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Em "A FÉ PERSEGUIDA: Racismo Religioso", o autor conduz o leitor por uma jornada profunda pelas raízes espirituais do Brasil, revelando a força e a beleza das religiões de matriz africana diante do p

Your woman ranting, who said this, who said that, who said the other, all boils down to the usual rigmarole. The Oracle says dont. The clodhopper says I will if I want. The Oracle flattens him, the clodhopper cuts out his eyes or the other clodhoppers cut them out for him, the clodhopper repents, the Oracle relents, everyone dies and they all live happily ever after until the whole malarkey begins again. Marina Carr brings a contemporary lens to the pain and beauty of Sophocles Theban trilogy, in two new plays published together here. This epic, darkly funny retelling of the story of Oedipus and his family continues Carrs vivid conversation with the foundations of modern drama. The Boy and The God and His Daughter opened at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in September 2025. The Boy was first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in September 2025.

Hold on to your neck ties, boys. Charleys aunt is here!Scheming students Charley and Jack must somehow navigate the curmudgeonly Spettigue in order to declare their feelings to love interests Amy and Kitty. The promised arrival of Charleys immensely rich aunt gives them their opportunity but the course of true love never did run straight or smooth...Mistaken identities, false identities, the discovery of true identities: will love old and new triumph through it all?Brandon Thomass celebrated farce Charleys Aunt, fantastically successful when first performed in 1892, is brought bang up to date in Rob Madges riotous and glamorous adaptation. It opened at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2025, directed by Sophie Drake.

A system is people. These walls and bars didnt build themselves.Inside the walls of HMP Drummond, long-term prisoners Baxter, Norton and Lenny pass the time with poker, banter and the kind of gallows humour only lifers can muster.When Lennys body starts to give out, young prison officer Mark keeps an eye on him. What begins as a duty of care becomes an unexpected friendship, exposing the cracks in a system built to punish, not to support.Darkly funny and unflinchingly honest, Evan Placeys play Lifers challenges what we think we know about crime, punishment and redemption. Do some crimes make a second chance impossible? And when the world moves on without you, what does justice really mean? Produced by Synergy Theatre Project, it premiered at Southwark Playhouse, London, in 2025, directed by Synergys Artistic Director Esther Baker.

What happens when we die?When Shaun turned his back on the church, he found a new home in music. Confronted now with acute degenerative hearing loss, hes making the choice to live joyfully in the face of lifes many unanswerable questions.Written and performed by Obie-winning, New York-based duo The Bengsons, and set to an evocative, original indie-folk music score, Ohio is an exhilarating and celebratory true story about losing faith and finding hope in the darkest of places.Ohio was first performed at the Assembly Roxy during the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, directed by Caitlin Sullivan and produced by Francesca Moody Productions and piece by piece productions, before transferring to Bristol Old Vic and the Young Vic, London. It won a Fringe First Award and received widespread critical acclaim.

Two raw and revealing plays about family, Ireland, secrecy and shame, by the award-winning playwright Carys D. Coburn.Set in 1980s Ireland, BÁN is a reworking of Lorcas The House of Bernarda Alba. Five sisters, bound together under their mothers watchful eye, spend their lives longing for escape, power and the one local eligible bachelor. Dark, raucous and with a tender heart, BAN was nominated for the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2025.In Absent The Wrong, a woman looking for her child is lied to; an artist pitches a memorial that is never built; a landlord raises rents; and thousands of children disappear. An intimate and sweeping play about seventy years of adoptees and their search for answers, it premiered at the Abbey Theatre as part of the 2022 Dublin Theatre Festival, where it was named Best New Production.

All my life, all your life, Ive struggled with this - was what I did wrong?Germany, 1945. Thomas, one of thousands of children stolen by the Nazis from Eastern Europe during WWII, is under the care of Ruth, a UN relief worker. She must choose whether to try to find his parents or leave him with those hes grown up with. The choice she makes will shape his life.London, 1990. Years later, Thomas visits Ruth. As they untangle the past, the decisions Ruth made as a very young woman are called powerfully into question.David Lans remarkable play explores the shapeshifting nature of memory and morality. It opened at the National Theatre, London, in September 2025.

Are they hydrated? Are they oxygenated? Are they motivated? Is the medical care they are receiving in line with their values and desires? Do they have meaningful support in their lives? Has the dog been left alone in the house? How do they take their tea?On the longest night shift of the year, a hole appears in the roof of a crumbling and understaffed A###E department.Senior Charge Nurse Crea strives to deliver safe and effective care while porter Billy angles after a date. Staff Nurse Ani juggles her bursting caseload, knowing that no one is at Mr Hoppers bedside for his final moments. Septuagenarian Tersia is trapped in a disco-fuelled fever dream, while a disgruntled Fred Turnbull prepares his strongly worded complaint. And student nurse Lina has No. Idea. What. Is. Going. On.A forensic examination of life and death within the NHS, Black Hole Sign opened at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, in September 2025 and transferred to the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in October 2025.

