Bücher von R. C. Sherriff

Voller Vorfreude bricht die Familie Stevens an die englische Südküste auf, mit sorgsam gepacktem Koffer und diesem wunderbar freien Gefühl im Bauch, wenn der Urlaub beginnt. Die geliebte Pension ist ein wenig in die Jahre gekommen, aber irgendetwas sagt Mr Stevens, dass diese Ferien die schönsten werden, die sie je hatten. Und so lassen sie sich verführen: vom Geflatter des Drachens und Cricket im warmen Sand, von einem behaglichen Glas Port und der erleuchteten Promenade am Abend. Und jeden Tag wieder lockt das Meer, das so sehr glitzert, dass man es vor Glück kaum fassen kann. Die Familie Stevens besitzt die Fähigkeit, das Dunklere, das jeder in sich trägt, zu verwandeln und die verborgene Größe des Selbstverständlichen zu genießen. Sie nimmt uns mit in einen unvergesslichen Sommer.

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Gripping mystery drama.  An ordinary decent citizen is caught in a waking nightmare.  A West-End hit in 1950.|2 women, 5 men

From the writer of Journey's End, now a major motion picture starring Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin and Asa Butterfield.Lord Swayne owned a well-protected castle on a particularly strategic stretch of the English coast. A powerful Earl with estates nearby coveted the castle and its surrounding land. Under the guise of protecting King John from treachery, he declared his intention of 'smashing the castle to the ground, hanging the garrison amidst its ruins and wiping the pestilent Swaynes off the face of the earth'. Lord Swayne had some advantages however, one of which was that he held the Earl's son, Gregory, captive. This is a fascinating account of a medieval siege. It is also the story of the growing friendship between two boys, Lord Swayne's son Roger, and his prisoner, Gregory. 'The techniques and tragedies of medieval siege can seldom have been described in such a clear-cut, practical way; this exciting one-thing-after-another tale should be spread very widely among history-lovers and also those who have scant interest in the past.' Sunday Times

From the writer of Journey's End, now a major motion picture starring Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin and Asa Butterfield.The trouble began when Lord Colindale, millionaire newspaper-owner and 'strong man' of British politics, came down for a week-end to Colonel Joyce's country house. For a year Colindale had been forced out of public life by crippling rheumatism which neither the specialists nor the watering-places of Europe had been able to alleviate. By chance they had visited the Wells of St Mary's , once famed for their cures, now derelict on Joyce's land. At Henry Hodder's insistence Lord Colindale had drunk the flat, metallic water. When it was announced in the newspapers that Colindale had been cured by the waters and Colonel Joyce had given the well to the town, there was no limit to the exploitation which the people, under Jim Blundell the mayor, could envisage. But Henry, who had come to regard the well as his own, knew the secret of its healing power. All set to put money in his purse, he waited until the Casino was half-built before demanding his share of the profits - as the price of silence.

From the writer of Journey's End, now a major motion picture starring Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin and Asa Butterfield.Roger Matthews is the Vicar of picturesque village, Little Stanton. He happily tends to his friendly flock and is almost ready to retire but his spirit is restless . . . Roger is pulled towards the slums of London, determined to help the poor and depraved, and arrives in fog-drenched Woodbank. But the people are as unfriendly as the weather, greeting him with slammed doors and suspicious eyes. After months of being ignored, a chance drunken encounter and an abandoned Boat House finally offer hope.

Casting: 10 m / Scenery: InteriorThe greatest of all English war plays, Journey''s End shows the effect of war on a group of young officers. The play is a tragic and moving piece for advanced casts.