The Stage 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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Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
★★★ Review: Of Mice and Men – Leaden pacing detracts from this faithful production of Steinbeck’s bleak American classic @BirminghamRep https://t.co/YfxXq8Ek4O https://t.co/unJmn85WSa
Paperback, 1993
$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
Review round-up: A Little Life starring James Norton – Are the critics enthralled or appalled by the story of sexual abuse and self-harm in Ivo Van Hove’s highly anticipated adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s controversial novel? https://t.co/dFBUCJlozE https://t.co/rzLITbUTwb
Paperback, 2016
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Truth's a Dog Must to Kennel
Tim Crouch
★★★★ Review: Truth’s a Dog Must to Kennel – Tim Crouch uses theatre as a metaphor in a cerebral, often uncomfortable, show that asks whether the show must go on or if we can change the ending @lyceumtheatre @thistimcrouch #EdFringe https://t.co/PGdvyUloE0 https://t.co/Yp1BsPxNQG
Paperback, 2022
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Temptations: Revised and Update
Otis Williams
The Temptations last surviving original member Otis Williams never thought he’d see a West End musical about the group. He and long-term manager Shelly Berger tell The Stage about The Temptations Musical @AintTooProudLDN opening in Lonon's West End. https://t.co/HixhZiXlva https://t.co/6udXyTfPGf
Paperback, 2002
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman
★★★★ Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Visually thrilling and emotionally engaging touring production of Neil Gaiman’s popular novel @OceanOnStage https://t.co/z4JXbErYl3 https://t.co/XEXGATbH2G
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
.@EddieIzzard is to bring her one-woman show, Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, to the West End’s Garrick Theatre @NimaxTheatres https://t.co/nsBtvYvimF https://t.co/m6CUDAqVKD
Paperback, Mass Market, 2009
$6.95$3.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell
Review round-up: Hamnet at the Swan Theatre – Maggie O’Farrell’s novel about the life and death of Shakespeare’s son was a huge hit during the pandemic, but do Lolita Chakrabarti and Erica Whyman successfully transpose it from page to stage? https://t.co/tu73IUHoZO https://t.co/lLDQoZ0XvL
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kidnapped
Stevenson
An all-female adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a musical version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped and a new play about comedian Billy Connolly all feature in the National Theatre of Scotland’s 2023 season @NTSonline https://t.co/7DPQv8koeP https://t.co/eloMtGt69v
Paperback, 2018
$8.95$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk
Review round-up: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead – @Complicite’s adaptation of Olga Tokarczuk’s acclaimed eco-noir novel had a tricky time reaching press night due to cast illness, but what do the critics think now they have caught up with it? https://t.co/vAlSiJr9YD https://t.co/J9wpaLejyC
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
In Leeds (@LeedsPlayhouse), you can catch the revival of the musical based on Roald Dahl’s much-loved story, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory before it heads out on a UK tour! Have you got your golden ticket yet? https://t.co/G6SkAbaemG
Paperback, 2007
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book