Aurora Metro Books imprint: 80 books

Not A Number

Patrick McGoohan - a life.

by Rupert Booth
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011

When Patrick McGoohan first starred in “Danger Man” in 1960 and as ‘Number 6’ in cult show “The Prisoner”, industry insiders hailed the arrival of an enigmatic genius and Hollywood beckoned. But who was this man who worked as a chicken farmer and bank clerk before becoming a hugely successful...
by Ambreen Razia
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017

The story of a modern Asian young woman trying to straddle Western attitudes and traditional beliefs. You've heard of an Essex Girl or even a Chelsea Girl but what is a Hounslow Girl? The term has become a byword for confident, young Muslim women who are grappling with traditional values, city...
by Sandro Martini
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016

WINNER - READERS' FAVORITE BOOK ABOUT SPORT In this epic novel about the motor-racing heroes of pre-war Italy and Germany, legendary characters battle to win incredible races on switchback roads along the edges of ravines. Exploring the relationships between the champions as much as the sporting...
by Kevin Dyer
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017

The complete playtext for use in schools and youth theatres. Imagine swapping places with a monster for the day. Ben has a BIG problem. His mum is acting grumpy, his best friend Vince has stolen his precious binoculars and his Dad is far, far away… Oh, and there’s a monster under his bed. But...
by Kaite O'Reilly
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017

Rose cannot remember what came before the house at the edge of the forest. Gwynne says he magicked her out of the flowers, but she’s not so sure. She has played the part of the perfect farmer’s wife for Lewis, who is kept firmly in place by his uncle Gwynne, and accepted her lonely existence....
by Jonathan Falla
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013

A beautifully written and absorbing story of exile and redemption set against the stark Patagonian wilderness at the start of the modern age. Matthieu Macanan has fled his home in France, to work as a doctor in a remote region of South America where his past is unknown. There he tends...
by Kim Wiltshire, Paul Hines
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017

Amy, a feminist teen blogger decides it’s time to prove that sex on the web isn’t just for men. During a rainy summer in a northern seaside town, Amy decides to show that sexual choice is firmly in the hands of women by persuading new love interest Callum to film her first time. Meanwhile, Callum...

The Underground Man

adapted for the stage

by Nick Wood, Mick Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017

A life of fascination, obsession and deep scientific curiosity. William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck is an eccentric Nottinghamshire aristocrat whose imagination and curiosity know no bounds. This deceptively simple man struggles to come to terms with a world that is teeming with new knowledge, ill-founded...
by Matt Beames
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018

A Sleeping Beauty for our times! Role reversal brings a new aspect to a much-loved tale. The world spins and the cycle of seasons turns as the Guardians of the Year gather to tell each other stories. As a new Winter begins it is time to tell another tale… A kingdom is in peril, its...
by Charles Way
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017

Ideal play for schools and family audiences. About a child going to stay with her relations for the Christmas holidays and discovering a magical world. Holly has to spend New Year with the grumpiest pair of farmers who ever ploughed a field. Luckily, she meets a faery called Tomos, whose...
by Neil Duffield
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018

A group of young villagers, some of them teenagers are persuaded to enlist in King Henry’s army. They set sail from Southampton to claim the throne of France for England. Each has a different reason for going to war and their expectations vary, but none has any experience of fighting in a real battle. Combining...

The Emperor and the Nightingale

- stage adaptation

by Neil Duffield
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018

From a story by Hans Christian Andersen In ancient China, young emperor Wu is kept a virtual prisoner in his palace by his devious guardian, Li Si. Wu believes the world outside the Forbidden City is an evil and dangerous place. But when Xiao, a young servant girl, tells him of the most beautiful...
by Nick Wood
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017

A topical collection of new plays by popular UK playwright Nick Wood 'I am not a lone voice, I am many.' Malala*** ***Yousafzai A Girl with a Book and Other Plays brings together four plays for young people by acclaimed playwright Nick Wood. Topical and wide-ranging, they concern...
by William Shakespeare, Mark Norfolk, David Linton
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017

New adaptation of 'Hamlet' for a modern black theatrical production. Remember me… Denmark, a Black Empire of modern England, where an intelligent young student discovers the world he once knew has crumbled. Implored to defend what is left of his father’s decaying legacy, Hamlet now faces...
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