Intended for students & children taking part in speech & drama competitions & exams this book contains a range of audition speeches. It

Includes:: female male & unisex speeches selected from both plays & children's books. Where relevant the author has indicated how a speech could be shortened for younger children. There is also an introductory section with contributions from Alan Ayckbourn Carol Schroder (teacher & examiner for the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) Richard Carpenter (TV writer) & Ed Wilson (Director of the National Youth Theatre) & senior casting directors for the RSC TV & film. This edition has been freshly revised to include 10 new speeches from well known recent productions as well as children's books including Harry Potter. 'A superb compilation' Amateur Stage

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Competition is fierce at the All-Stars Academy in the USA
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Do you have children in your class who find it difficult to follow instructions or forget important information you have given them? Recalling auditory information is such a vital skill but it can often be overlooked in a busy classroom. Auditory Memory Skills" enables children to improve their auditory recall ability in a focused innovative & enjoyable way. It is packed with over 40 beautifully illustrated photocopiable activities & divided into easy-to-use sections of increasing difficulty. This book is ideal for children aged 4+ or older children with particular needs in this area." ...

One of the most beautiful women of the 20th century style icon actor model UNICEF patron & so much more Audrey captured the imaginations of millions around the world with her famous unforgettable face & innate & inherent grace. Photographed by most of the leading photographers of the day
- Cecil Beaton Hans Gerber Norman Parkinson Douglas Kirkland among them
- Audrey Hepburns image lives on her style still an influence to designers & fashionistas alike. This beautiful book brings together 100 evocative & moving photographs most iconic some never seen before chosen by her family & close friends. With a foreword & extended & personal captions by her sons Sean Hepburn & Luca Dotti this book is a collectors dream. Audrey 100" also

Includes:: one limited edition framable archival photograph."



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Our Fair Lady The Tiffany princess. In his distinguished career as a Hollywood photographer Bob Willoughby took iconic photos of Marilyn Monroe Elizabeth Taylor & Jane Fonda but remains unequivocal about his favorite subject: Audrey Kathleen Ruston later Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston best known as Audrey Hepburn. Willoughby was called in to shoot the new starlet one morning shortly after she arrived in Hollywood in 1953. It was a humdrum commission for the portraitist often credited with having perfected the photojournalistic movie still but when he met the Belgian-born beauty Willoughby was enraptured. She took my hand like...well a princess & dazzled me with that smile that God designed to melt mortal mens hearts " he recalls. As Hepburns career soared following her Oscar-winning US debut in " Roman Holiday" Willoughby became a trusted friend framing her working & home life. His historic perfectionist tender photographs seek out the many facets of Hepburns beauty & elegance as she progresses from her debut to her career high of " My Fair Lady" in 1963. Willoughbys studies showing her on set preparing for a scene interacting with actors & directors & returning to her private life comprise one of photographys great platonic love affairs & an unrivalled record of one of the 20th centurys touchstone beauties." ...

Audrey Hepburn charmed cinema audiences in the 1950s as a new type of screen presence
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On New Year's Eve Callum Ormond is chased down the street by a crazed man with a deadly warning: They killed your father. They'll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days. Cal is fighting for his sister's life. But nobody believes the 'psycho kid' & he's running out of people he can trust. He doesn't even know which of his enemies he's facing. How many hard-won treasures will he have to relinquish in return for his sister's safety? ...

As seen on TV: now a major BBC4 television series. Montalbano quickly slammed the trunk shut & sat down on top of it. When the beam from Livias torch shone on his face he automatically smiled. Whats in the trunk? Livia asked. Nothing. Its empty. How could he possibly have told her there was a corpse inside? The lazy slow month of August at the height of the Sicilian summer is Inspector Montalbano assures his girlfriend Livia as they prepare for a relaxing holiday in a villa he has found for them far too hot for any murders to be committed. But when Livias friends young son goes missing a chain of events is sparked which will certainly ruin the Chief Inspectors pleasant interlude. A secret apartment & a grisly find in an old trunk are just the beginning as Montalbano navigates his way though the case as well as coping with the sweltering heat the suspicious death of an Arab labourer & the tempting lure of a beautiful girl.. .A magnificent series of novels Sunday Times Wonderful Italian detective stories Guardian ...

This well illustrated introduction to Rome in the age of Augustus provides a fascinating insight into the social & physical contexts of Augustan politics & poetry taking a detailed look at the impact of the new regime of government on society. The ideas & environment manipulated by Augustus are explored along with reactions to that manipulation. Unlike more standard works on Augustus this book placed greater emphasis on the art & architecture of the time & on Roman attitudes & values ...

Augustus Romes first emperor is one of the great figures of world history & one of the most fascinating. In this lively & concise biography Karl Galinsky examines Augustus life from childhood to deification. He chronicles the mosaic of vicissitudes challenges setbacks & successes that shaped Augustus life both public & private. How did he use his power? How did he manage to keep re-inventing himself? What kind of man was he? A transformative leader Augustus engineered profound change in Rome & throughout the Mediterranean world. No one would have expected such vast achievements from the frail & little-known eighteen-year-old who became Caesars heir amid turmoil & crisis. A mere thirteen years later after defeating Antony & Cleopatra he had in his words power over all things. ...