Factory International Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Alice In Wonderland: Adventures In Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
https://t.co/GmXRP6roD0 saw him team up with Rufus Norris, after the pair had combined on Dr Dee at #MIF11, and Moira Buffini for a re-telling of Lewis Carroll’s iconic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It was suitably surreal, visually stunning and full of heart. 🧵 2/ https://t.co/RgKWcCbXS7
Paperback, 2014
$16.59$8.30 + Free shipping50% off your first book
They: A Sequence of Unease
Kay Dick
The many faces of Maxine Peake. We've enjoyed a series of stirring performances from @MPeakeOfficial at MIF, each of them celebrating radical acts and artists. The latest chapter comes at #MIF23, amid the splendour of @TheJohnRylands. https://t.co/dUm3ivCyEe https://t.co/QvYoEeJysg
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tocororo: A Cuban Tale
Carlos Acosta
On the final weekend, Carlos Acosta dazzled during three sell-out shows at @The_Lowry, sparking a mutual love with Manchester. Featuring a world premiere of his Tocororo Suite for 18 dancers and live Cuban band, it drew repeated standing ovations. 🧵 12/ https://t.co/zwCZhUkzxn
Out of stock

Miss Nobody
Ethel Carnie
With reprints and an alternative blue plaque, @teamMPA aims to commemorate Ethel Carnie Holdsworth, the first blue-collar female novelist. Chosen by @wcmlibrary, her book Miss Nobody was part of @martaminujin's Big Ben at #MIF21.Our full reading list here: https://t.co/v0Dsfku53h https://t.co/xGyBjhO7Mw
Paperback, 2013
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Alice's Adventures
Lewis Carroll
https://t.co/GmXRP6roD0 saw him team up with Rufus Norris, after the pair had combined on Dr Dee at #MIF11, and Moira Buffini for a re-telling of Lewis Carroll’s iconic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It was suitably surreal, visually stunning and full of heart. 🧵 2/ https://t.co/RgKWcCbXS7
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Tennessee 1911-1983 Williams
Maggie The Cat draws on Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, but turns the spotlight on the servants who were largely invisible in the original. They sashay and strut into centre stage, using soft furnishings from their masters' house to create an expressive fashion show. https://t.co/hs7eycdJ8Z
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Alice: The Classic Victorian Play for Children: Adapted from "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
https://t.co/GmXRP6roD0 saw him team up with Rufus Norris, after the pair had combined on Dr Dee at #MIF11, and Moira Buffini for a re-telling of Lewis Carroll’s iconic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It was suitably surreal, visually stunning and full of heart. 🧵 2/ https://t.co/RgKWcCbXS7
Paperback, 2015
$8.95$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: (Annotated Edition)
Lewis Carroll
https://t.co/GmXRP6roD0 saw him team up with Rufus Norris, after the pair had combined on Dr Dee at #MIF11, and Moira Buffini for a re-telling of Lewis Carroll’s iconic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It was suitably surreal, visually stunning and full of heart. 🧵 2/ https://t.co/RgKWcCbXS7
Out of stock

The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie’s epic novel The Ground Beneath Her Feet was transformed into a multimedia concert piece at @BridgewaterHall. Victoria Borisova-Ollas’s ravishing score, performed by @the_halle, was accompanied by a film by @TheMikeFiggis and narration from Alan Rickman. 🧵 5/ https://t.co/sJWaekhPnc
Paperback, 2000
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
They: A Sequence of Unease
Kay Dick
We’ve had a late release of tickets for tonight’s performance of They with Maxine Peake, 10pm at John Rylands Library. Head to the link below to snap them up but be quick! https://t.co/dUm3ivCyEe https://t.co/eVk2Knc5Fs
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book