As Chaves de Hécate - Um Guia Prático de Rituais e Trabalhos com as Sombras - Valen Aethyr Alguns livros chegam como tochas acesas em momentos de travessia. As Chaves de Hécate é um guia que organiza a jornada interior com metodo, simbolos e ritos acessiveis, para quem busca proteço sutil, recomposiço de forças e autonomia espiritual. A obra apresenta praticas progressivas do altar liminar a respiraço dirigida, da ancoragem coerente ao cuidado com os ciclos lunares integrando corpo, emoçes, mente e espirito. Sem promessas faceis, ensina disciplina, registro e limites eticos, para que a espiritualidade se torne habito transformador no cotidiano. Ao reconhecer os limiares e dialogar com as sombras, o leitor encontra uma pedagogia do sagrado: clara, segura e praticavel. E um livro para atravessar portais internos e retornar com presença, lucidez e proposito. Este e um livro sobre cura energetica que oferece metodo e etica para a pratica; um livro sobre proteço espiritual com rituais de Hecate claros e seguros; um livro sobre trabalho com sombras que integra emoço e consciencia; um livro sobre higiene vibracional para manter o campo limpo; um livro sobre respiraço dirigida e um livro sobre ancoragem coerente para centrar e estabilizar; um livro sobre altar liminar que traz o sagrado ao cotidiano; um livro sobre ciclos lunares para sincronizar intenço e tempo.

In Hamlet, Shakespeare crafts a gripping tale of revenge, madness, and moral conflict. When Prince Hamlet learns of his fathers murder by his uncle Claudius, now king, he is consumed by the desire for vengeance. As Hamlets internal struggle deepens, the court of Elsinore descends into chaos, leading to tragedy. One of Shakespeares most famous plays, Hamlet explores themes of power, betrayal, and the human condition, and remains a timeless masterpiece of dramatic literature.

Esta obra reúne os 120 melhores poemas do autor, equivalentes a dez por cento de toda a sua vasta produção nos últimos cinquenta anos, por ele próprio escolhidos. De acordo com o poeta, o crivo para

Loves strange, isnt it? You think youre going to feel it in your chest, or your gut. But I swear, I can feel it in every cell.Jess and Robbie. A chance meeting, some disastrous dates, an extraordinary transformative love. Its the stuff of fairy tales. Or is it?Lost Atoms is a wild ride through a life-changing relationship, or Jess and Robbies recollection of it. Together they scale the soaring highs and crushing lows, relive the beats of connection, the moments of loss. But are their stories the same? And can their memories be trusted? By turns hilarious and devastating, Anna Jordans Lost Atoms tells a timeless story which explores how love shapes our lives and how we remember it. It was commissioned and produced by Frantic Assembly in 2025, as their thirtieth-anniversary production, in a co-production with Curve, Mayflower Southampton and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, and directed by Frantic Assemblys Artistic Director Scott Graham.

It doesnt happen all the time. That you really connect with someone. Its rare to meet someone like you.Gabriel Dolans never been up to much. Thats what everyone says. Until she meets Alex, a young, ambitious woman who sells essential oils for a multi-level marketing company called Paradise and overnight, Gabriel is drawn into a bright, new, floral-scented world.In Paradise, youre your own boss. In Paradise, you could make a fortune. Embraced by a new community of women just like her, Gabriel rises through the ranks of the company like a shooting star. But when she gets to the top, it doesnt quite feel like she thought it would.Margaret Perrys play Paradise Now! is a funny and raging drama about ambition, exploitation and the search for connection in a fractured world. It was first performed by an all-female cast at the Bush Theatre, London, in December 2022, directed by Jaz Woodcock-Stewart, and was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre at the Oliver Awards.This revised edition was published in 2025.

Em Fragmentos Invisíveis, somos convidados a olhar para a vida sob uma perspectiva íntima e descomplicada, onde cada história é um pequeno reflexo de um mundo maior e complexo. Através de 24 personagens, a obra nos leva pelas ruas, salas e coraçes de pessoas que, apesar das diferenças, compartilham uma coisa fundamental: a busca por algo mais por sentido, por recomeço, por um jeito de se sentir vivo novamente. Cada capitulo e um pedaço de um todo maior, uma historia que se entrelaça com as de outros, como se todos estivessemos conectados por fios invisiveis. As vidas desses personagens, com seus erros, dores, alegrias e descobertas, no so apenas paginas em um livro; elas so ecos de nossas proprias experiencias, pequenas luzes que brilham mais forte a medida que nos permitimos recomeçar. A beleza de Fragmentos Invisiveis esta na sua capacidade de nos mostrar que, mesmo nos momentos mais dificeis, sempre ha espaço para a transformaço seja no simples gesto de um sorriso de um estranho ou na deciso de finalmente olhar para dentro de si. No e apenas uma historia para ler, mas uma historia para viver, repensar e sentir. A cada nova leitura, voce encontrara uma peça nova, uma cor diferente, uma emoço esquecida.

