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The Swish of the Curtain

Author : Pamela Brown
Publisher : Pushkin Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1782691855
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book The Swish of the Curtain written by Pamela Brown and published by Pushkin Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic story of seven children with a longing to be on stage: the inspiration for actors from Maggie Smith to Eileen Atkins In the town of Fenchester, seven resourceful children are yearning to be famous. One day, they come across a disused chapel, and an idea is formed. With a lick of paint and the addition of a beautiful curtain (which, however much they try, won't "swish" as stage curtains ought), the chapel becomes a theatre - and The Blue Door Theatre Company is formed. The children go from strength to strength, writing, directing and acting in their own plays. But their schooldays are numbered, and their parents want them to pack it in and train for sensible jobs. It seems that The Blue Door Theatre Company will have to go the way of all childhood dreams. But with a bit of luck, and the help of some influential friends, perhaps this is not the end, but only the beginning of their adventures in show business...

Maddy Again

Author : Pamela Brown
Publisher : Pushkin Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1782691936
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Maddy Again written by Pamela Brown and published by Pushkin Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth and final book in the Blue Door series, which starts with The Swish of the Curtain, the classic story which inspired actors from Maggie Smith to Eileen Atkins. Maddy got up and did her Junior Miss speech, trying not to overdo the comedy. Her American accent was hideous, and very funny, and all the class began to giggle. The whole class clapped when she had finished, and Mr Manyweather roared with laughter. 'What a little horror!' he cried. 'I've never seen anything so nauseating, but excellent!' Maddy is on her own again at the Actors' Guild in London, while the others work at the Blue Door Theatre. But she's not entirely alone: she has a new roommate, a new chaperone and an inspiring new teacher, Mr Manyweather, brought in to introduce students to the very different world of television. With these friends, can Maddy survive her first taste of failure - or is she embarking on her greatest acting adventure yet?

Swish of the Curtain

Author : Pamela Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780340743539
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book Swish of the Curtain written by Pamela Brown and published by . This book was released on 1998-12-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Swish of the Curtain

Author : Pamela Brown
Publisher : Pushkin Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1782691863
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (826 download)

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The Tortilla Curtain

Author : T. Coraghessan Boyle
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143119079
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Tortilla Curtain written by T. Coraghessan Boyle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lives of two different couples--wealthy Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, and Candido and America Rincon, a pair of Mexican illegals--suddenly collide, in a story that unfolds from the shifting viewpoints of the various characters.

The Swish of the Curtain

Author : Pamela Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Swish of the Curtain written by Pamela Brown and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A children's novel about a group of children who form their own theatre group.

Golden Pavements

Author : Pamela Brown
Publisher : Pushkin Press
ISBN 13 : 1782691901
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Golden Pavements written by Pamela Brown and published by Pushkin Press. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book in the Blue Door series, which starts with The Swish of the Curtain, the classic story which inspired actors from Maggie Smith to Eileen Atkins "I wanted to act before I read this book, and afterwards there was no stopping me" Maggie Smith 'How do you think you'll like the Academy?''Like it!' cried Lyn. 'I love it already. I'd not have missed it for the world. This has been the happiest day of my life.' At the Actors' Guild in London, the Blue Door Theatre Company are throwing themselves into anything that will bring the dreams of their own theatre to life - touring the country with the Guild's summer productions, working behind the scenes at local theatrical companies, even taking walk-on parts between classes. But just as plans for their own beloved Blue Door seem almost within their grasp, a disaster threatens to destroy one career for good... Pamela Brown (1924–1989) was a British writer, actor then television producer. She was just fourteen when she started writing her first book, and the town of Fenchester in the book is inspired by her home town of Colchester. During the Second World War, she went to live in Wales, so The Swish of the Curtain was not published until 1941, when she was sixteen. She used the earnings from the books to train at RADA, and became an actor and a producer of children's television programmes.

