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I had the honor of seeing this play on Broadway and was moved by the production, I had to read it immediately. A touching, thought-provoking and moving piece of drama. If you have ever loved and lost, or struggled choosing between your passion for work and your passion for loved ones, or if you just enjoy reading a great play...Times Stands Still is a must-read.

If you've exhausted all the terrific fantasy series by Tolkien, Rowling, Pullman and Brooks...it may be time to explore The Belgariad by David Eddings. The series starts with Pawn of Prophecy and continues through 4 additional page-turning novels (and subsequent sequels). I first read this series during my foremost impressionable years and highly recommend it!

From the playwright who brought us such entertaining plays as the award-winning Fuddy Meers, the hysterically funny Wonder of the World and the quirky Kimberly Akimbo, among others, comes his newest, Rabbit Hole. Taking a slight departure from his usually zany fare, we embrace a family coming to grips with the loss of a child. Lindsay-Abaire has all at once given us a comedy with insight, a tragedy without melancholy, and a brilliantly rewarding new play that forces us to re-evaluate what we hold most dear.

Set in the London on the 1990s, this award-winning play (and disappointing recent film adapation starring Julia Roberts/Jude Law/Clive Owen/Natalie Portman) is a fascinating study of modern romance, desire, jealousy and the dark anatomy of love. It opens in a hospital waiting room after a mysterious young stripper has been hit by a car and escorted there by a gallant writer who witnessed the accident. Their attraction is immediate and playful. So, too is that of a second couple, a dermatologist and a photographer, whose chance meeting due to a case of mistaken identity on the Internet creates a hilarious scene.
We follow these four characters through twelve scenes and four years of romantic turmoil and change. Marber's play is not for the emotionally squeamish. It's a witty and urbane examination of sexual politics, emotional loss, betrayal, and revenge. It's the kind of writing that gets under your skin and makes you think about the value of your own life and relationships and how close we come to touching other lives.