Anders Lustgarten Reihenfolge der Bücher

Vor der Küste Englands treffen in tiefer Nacht verzweifelte Flüchtlinge auf selbsternannte Patrioten. Die schicksalhafte Begegnung löst eine irrwitzige Verkettung von Ereignissen aus, wobei es allen Beteiligten nur um eines geht: endlich - endlich - Frieden zu finden.Ein Boot mit Flüchtlingen stottert auf dem Ärmelkanal in Richtung englische Küste. Die Männer sind am Ende ihrer Kräfte, einer ist Omar, er ist neunzehn und hofft, seine Asha bald wiederzusehen. Auch eine Truppe von britischen Patrioten in einem Festrumpfschlauchboot ist unterwegs, um ihr Land vor Flüchtlingen zu schützen.Tags darauf erwacht Cherry am Strand. Sie hat sich in der Nacht die Kante gegeben, die Ehe ist ein Scherbenhaufen, ihr Sohn Liam hat sich das Leben genommen. Sie entdeckt die Leiche eines dunkelhäutigen Mannes, vom Meer angespült, das Genick gebrochen, ein laminiertes Foto in der steifen Hand. Er erinnert Cherry so sehr an Liam, dass sie sich schwört, die junge Frau auf dem Foto zu finden und ihn zu beerdigen. Welchen Preis wird Cherry bezahlen?

Tricky things, memories. Not always the way you remember them. When Ben, a successful London lawyer, returns home for his father's funeral after thirteen years away, he is confronted with uncomfortable truths about the community and family he left behind. Anders Lustgarten, one of Britain's bravest and toughest writers of political fiction, produces an unflinching, insightful and utterly hilarious look at sibling rivalry, small town blues and exactly where the new British fascism comes from. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere of The City and the Town in February 2023.

First presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, on 20 June 2019.

'It's not enough that men are watched; they must think themselves watched, even when they are not' Spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham oversees a vast surveillance network from the heart of Elizabeth I's court. As the nation's relationship with Europe deteriorates and civil unrest grows, Walsingham adopts ever more extreme tactics to keep his queen and country safe. But does he risk losing control of the apparatus he has created and destroying the lives of those closest to him? And can such safety ever be achieved? The Secret Theatre asks what we are prepared to sacrifice in order to ensure our safety. Shot through with moments of the blackest humour, this smart, tense thriller has been published to coincide with the world premiere at the Sam Wanamker Playhouse in November 2017 directed by Matthew Dunster.

Drawing together the work of 10 leading playwrights, this National Theatre Connections anthology features work by some of the most exciting and established contemporary playwrights. Gathered together in one volume, the plays collected offer young performers between the ages of 13 and 19 an engaging selection of material to perform, read or study. Each play has been specifically commissioned by the National Theatre's literary department with the young performer in mind. The anthology contains 10 play scripts; notes from the writer and director of each play, addressing the themes and ideas behind the play; and production notes and exercises for the drama groups. This year's anniversary anthology includes plays by Suhayla El-Bushra, Anders Lustgarten, Robin French, Tim Etchells, Patrick Marber, Kellie Smith, Lizzie Nunnery, Harriet Braun and Alistair McDowall

First performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, on 24 November, 2016.

This is where the world began. This was Caesar's highway. Hannibal's road to glory. These were the trading routes of the Phoenicians and the Carthaginians, the Ottomans and the Byzantines . . . We all come from the sea and back to the sea we will go. The Mediterranean gave birth to the world. Step into the shoes of those whose job it is to enforce our harsh new rules: an Italian coastguard and a payday lender from Leeds. How do they do it? And what happens to them? Lampedusa is a powerful play about immigration and welfare. This edition was published to coincide with the premiere at the Soho Theatre, London, on 8 April 2015, as part of the Soho Theatre's season of Politics.

As the financial world issues its shock treatment, what happens when the City's agenda is taken to its ultimate conclusion? Anders Lustgarten's passionately argued new play explodes the ethos of austerity and offers an alternative.