Maddy Alone

Author : Pamela Brown
Publisher : Pushkin Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1782691871
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Maddy Alone written by Pamela Brown and published by Pushkin Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in the Blue Door series, following on from The Swish of the Curtain, the classic story which inspired actors from Maggie Smith to Eileen Atkins With the rest of the Blue Door Theatre Company in London training to be actors, poor Maddy has been left all alone in the little town of Fenchester. She longs to follow the others to the big city, but she is 12 years old, and she has maths homework to do. However, Maddy has never let a bit of schoolwork come between her and her dreams. When she finds that a famous Dutch film director is in town, she leaps at the opportunity: she will be a film star. But stardom isn't an easy life (in spite of the personal dressing room and the lovely costumes) and there are setbacks and difficulties along the way. But with such a stubborn and talented leading lady as Maddy, surely even Mrs Potter-Smith and the headmistress can't stop the show from going on? Maddy Alone is the second book in the Blue Door series, following on from the classic of children's literature The Swish of the Curtain.

No Ballet Shoes in Syria

Author : Catherine Bruton
Publisher : Nosy Crow
ISBN 13 : 1788005856
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book No Ballet Shoes in Syria written by Catherine Bruton and published by Nosy Crow. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria. When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher spots her exceptional talent and believes that Aya has the potential to earn a prestigious ballet scholarship. But at the same time, Aya and her family must fight to be allowed to remain in the country, to make a home for themselves and to find Aya's father - separated from the rest of the family during the journey from Syria. With beautiful, captivating writing, wonderfully authentic ballet detail, and an important message championing the rights of refugees, this is classic storytelling - filled with warmth, hope and humanity. "Wise and kind and unputdownable." - Hilary McKay, Costa Book Prize-winning author of The Skylarks' War "A perfect balance of tragedy and triumph." - Natasha Farrant, author of The Children of Castle Rock "A moving story about one of the big issues of our time, told with wonderful clarity, and incredibly touching." - Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo "A moving, textured story ... Ballet Shoes for the 21st century" - The Times

Blue Door Venture

Author : Pamela Brown
Publisher : Pushkin Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 178269191X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Blue Door Venture written by Pamela Brown and published by Pushkin Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth book in the Blue Door series, which starts with The Swish of the Curtain, the classic story which inspired actors from Maggie Smith to Eileen Atkins. The seven young members of the Blue Door Theatre Company are, at long last, professional actors. And they are now proudly in charge of the first commercial theatre in their hometown of Fenchester. But the day-to-day pressures of financing the theatre and choosing box-office attractions are soon eclipsed by an event that threatens to close the theatre almost as soon as it has opened. Following the characters from the classic of children's literature The Swish of the Curtain on an adventure which takes them far from the stage of the Blue Door Theatre, Blue Door Venture is the fourth book in the Blue Door series.

The Box of Delights

Author : John Masefield
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 159017786X
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Box of Delights written by John Masefield and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by two very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: “The wolves are running.” Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife Sylvia Daisy Pouncer gets to work. What does Abner Brown want? The magic box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to travel freely not only in space but in time, too. The gang will stop at nothing to carry out their plan, even kidnapping Kay’s friend, the tough little Maria Jones, and threatening to cancel Christmas celebrations altogether. But with the help of his allies, including an intrepid mouse, a squadron of Roman soldiers, the legendary Herne the Hunter, and the inventor of the Box of Delights himself, Kay just may be able rescue his friend, foil Abner Brown’s plot, and save Christmas, too. At once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, The Box of Delights is a great English children’s book and a perfect Christmas treat.

The Secret Hen House Theatre

Author : Helen Peters
Publisher : Nosy Crow
ISBN 13 : 0857630660
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (576 download)

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Download or read book The Secret Hen House Theatre written by Helen Peters and published by Nosy Crow. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the death of her mother, Hannah's family life has been somewhat chaotic. Her father is absorbed by running their dilapidated farm, and the four children are increasingly left to their own devices. These include "farming" each room of the house, looking after an enormous pet sheep called Jasper, and writing and directing plays in a disused hen house. But when the farm is threatened with demolition, Hannah determines to save it and realise her dreams at the same time... Shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize, this is a brilliant story of eccentric family life where the children's imaginations run as free as the farmyard animals. From the award-winning author of Evie's Ghost, Anna at War, The Farm Beneath the Water and the Jasmine Green series for younger readers, this is perfect for fans of Iva Ibbotson and Philippa Pearce.