Secret Apometry - The Complete Ritual Manual - Virginia M. Santos There is a fine line separating the ordinary from the extraordinary. For those seeking answers beyond the physical body and wishing to understand the mysteries that influence emotions, health, and destiny, this book becomes a true companion on the journey. Secret Apometry Complete Ritual Manual is an invitation to self-transformation: it offers readers tools to access hidden memories, reorganize energies, and find balance amid the demands of modern life. Here, technique, ethics, and spirituality converge in a path that awakens dormant potentials and leads to a reunion with the essence, offering meaning and peace in the midst of daily chaos. This is a book about Secret Apometry, intended for those who wish to delve deeply into safe and transformative vibrational practices. Whether to study vibrational therapy, seek spiritual healing, or understand techniques related to past lives, the reader will find clear foundations and detailed procedures. The manual includes content on energetic protection, mental commands, energy cleansing, and spiritual shielding, as well as discussions on multidimensional consciousness and energetic self-knowledge, making it an essential reference for practical and responsible spiritual evolution.

Emma Woodhouse thinks she has it all figured out. Fresh from Oxford University and back in her hometown for the summer, shes ready to do what she does best: sort out everyone elses lives, whether they like it or not.Her closest friend Harriet is a total dating disaster, her father keeps disappearing on mysterious errands, and George Knightley refuses to stop pointing out the flaws in her flawless plans. But Emma knows best... right?Emma is Jane Austens timeless classic of romance, friendship, and the tricky business of figuring out what truly makes us happy. Ava Picketts irresistible adaptation joyously pulls the story into the twenty-first century, swapping drawing-room duets for dance-floor fillers. It premiered at Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames, in 2025, directed by Christopher Haydon.

You have this idea in your head of the person you could be.On a journey West to rediscover himself, Jake unexpectedly meets Chris a kindred soul working the same night shift at a Costco in a rural American town.As their bond deepens, so does their sense of adventure. Maybe they could finally give life new meaning by chasing something more like the intrepid American explorers who came before them. Together, they grapple with questions about sexuality, family and lifes dead ends.Samuel D. Hunters emotionally intimate play Clarkston is a modern frontier story that blazes a trail through friendship, acceptance, love and the hope of new discoveries.It was first performed at Dallas Theater Center, Texas, in 2015, and won a New Play Award from the Edgerton Foundation. It received its British premiere at Trafalgar Theatre, London, in 2025, directed by Jack Serio and starring Joe Locke, Ruaridh Mollica and Sophie Melville.

And what happens when the pendulum swings too far? We push back.In the 1970s, one enigmatic old lady wielded extraordinary influence, fighting against what she believed was the UKs moral decline. Armed with only a typewriter, this seemingly harmless grandmother took on the BBC and the godless media in a culture war that divided the nation.Inspired by real events, Caroline Birds wickedly funny play delves into Whitehouses most explosive battle her infamous blasphemy trial against Gay News and explores her formidable resolve to push back the tide. Was she a pearl-clutching prude or the most dangerous woman in Britain?A fascinating investigation into freedom and censorship, The Last Stand of Mrs. Mary Whitehouse was co-commissioned by Nottingham Playhouse, Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Pakenham Projects. Premiering at Nottingham Playhouse in 2025, it was directed by Sarah Frankcom and starred Maxine Peake and Samuel Barnett.

Ele engenheiro e ela uma secretária de origem humilde casam-se no interior do Sul do país. Gananciosa apenas usou-o como trampolim rumo a sua meta glamorosa de Modelo. Casamento falido e separados, provou ser uma escolha imperfeita. Divorcio ou uma reverso para uma segunda chance?

The Letter (1926) is a short story included in W. Somerset Maughams collection The Trembling of a Leaf, which examines human motives, morality, and social conventions. The narrative follows Leslie Crosbie, a woman living in colonial Malaya, who shoots her lover and claims it was in self-defense. As the investigation unfolds, the story exposes layers of deception, hidden passions, and moral ambiguity, revealing the difference between appearances and reality in a rigid colonial society.The story is structured around tension and irony. Leslies outward calm and apparent propriety contrast sharply with the passions and secrets that drive her actions. Maugham portrays how societal expectations, colonial hierarchies, and personal ambition shape the behavior of individuals, emphasizing the conflicts between desire, duty, and justice. The storys resolution, where the truth emerges through unexpected evidence, underscores the fragile nature of deception and the consequences of immorality.The Trembling of a Leaf (1921), the collection in which The Letter appears, comprises multiple short stories set mostly in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. These narratives explore cultural contrasts, human vulnerability, and the moral dilemmas faced by Europeans abroad. Characters often confront isolation, fear, and desire in unfamiliar environments, highlighting both the allure and the harshness of colonial life. Maughams style combines precise observation with psychological insight, making the exotic settings serve as mirrors for universal human behavior.W. Somerset Maugham (18741965) was a British playwright, novelist, and short-story writer known for his clear prose and keen psychological insight. Through works like The Letter and The Trembling of a Leaf, he explored moral complexity, human weakness, and the impact of society on individual choices. Maughams stories remain influential for their narrative economy, vivid characterization, and the ability to blend suspense, drama, and social critique, securing his place as a major figure in 20th-century English literature.