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The Stage Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck
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★★★ 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
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Book Cover for: A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara
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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
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Book Cover for: Truth's a Dog Must to Kennel, Tim Crouch

Truth's a Dog Must to Kennel

Tim Crouch
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★★★★ 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
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Book Cover for: Temptations: Revised and Update, Otis Williams

Temptations: Revised and Update

Otis Williams
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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
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Book Cover for: The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman
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★★★★ 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
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Book Cover for: Great Expectations, Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens
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.@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
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Book Cover for: Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell
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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
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Kidnapped

Stevenson
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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
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Book Cover for: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk
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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
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Book Cover for: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl
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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
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