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Jason B, celebrity and artistic director of the National Theatre, has been accused of a heinous crime. Within hours, he is besieged by reporters and paparazzi. He seeks refuge at the home of his former drama teacher. Patrick G is in two minds whether to harbour his ex-student. However, he decides he cannot abandon him…

Uncle Frixos and the Bouritsas Treasure Jackie (11) and Jovie (9) are half English, half Greek, their father being a descendant of the famous Bouritsas family, which played a prominent part in the Greek War of Independence. Jackie and Jovie live in London, but they will be spending ten days alone with their Aunt Tessie,…

The story takes place in a small town in central Greece. The current mayor is a tyrant and a bully, but the people of Dylofo cannot envisage anyone else being mayor until the diminutive primary schoolteacher decides to confront the mayor on the issue of an ancient olive tree that the mayor plans to cut…

On the cusp of the second millennium, Frank Devlin is living a double life—schoolteacher by day and bomb expert by night. No one, except Mac, Frank’s thorny boss in the Special Branch, not even his longstanding girlfriend, Una, knows that he is an undercover agent inside the IRA. With the new peace agreement that aims…

In a world where traditional values and beliefs are on the brink of bankruptcy, materialism and the rule of science in the Western world are battering at the bastions of Christianity, who can the ordinary person turn to for spiritual and moral guidance? Who can inspire a vision that will unite rather than divide humanity?…

The Confessions of Victor Frankenstein The story takes place in the 1890s. The protagonists are Lord Alfred Shackville-Jones, an amateur investigator, who has won renown through his investigation and subsequent publication of the Count Vlad affair, and his assistant Ernest de Boy. The story begins when Lord Alfred receives a letter from Dr. Albert Frankenstein,…

Hugh Gorman is returning to Ireland after a fifteen-year absence. In his mind, he is going ‘home,’ which strikes him as strange, given that he has been living in Australia for two-thirds of his life. Yet, ‘going home for him is not just about reliving childhood experiences and the pleasures of youth. It is also…

And other Dramatherapeutic Stories Published on Apr 19, 2020 by Sue Jennings Before You Let the Sun In: And other Dramatherapeutic Stories, by Ian Robertson and Katerina Couroucli-Robertson, published by Sphinx (2018), is a very special book and should be on the reading list for all arts therapy,psychotherapy and counselling training courses. It illustrates how we can talk about…

Six Women and their Battle with Obesity as seen through the Eyes of a Dramatherapist Larger than Life is aimed at anyone interested in obesity and its treatment. It follows a dramatherapy group attended by six women, all struggling with their weight, using vignettes, transcriptions of the sessions attended, and commentary on the progress made…

And Other Dramatherapy Stories In Search of a Father’s Footsteps, a collection of real-life case studies, introduces us to seven people who seem to be completely different, but share one thing in common: all of them have grown up without a father present. Whether consciously or unconsciously, each one searches to fill the void this…

Pericles (Peri) Pontakis, investigative journalist and host of the controversial TV show Under World, is fighting a losing battle against corruption in the upper échelons of Greek society. He has little to show for a life’s committment to social justice, except a ruined marriage, two alienated children, a mountain of debt, and a multitude of…

Fo is a successful actress and stage director with a bumpy past. She is 39 and desperate to have a child. Convinced it will come between them, Dina, her partner, does everything she can to discourage her. But Fo is not the only one who wants this child. So do her friend Brendan, her mother…