Metro imprint: 108 books

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...

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...

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...

For me, Metro World Child always goes back to New York City. I'd like to tell you that when I first went there, I had it all figured out: A fire-year plan, a ten-year plan, a strategy for success, and a budget. But I had none of those. In fact, I had no idea how to make the whole thing work - I just...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Get Cooking! This unique cookbook and rough guide to ethical eating is for all those who want to eat well, pay less and save the planet. Includes over 70 mouth-watering recipes - favorite meals and snacks that won't cost the earth. If you care about what you eat and where it comes from, this...

Voted Best Indie Book by Kirkus Reviews and awarded a prestigious Blue Star. Ping, an American citizen, returns to Singapore after many years and sees a country transformed by prosperity. Gone are the boatmen and hawkers who once lived along the crowded riverside and in their place rise the...

The first ever overview of women's contributions to the dawn of cinema looking at a variety of roles from writers and directors to film editors and critics. Why have women such as Alice Guy-Blache, the creator of narrative cinema, been written out of film history? Why have so many women working...

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 first ever comprehensive collection of plays in English from Southeast Asia. Features work by eight playwrights from seven countries in Southeast Asia, a region which is experiencing profound change: Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and **Cambodia. **Southeast...

WINNER OF THE VIRGINIA PRIZE FOR FICTION As young children, Rudyard and his sister ‘Trix’ flourished in the brilliant warmth and colour of India. Their happiness ended abruptly when they were sent back to England to live with a strict and god-fearing foster family. Both became writers,...