Owen Sheers Volgorde van de boeken

A beautiful, lyrical story of a little boy and his two best friends, told in enchanting verse by renowned poet Owen Sheers and magnificently illustrated by award-winning artist Helen Stephens.Poet Owen Sheers and award-winning illustrator Helen Stephens have beautifully imagined the story of a little boy named Drew who sets off on an adventure with his best friends, Bunny and Moo. As the three fly around the world on a magic rug, powered by the friendship they share, they run into pirates and trouble on the dark sea. Can the three best friends find what they need to return home?

Set against the backdrop of the Afghanistan war, the narrative follows soldier Charlie Fowler as he navigates the harrowing journey from combat to recovery. Through morphine-induced hallucinations and the realities of rehabilitation at Headley Court, the play delves into the profound themes of physical and psychological trauma faced by soldiers. It vividly portrays the struggle for survival and the impact of war on the human spirit, offering a poignant exploration of resilience and healing.

Exploring the journey of soldier Charlie Fowler, the narrative transitions from the realities of war in Afghanistan to surreal morphine-induced visions and the recovery process in physio rooms. It delves into the profound themes of physical and psychological trauma faced by soldiers, highlighting their struggles for survival amidst the challenges of injury and healing.

Pink Mist is a verse-drama about three young soldiers from Bristol who are deployed to Afghanistan. School friends still in their teens, Arthur, Hads and Taff each have their own reasons for enlisting. Within a short space of time they return to the women in their lives (a mother, a wife, a girlfriend), all of whom must now share the psychological and physical aftershocks of their service. A work of great dramatic power, documentary integrity and emotional intensity, Pink Mist uses everyday yet heightened speech to excavate the human cost of modern warfare. Drawing upon interviews with soldiers and their families, as well as ancient texts such as the medieval Welsh poem Y Gododdin , it is the first extended lyric narrative to emerge from the devastating conflict in Afghanistan.

After the sudden loss of his wife, Michael Turner moves to London to start again. Living on a quiet street in Hampstead, he develops a close bond with the Nelson family next door: Josh, Samantha and their two young daughters. The friendship at first seems to offer the prospect of healing, but then a devastating event changes all their lives, and Michael finds himself bearing the burden of grief and a terrible secret.

Stel dat Engeland in de Tweede Wereldoorlog wél was bezet door de Duitsers. Het is 1944. Een Duitse legereenheid landt op Brits grondgebied. Binnen een maand is de helft van Groot-Brittannië bezet. Tegen deze achtergrond begint Verzet . Sarah Lewis, een 26-jarige boerin, wordt op een ochtend wakker en realiseert zich dat haar man verdwenen is. Dat lot treft niet alleen haar: alle echtgenoten uit het Welshe valleidorpje Olchon zijn verdwenen. In deze plotselinge afwezigheid hergroeperen de vrouwen zich, wachtend en hopend op nieuws. Later arriveert een Duitse patrouille in het dal, maar het doel van hun missie is een mysterie. De strenge winter dwingt de twee groepen samen te werken en er ontstaat een precaire wederzijdse afhankelijkheid.

When Owen Sheers discovers a book in his father's study he stumbles upon the life of an obscure relative: Arthur Cripps, lyric poet and maverick missionary to Rhodesia. Compelled by the description of Cripps' extraordinary life in Africa, Sheers embarks on a journey through contemporary Zimbabwe in an attempt to better understand his ancestor's devotion to the country and its people and the dramatic, often bloody, differences that echo across the years.