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Inferno
A libretto

Inferno is, as the title clearly indicates, a work suggested by the central elements of the first part of Dante's famous poem. The 'Night-town' setting (so familiar to us since Joyce) is to my mind the most apt contemporary equivalent of hell that we possess and so is suitable for my purpose here. Music for this libretto is in preparation though I cannot say as yet when this will be finished. In the meantime I fell the work stands well enough alone to be seen as such. 

by
Martin Burke

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The Exile
A 'real-life' thrilling story of Africa.

"After that night I was somehow a different person. Knowing that I was involved in a plot, and that it was actually going to happen, made me giddy and somehow more alive, a sensation likely shared by people preparing to go into battle. At such moments it is natural to imagine the best possible scenarios for ourselves, and I was envisioning a smooth, if roundabout, trip to Kenya and back, with all going according to plan. I knew, of course, that the reality of it would likely be something else. I was conducting a jail break, and it had to be done without leaving any traces."

by
David Wiley

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