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Secrets
Edited by Bevan Pope
“This is an adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novella into a stage play. It has been influenced by the comedy of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and the ridiculed character Malvolio. Conrad’s protagonist, Almayer, is of a similar nature and as the title suggests, he is prone to making mistakes. This text I feel has a lot of hidden comedy, lots of outlandish characters; it is set in one Borneo river community, Sambir, and therefore lends its self to a stage performance.
The project not only adjusts the text to a different tense, but also presents some of the serious scenes in a light-hearted manner of the romantic comedy by keeping the essence of Conrad’s story but changing some of the themes. I have had to consider what descriptions in the text to be utilised as stage direction, how crucial all the characters are, and all the detail about them. Some have been removed altogether and others expanded upon to give a better stage performance.
Costume and mannerisms will have the comedic affect, much like Malvolio’s yellow stockings in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Also I have changed the original twelve chapters into four acts. The play has a happier ending by leaving out the details of Almayer’s abandonment, preferring to see his daughter escape into the sunset with the Malayan pirate, Dain Maroola. A full list of influencing texts, plays and films can be found in the bibliography.”
- Casper R. J. Chamberlain
Price: UK £5.99, excluding postage
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Strands - a section of short stories and poetry
Edited by Marge Clouts and Diane Harris
CWWC - Creative Writers With Clout - is a small group which currently meets in Cheltenham once a fortnight.
Guided by our tutor and mentor, Marge Clouts, we face the challenges of writing creatively in a variety of forms and share our offerings with one another.
This book is a selection of the work produced by our members, both past and present. Writers have come and gone during the group’s five years and many former members have remained in touch.
Price: UK £6.00, excluding postage
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A Short Anthology of Short Stories Volume 2
Edited by Jules Frusher and Freya Helewise
It is good to see that the initiative that began last year is continuing. We have a new anthology this year. It was Caspar Chamberlain, one of the editors of the first volume, who had been the driving force behind the initiative. He worked tirelessly to print, produce and distribute the first anthology. He has the same commitment for the second anthology as well.
This anthology, edited by Jules Frusher and Freya Helewise, promises the same excitement as the last one. Some of the writers from the last anthology are also represented here. However, the present volume contains many new voices; and the range is much wider. Jules Frusher and Freya Helewise have judiciously selected the stories and skilfully edited them to produce an exciting collection. Many different genres and writing styles are represented: from fantasy to gritty reality, from the traditional mode to story telling to daring experiments, from the economy of style to intense poetic exuberance. However, whatever the genre or the style is chosen, the stories engage the readers and they have something to say. I have enjoyed reading them. I am confident that other readers would do so as well. There are real talents among the group of writers represented in this anthology.
- Manzu Islam
Price: UK £5.99, excluding postage
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A Short Anthology of Short Stories
Edited by Sonja van Leeuwen and Caspar R. J. Chamberlain
Introduction by Tim Pears.
"I read through the stories in this anthology, anticipating common themes and threads. To my delight, I found none. Instead I was treated to a variety of voices, subjects, characters, settings. The only thing the following stories share is a personal and distinctive approach to subject and form. And perhaps one more thing: each piece is a complete story, in which the writer has managed to compress the idea they had into four or five pages -and this is no mean feat." - Tim Pears
Price: UK £3.99 excluding postage
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Joseph Conrad’s Almayer’s Folly Adapted for the Stage
By Caspar R. J. Chamberlain
“This is an adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novella into a stage play. It has been influenced by the comedy of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and the ridiculed character Malvolio. Conrad’s protagonist, Almayer, is of a similar nature and as the title suggests, he is prone to making mistakes. This text I feel has a lot of hidden comedy, lots of outlandish characters; it is set in one Borneo river community, Sambir, and therefore lends its self to a stage performance.
The project not only adjusts the text to a different tense, but also presents some of the serious scenes in a light-hearted manner of the romantic comedy by keeping the essence of Conrad’s story but changing some of the themes. I have had to consider what descriptions in the text to be utilised as stage direction, how crucial all the characters are, and all the detail about them. Some have been removed altogether and others expanded upon to give a better stage performance.
Costume and mannerisms will have the comedic affect, much like Malvolio’s yellow stockings in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Also I have changed the original twelve chapters into four acts. The play has a happier ending by leaving out the details of Almayer’s abandonment, preferring to see his daughter escape into the sunset with the Malayan pirate, Dain Maroola. A full list of influencing texts, plays and films can be found in the bibliography.”
- Casper R. J. Chamberlain
Price: UK £9.99, excluding postage
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