Nick Hern Books, 2011

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Acts: 2, Roles: Total (18), Female (8), Male (10), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel, Anna Karenina, is a meditation on the nature of love. It was first performed by Shared Experience at the Theatre Royal, Winchester, on 30 January 1992 at the start of a nationwide tour...

Nick Hern Books, 2005

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 63, Roles: Total (21), Female (13), Male (8), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson's stage adaptation of Jamila Gavin's Whitbread Award-winning children's novel, Coram Boy (published in 2000), is a Dickensian tale of philanthropy, foundling children, and families both divided and, ultimately, reunited...

Nick Hern Books, 2012

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 37, Roles: Total (9), Female (7), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson's Mary Shelley is a play that explores the extraordinary life of the author of Frankenstein. It was first performed in a co-production between Shared Experience, Nottingham Playhouse and West Yorkshire Playhouse, at the West...

Nick Hern Books, 2002

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Acts: 3, Scenes: 8, Roles: Total (4), Female (2), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson's play Mother Teresa is Dead explores the thorny issue of Western guilt towards the Third World. It was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 20 June 2002 – the first original play of Edmundson...

Nick Hern Books, 2006

NHB Classic Plays

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Roles: Total (8), Female (3), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson’s Orestes is a drama about avenging siblings, exploring the tragedy of human relationships set against the backdrop of war. It is based on Euripides’ Electra. Orestes was first performed by Shared Experience at the Yvonne...

Nick Hern Books, 2015

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Acts: 4, Scenes: 35, Roles: Total (18), Female (6), Male (12), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson's play Queen Anne tells the story of one of England’s little-known sovereigns, her friendship with Sarah Churchill and the birth of the free press in England at the turn of the 18th century. It was commissioned by the Royal...

Nick Hern Books, 2011

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 25, Roles: Total (14), Female (6), Male (8), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson's stage adaptation of Arthur Ransome's 1930 novel, Swallows and Amazons, with songs by Neil Hannon, was first performed at the Bristol Old Vic on 1 December 2010. The production was remounted by the National Theatre...

Nick Hern Books, 1994

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 23, Roles: Total (10), Female (3), Male (7), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson’s The Clearing is an original play about the effects of Oliver Cromwell’s military campaign in Ireland. It was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in November 1993. The play is set in Ireland...

Nick Hern Books, 2012

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 24, Roles: Total (12), Female (7), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson's play The Heresy of Love is based on the extraordinary life of Sor (Sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz, a poet, nun and major literary figure of Mexico. The play was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and first...

Nick Hern Books, 1994

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Scenes: 36, Roles: Total (17), Female (7), Male (10), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson's adaptation of George Eliot's novel, The Mill on the Floss, was first performed by Shared Experience Theatre Company in association with the Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, on 17 March 1994. Outgrowing –...

Nick Hern Books, 2014

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Acts: 4, Scenes: 32, Roles: Total (7), Female (3), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson's stage adaptation of Émile Zola's 1867 novel Thérèse Raquin was first performed in the Main House at the Theatre Royal Bath on 7 August 2014 (previews from 30 July). It was premiered on Broadway at Studio 54 in October...

Nick Hern Books, 2008

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Acts: 4, Scenes: 92, Roles: Total (28), Female (8), Male (20), Unassigned (0)

...Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace captures the sweeping action and huge cast of the original in two, full-length parts with a combined running time of over five hours. It was first performed on 7 February...