's.
Coward Plays: 3
Author: Noël Coward
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472503325
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The third volume of Coward's plays contains some of his best work from the thirties. Design for Living is about a triangular alliance between two men and a woman, based on friends of Coward's, which he waited to write "until she and he and I had arrived by different roads in our careers at a time and a place when we felt we could all three play together with a more or less equal degree of success." Cavalcade was Coward's most ambitious stage project, set during the Boer War, which cost £30,000 in its day and which includes scenes of the relief of the sinking of the Titanic and the coming of the Jazz Age. Conversation Piece is a musical comedy that Noël wrote for the Parisian star Yvonne Printemps and includes the song "I'll Follow My Secret Heart". Also in the volume are three short plays from Tonight at 8.30 including Hands Across the Sea, a gentle satire of colonials and London Society; Still Life which became the film Brief Encounter and Fumed Oak a suburban comedy about a 'worm who turns'.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472503325
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The third volume of Coward's plays contains some of his best work from the thirties. Design for Living is about a triangular alliance between two men and a woman, based on friends of Coward's, which he waited to write "until she and he and I had arrived by different roads in our careers at a time and a place when we felt we could all three play together with a more or less equal degree of success." Cavalcade was Coward's most ambitious stage project, set during the Boer War, which cost £30,000 in its day and which includes scenes of the relief of the sinking of the Titanic and the coming of the Jazz Age. Conversation Piece is a musical comedy that Noël wrote for the Parisian star Yvonne Printemps and includes the song "I'll Follow My Secret Heart". Also in the volume are three short plays from Tonight at 8.30 including Hands Across the Sea, a gentle satire of colonials and London Society; Still Life which became the film Brief Encounter and Fumed Oak a suburban comedy about a 'worm who turns'.
The Musical Times & Singing-class Circular
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description
The Vortex
Author: Noël Coward
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 147250349X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
A single-volume edition of one of Coward's masterpieces, published to tie in with major Donmar Warehouse production in December 2002 In The Vortex, Coward explores the darker side of the Cocktail Party set. Emotional blackmail, drug abuse and shattered relationships are minutely observed in this disturbing, early piece from a playwright whose sharp eye was more usually turned towards the light. This first ever single-volume edition of this frequently revived Coward play ties in with the major revival directed by Michael Grandage, starring Francesca Annis and Chiwetel Ejiofor and Indira Varma at London's Donmar Warehouse. "Here is a piece which is the dernier cri in the theatrical mode, un peu shocking perhaps, but no less popular on that account" James Agate
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 147250349X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
A single-volume edition of one of Coward's masterpieces, published to tie in with major Donmar Warehouse production in December 2002 In The Vortex, Coward explores the darker side of the Cocktail Party set. Emotional blackmail, drug abuse and shattered relationships are minutely observed in this disturbing, early piece from a playwright whose sharp eye was more usually turned towards the light. This first ever single-volume edition of this frequently revived Coward play ties in with the major revival directed by Michael Grandage, starring Francesca Annis and Chiwetel Ejiofor and Indira Varma at London's Donmar Warehouse. "Here is a piece which is the dernier cri in the theatrical mode, un peu shocking perhaps, but no less popular on that account" James Agate
PacketCable Implementation
Author: Jeff Riddel
Publisher: Cisco Press
ISBN: 013303478X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
Book Description
PacketCable Implementation is the first complete primer on PacketCable network design, provisioning, configuration, management, and security. Drawing on consulting experience with every leading cable operator, Jeff Riddel presents real-world case studies, sample network designs, configurations, and practical tips for all facets of PacketCable planning and deployment. This book's end-to-end coverage has been designed for cable engineers and networking professionals with widely diverse backgrounds and experience. Topics covered include PacketCable specifications and functional components, multimedia terminal adapters (MTA) provisioning, call signaling, media streaming, quality of service (QoS), event messaging, security, and much more. Every chapter contains tables and charts that serve as quick, easy references to key points. Each chapter closes with a summary and chapter review questions designed to help you assess and deepen your understanding. PacketCable