Aurora Metro Books imprint: 80 books

by Gillian Plowman, Amanda Stuart Fisher, Sonja Linden
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013

Plays for Today by Women A wide-ranging collection of plays by women dealing with contemporary subjects such as sexual abuse, recession, war, poverty and the complexity of modern women’s lives. Many roles for women and girls provided. Suitable for study or for performance or as part...
by Ashwin Singh
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2017

A fine collection of contemporary plays by one of South Africa's leading playwrights. The plays selected, namely Into the Grey, Shooting and Swing cover topics such as social activism, the death of a friend and discrimination in sport. Described through Singh’s satirical lens, these thought-provoking...
by Manjula Padmanabhan
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018

A futuristic satire on the trade in live organs from the Third World to the West. Om, a young man is driven by unemployment to sell his body parts for cash. Guards arrive to make his home into a germ-free zone. When his brother Jeetu returns unexpectedly, he is taken away as the donor. Om can’t...
by L.O. Kleber, Cheryl Robson
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2018

As featured in The Guardian - Superb edition of this historic gem! Celebrate the centenary of women getting the Vote by cooking and eating some of the Suffragettes’ favourite meals. Dozens of vintage recipes contributed by some surprising supporters of the popular cause, including...

Inigo

a play about Ignatius of Loyola

by Jonathan Moore
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017

The fast-paced story of one man's journey from sinner to saint as he battles the Inquisition and the corruption of the Catholic Church. Inigo (Ignatius of Loyola) begins as a hot-headed, street-fighting sensualist, in this action-packed play but due to serious injury in a sword-fight, he becomes...

The Snow Queen

- play adaptation

by Neil Duffield
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2015

The Snow Queen Original by Hans Christian Andersen Adapted for the stage by Neil Duffield Acclaimed musical stage version of The Snow Queen is a hit with theatres in the UK and abroad. This timeless classic is brought to life for the 21st century by award-winning children’s...

Erik and the Gods

Journey to Valhalla

by Lars-Henrik Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017

A classic of Danish children's literature, translated into over a dozen languages.. Winner Best Children's Book and PEN award The Norse Gods have been fighting an endless war with the Giants and now they’re growing weak and losing their powers, so the God of Thunder, Thor, travels...
by Ellen Cheshire
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018

A comprehensive overview of  the director Jane Campion and her work. Campion is one of the few women film-makers working today who has managed to create a unique body of work. A true independent film-maker, she has attracted many ‘A’ List Hollywood actors to appear in her films. Who...
by Dipika Mukherjee
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017

Winner of the Virginia Prize for Fiction A young American on a vacation trip around India with her boyfriend, steps down off the train for a bottle of water at Shambala Junction, only to find herself stranded at the town with no phone or money, she has to rely on the kindness of strangers... A...

Media Labs

what you need to know

by James Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019

This is an essential guide to the evolving and dynamic world of digital media. Explains how the media lab as a place (actual or virtual) encourages, nurtures and provides tangible support for creative talents and their projects. While the focus of the book is on filmmaking and gaming,...
by Eliette Abécassis
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017

Sacred by Eliette Abecassis Translated by Karen Newby from the French title La Repudiee. Winner of The Ecrivain Croyant Literary Prize, nominated for the Prix Femina and the Grand Prix du Roman de L'Academie Francaise Filmed as Kadosh by Israeli director Amos Gitai. Selected...
by Ewa Dodd
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017

SHORTLISTED FOR THE VIRGINIA PRIZE FOR FICTION A young boy goes missing during a workers’ strike in 1980s Poland, unravelling a chain of events which will touch people across decades and continents. Joanna, a young journalist in Warsaw, is still looking for her brother, who’s now...

The Evolutionist

The Strange tale of Alfred Russel Wallace

by Avi Sirlin
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014

It is the year 1852, and the origin of species remains a mystery. In a primitive hut in the remote Amazonian jungle, Alfred Wallace, a brilliant young collector of scientific specimens, lies wasted by tropical illness. He does not expect to survive. Healed by a village shaman, Wallace continues his...
by Jaki McCarrick
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2018

In the aftermath of The Troubles, two brothers near the border to the North, harbour a guilty secret... “Look, there’s no rules of the road out there. Not any more. So how do ya live? Ya use the only thing ya can. Best compass a man has. Only compass a man has. His own heart.” Set...
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