David M. Barnett Knihy

Calling Major Tom is a funny, uplifting tale of friendship and community about the world's most unlikely astronaut. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll get a David Bowie earworm and you will cheer on all the grumpy men in your life. There's a starman waiting in the sky. And his name is Thomas. He is very happy to be on his own, far away from other people and their problems. But beneath his cranky exterior lies a story and a sadness that is familiar to us all. And he's about to encounter a family who will change his view of the world forever

Im Prag der Gegenwart wird ein junger Mann aufgefunden, der offenbar sein Gedächtnis verloren hat. Aufgenommen wird er von Globalisierungsgegnern, die sich auf eine große Protestkampagne zum Weltwirtschaftsgipfel vorbereiten. Im Prag des ausgehenden 16. Jahrhunderts wird ebenfalls ein Mann ohne Gedächtnis aufgefunden und an den Hof König Rudolfs II. gebracht. Der Mann ohne Gedächtnis heißt Poutnik – der Wanderer. Wer ist Poutnik? Es stellt sich heraus, dass in beiden Zeiten nicht weniger als der gesellschaftliche Frieden von ihm abhängt.

Twenty-year-old Jenny is struggling to make friends at university, and moves in to Sunset Promenade to escape her problems. Her roommates are a little older than she was expecting - Sunset Promenade is a private nursing home, taking in students to save money. At first the new residents clash, but when Jenny introduces a movie night the group realise they have more in common than they think. In the spirit of his ebook bestseller Calling Major Tom, David M Barnett's second novel introduces a cast of quirky yet loveable characters, who explore the aches of being young and the pains of being old. The Lonely Hearts Cinema Club is an uplifting story about community and belonging that will leave you with a spring in your step no matter how old you are.

Kniha Traja mušketieri, plná napínavých romantických udalostí a nástrah na francúzskom dvore za vlády kráľa Ľudovíta XIII., je jedným z najvzrušujúcejších dobrodružných príbehov, aké kedy boli napísané. Táto prepracovaná verzia z radu Klasických príbehov, s novátorsky použitými fotografiami a ilustráciami k deju, zasadzuje pôvodný príbeh do rámca kultúrnych súvislostí tejto doby.

How do you find love . . . when you have the loneliest job in the world?

Using extensive and untapped archival material as well as a series of in-depth interviews with Fassbinder's main theatre associates, this book offers commentary on and insights into Fassbinder's plays, his dramaturgies and staging practice. David Barnett helps to unlock the much-discussed theatricality of Fassbinder's films by showing its many concrete sources. As the first study of Fassbinder's work in the theatre, as a playwright and director, this book presents full contextualization of his work within the upheavals of its times. Readers are introduced to the cultural history of the West German theatre in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

An uplifting story of friendship and community, from the international bestselling author of Calling Major Tom

Tells the story of Suede, from its early beginnings and instant tag of the 'new saviours of rock n' roll', through lead singer Brett Anderson's relationship with Justine Frischmann who transferred her affections to rival band Blur's Damon Albarn to the arrival of guitar supremo Bernard Butler and the ensuing chart-topping singles.

David Barnett invites readers, students and theatre-makers to discover new ways of apprehending and making use of Brecht in this clear and accessible study of Brecht's theories and practices. The book analyses how Brecht's ideas can come alive in rehearsal and performance, and reveals just how carefully Brecht realized his vision of a politicized, interventionist theatre.What emerges is a nuanced understanding of Brecht's concepts, his work with actors and his approaches to directing. The reader is encouraged to engage with his method which sought to 'make theatre politically', in order to appreciate the innovations he introduced into his stagecraft. Barnett provides many examples of how Brecht's ideas can be staged, and the final chapter takes a closer look at two very different one written by Brecht and one by a playwright with no acknowledged connection to Brecht. Through an interrogation of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Patrick Marber's Closer , Barnett asks how a Brechtian approach can enliven and illuminate production.

Degrees of openness -- A politics in the chaos -- Notes -- 4 Staging The Hamletmachine -- A machine aesthetic -- The personal is the political -- Unforeseen commonalities -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Note -- Index