Implementation brings together everything you need to know about cable networking to service delivery. Discover the PacketCable "big picture," including key application opportunities Learn about the latest generation of PacketCable standards and specifications, including PacketCable 2.0 and DOCSIS 3.0 Understand the functional components of a PacketCable network and how they fit together Walk step-by-step through provisioning, including protocols, flows, and MTA configuration Gain an in-depth understanding of call signaling: message formats, Network-based Call Signaling (NCS), PSTN interconnects, Call Management Server Signaling (CMSS), and more Implement efficient, high-performance media streaming Deploy, analyze, manage, and troubleshoot a state-of-the-art QoS framework Manage crucial network considerations, including lawful intercept This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press®, which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers. Category: Cisco Press–Networking Covers: Broadband Multimedia
Publisher: Cisco Press
ISBN: 013303478X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
Book Description
PacketCable Implementation is the first complete primer on PacketCable network design, provisioning, configuration, management, and security. Drawing on consulting experience with every leading cable operator, Jeff Riddel presents real-world case studies, sample network designs, configurations, and practical tips for all facets of PacketCable planning and deployment. This book's end-to-end coverage has been designed for cable engineers and networking professionals with widely diverse backgrounds and experience. Topics covered include PacketCable specifications and functional components, multimedia terminal adapters (MTA) provisioning, call signaling, media streaming, quality of service (QoS), event messaging, security, and much more. Every chapter contains tables and charts that serve as quick, easy references to key points. Each chapter closes with a summary and chapter review questions designed to help you assess and deepen your understanding. PacketCable Implementation brings together everything you need to know about cable networking to service delivery. Discover the PacketCable "big picture," including key application opportunities Learn about the latest generation of PacketCable standards and specifications, including PacketCable 2.0 and DOCSIS 3.0 Understand the functional components of a PacketCable network and how they fit together Walk step-by-step through provisioning, including protocols, flows, and MTA configuration Gain an in-depth understanding of call signaling: message formats, Network-based Call Signaling (NCS), PSTN interconnects, Call Management Server Signaling (CMSS), and more Implement efficient, high-performance media streaming Deploy, analyze, manage, and troubleshoot a state-of-the-art QoS framework Manage crucial network considerations, including lawful intercept This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press®, which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers. Category: Cisco Press–Networking Covers: Broadband Multimedia
The Gemini Man
Author: Richard Steinberg
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307783812
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
He was trained to be our deadliest weapon. Now he's our worst nightmare.... A noted expert on counterterrorism and international security, Richard Steinberg has used his firsthand knowledge of covert military strategies to craft the year's most daring tale of espionage and political intrigue. Dazzling and unforgettable, this power-packed tour de force is one part Robert Ludlum, two parts Thomas Harris--and 100% pure terror.... Code-named Gemini, he is conditioned to do just two things: breathe and kill. His deadliest mission brought the Soviet Union to its knees. His reward: six years in a freezing Russian gulag--drugged, tortured, and abandoned. Now a brilliant psychiatrist is charged with unlocking his sinister secrets. She will peer into the most fascinating and malevolent mind she has ever encountered. And she will discover what Gemini already knows--that the most unstoppable enemies are the ones we create ourselves....
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307783812
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
He was trained to be our deadliest weapon. Now he's our worst nightmare.... A noted expert on counterterrorism and international security, Richard Steinberg has used his firsthand knowledge of covert military strategies to craft the year's most daring tale of espionage and political intrigue. Dazzling and unforgettable, this power-packed tour de force is one part Robert Ludlum, two parts Thomas Harris--and 100% pure terror.... Code-named Gemini, he is conditioned to do just two things: breathe and kill. His deadliest mission brought the Soviet Union to its knees. His reward: six years in a freezing Russian gulag--drugged, tortured, and abandoned. Now a brilliant psychiatrist is charged with unlocking his sinister secrets. She will peer into the most fascinating and malevolent mind she has ever encountered. And she will discover what Gemini already knows--that the most unstoppable enemies are the ones we create ourselves....