The Routledge Companion to Theatre-Fiction

Author : Graham Wolfe
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000951936
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Theatre-Fiction written by Graham Wolfe and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novelists have long been attracted to theatre. Some have pursued success on the stage, but many have sought to combine these worlds, entering theatre through their fiction, setting stages on their novels’ pages, and casting actors, directors, and playwrights as their protagonists. The Routledge Companion to Theatre-Fiction has convened an international community of scholars to explore the remarkable array of novelists from many eras and parts of the world who have created fiction from the stuff of theatre, asking what happens to theatre on the pages of novels, and what happens to novels when they collaborate with theatre. From J. W. Goethe to Louisa May Alcott, Mikhail Bulgakov, Virginia Woolf, and Margaret Atwood, some of history’s most influential novelists have written theatre-fiction, and this Companion discusses many of these figures from new angles. But it also spotlights writers who have received less critical attention, such as Dorothy Leighton, Agustín de Rojas Villandrando, Ronald Firbank, Syed Mustafa Siraj, Li Yu, and Vicente Blasco Ibañez, bringing their work into conversation with a vital field. A valuable resource for students, scholars, and admirers of both theatre and novels, The Routledge Companion to Theatre-Fiction offers a wealth of new perspectives on topics of increasing critical concern, including intermediality, theatricality, antitheatricality, mimesis, diegesis, and performativity.

The Big Sleep

Author : Raymond Chandler
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Big Sleep written by Raymond Chandler and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

This Lullaby

Author : Sarah Dessen
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142501557
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book This Lullaby written by Sarah Dessen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-03-08 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Once and for All She’s got it all figured out. Or does she? When it comes to relationships, Remy’s got a whole set of rules. Never get too serious. Never let him break your heart. And never, ever date a musician. But then Remy meets Dexter, and the rules don’t seem to apply anymore. Could it be that she’s starting to understand what all those love songs are about? “Remy and Dexter jump off the pages into the hearts of readers, who will wish for a romance like this of their own.” —Booklist Sarah Dessen is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her contributions to YA literature, as well as the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. Books by Sarah Dessen: That Summer Someone Like You Keeping the Moon Dreamland This Lullaby The Truth About Forever Just Listen Lock and Key Along for the Ride What Happened to Goodbye The Moon and More Saint Anything Once and for All

Darkwater

Author : Catherine Fisher
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101591102
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Darkwater written by Catherine Fisher and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a life-changing deal—and it will end your life as you know it. Sarah Trevelyan would give anything to regain the power and wealth her family has lost, so she makes a bargain with Azrael, Lord of Darkwater Hall. He will give her everything she needs to restore the Trevelyan name, and one hundred years to do it—in exchange for her soul. Fast-forward a hundred years to Tom, who dreams of attending Darkwater Hall School. A professor named Azrael offers him a bargain. Will Sarah be able to stop Tom from making the same mistake? Catherine Fisher's version of Faust is utterly spellbinding!

Miracle Cure

Author : Harlan Coben
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101544449
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Miracle Cure written by Harlan Coben and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A husband and wife race to find a cure for the disease that has inspired a serial killer to terrorize Manhattan in this classic medical thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger. They’re one of the country’s most telegenic couples: beloved TV journalist Sara Lowell and New York’s hottest basketball star, Michael Silverman. Their family and social connections tie them to the highest echelons of the political, medical, and sports worlds—threads that will tangle them up in one of the most controversial and deadly issues of our time. In a clinic on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a doctor has dedicated his life to eradicating a divisive and devastating disease. One by one, his patients are getting well. One by one, they’re being targeted by a serial killer. And now Michael has been diagnosed with the disease. There’s only one cure, but many ways to die...