Adapted from a series of four lectures originally delivered as the first of the Granada Northern Lectures Peter Brook's The Empty Space is an exploration of four aspects of theatre ' Deadly Holy Rough & Immediate' published in Penguin Modern Classics'I can take any empty space & call it a bare stage' In The Empty Space groundbreaking director Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to explore the issues facing any theatrical performance Here he describes important developments in theatre from the last century as well as smaller scale events from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting from Brecht's revolutionary alienation technique to the free form Happenings of the 1960s & from the different styles of such great Shakespearean actors as John Gielgud & Paul Scofield to a joyous impromptu performance in the burnt-out shell of the Hamburg Opera just after the war Passionate unconventional & fascinating his book shows how theatre defies rules builds & shatters illusions & creates lasting memories for its audiences Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH CBE (b 1925) is a highly influential British theatrical producer & director During the 1950s he worked on many productions in Britain Europe & the USA & in 1962 returned to Stratford-upon-Avon to join the newly established Royal Shakespeare Company Throughout the next the 1960's he directed many ground breaking productions for the RSC before in 1970 forming The International Centre for Theatre Research in Paris If you enjoyed The Empty Space you might like John Berger's Ways of Seeing also available in Penguin Modern Classics'A brilliant book should be read by the many besides the passionate few to whom it will be required reading' Daily Telegraph ...

The eighth novel in Bernard Cornwell's epic & bestselling series on the making of England & the fate of his great hero Uhtred of Bebbanburg BBC2's major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series In the battle for power there can be only one ruler The ruler of Mercia is dying leaving no apparent heir His wife is a born leader but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom & she is without her greatest warrior & champion Uhtred of Bebbanburg An empty throne leaves the kingdom exposed to rival West Saxons & to the Vikings who are on a bloody rampage once more A hero is needed a hero who has been in battle all his life who can destroy the double threat to Mercia A hero who will ultimately decide the fate of a nation SPECIFICATIONS testing NULL ...

The eighth novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series on the making of England & the fate of his great hero Uhtred of Bebbanburg In the battle for power there can be only one ruler The ruler of Mercia is dying leaving no apparent heir His wife is a born leader but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom & she is without her greatest warrior & champion Uhtred of Bebbanburg An empty throne leaves the kingdom exposed to rival West Saxons & to the Vikings who are on a bloody rampage once more A hero is needed a hero who has been in battle all his life who can destroy the double threat to Mercia A hero who will ultimately decide the fate of a nation SPECIFICATIONS testing NULL ...

A discreet advertisement in ' The Times' addressed to ' Those who Apppreciate Wisteria & Sunshine' is the impetus for a revelatory month for four very different women High above the bay on the Italian Riviera stands San Salvatore a mediaeval castle Beckoned to this haven are Mrs Wilkins Mrs Arbuthnot Mrs Fisher & Lady Caroline Dester each quietly craving a respite Lulled by the Mediterranean spirit they gradually shed their skins & discover a harmony each of them has longed for but never known First published in 1922 & reminscient of ' Elizabeth & her German Garden' this delightful novel is imbued with the descriptive power & light-hearted irreverence for which Elizabeth von Arnin is renowned ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BRENDA BOWENMrs Wilkins & Mrs Arbuthnot cowed & neglected by their husbands make a daring plan they will have a holiday Leaving a drab & rainy London one April & arriving on the shores of the Mediterranean they discover a flower-filled paradise of beauty warmth & leisure Joined by the beautiful Lady Caroline & domineering Mrs Fisher also in flight from the burdens of their daily lives the four women proceed to transform themselves & their prospects ...

When Jerry Jimmy & Cathy discover a tunnel that leads to a castle they pretend that it is enchanted But when they discover a Sleeping Princess at the centre of a maze astonishing things begin to happen Amongst a horde of jewels they discover a ring that grants wishes But wishes granted are not always wishes wanted so the children find themselves grappling with invisibility dinosaurs a ghost & the fearsome Ugli-Wuglies before it is all resolved This edition of The Enchanted Castle has forty-seven evocative illustrations by HR Millar ...

The Enchanted Castle tells the story of Jerry Jimmy & Cathy three children who discover a magical castle occupied by an invisible princess & enter a world full of magic & adventure Specially written for children whose reading ability is beginning to grow as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme ...

Raised by a fisherman from the depths of the sea an ornate chest soon attracts the attention of the greedy King always searching for more treasure But the King has a problem nothing & nobody can open the chest A thousand keys a thousand tools & a thousand swords were tried He calls his most talented subjects to open it the Locksmith then the Strong Man the Magician & even the Alchemist—they all try their skills & none can do it! Only the Lynx whose magical eyes allow her to see through anything can finally satisfy the King&s curiosity The story like the chest contains a beautiful & mysterious core for the intrepid reader to open about how the treasures we crave may not be what we truly desire ...

In the Palace of Versailles there is a fabulous golden clock made for Louis XV by the king's engineer Claude-Simeon Passemant The astronomical clock shows the phases of the moon & the movements of the planets & it will tell time-hours minutes seconds & even sixtieths of seconds-until the year 9999 Passemant's clock brings the nature of time into sharp focus in Julia Kristeva's intricate poetic novel The Enchanted Clock Nivi Delisle a psychoanalyst & magazine editor nearly drowns while swimming off the Ile de Re; the astrophysicist Theo Passemant fishes her out of the water They become lovers While Theo wonders if he is descended from the clockmaker Passemant Nivi's son Stan who suffers from occasional comas develops a passion for the remarkable clock at Versailles Soon Nivi is fixated on its maker But then the clock is stolen & when a young writer for Nivi's magazine mysteriously dies the clock is found near his body The Enchanted Clock combines past & present jumping back & forth between points of view & across eras from eighteenth-century Versailles to the present day Its stylistically inventive narrative voices bring both immediacy & depth to our understanding of consciousness Nivi's life resembles her creator's in many respects coloring Kristeva's customary erudition with autobiographical poignancy Part detective mystery part historical fiction The Enchanted Clock is a philosophically & linguistically multifaceted novel full of poetic ruminations on memory love & the transcendence of linear time It is one of the most illuminating works of one of France's great writers & thinkers ...

Imagine between the visible & the unseen is a guiding force that some call Spirit the Holy Will the Divine the Field or Consciousness Using this card deck by Colette Baron-Reid will connect you to that larger Consciousness & guide you as you travel along on the journey of your life The themes of these 52 cards represent some of the places you&ll visit the conditions you may encounter & the allies & challengers you&ll meet as you navigate a metaphoric map of your life&s journey The enclosed guidebook will help you ask the right questions & interpret the messages in your readings The Enchanted Map Oracle Cards were created in order to empower you to understand the story of your fate destiny & free will; & allow you to chart a course to live a life of deep purpose true prosperity & vibrant love Step into the Enchanted Map & watch the magic come alive! ...