Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingenue, extra. But in their fourth and final year, the balance of power begins to shift – good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students’ world of make believe. In the morning, they find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Borzoi Book Group meets in the shop on the first Tuesday of each month at 6pm.<\/p>\n
Our May Book Club choice is If We Were Villains <\/b>by M. L. Rio.\u00a0 We will be meeting on Tuesday 6th May <\/strong>2025.\u00a0 Doors open at 5.45 for a 6pm start.<\/p>\n If you wish to join us, please buy a ticket. Tickets include a copy of the book and refreshments at the meeting. Once you have bought a ticket please collect your book from the shop.\u00a0 Alternatively please add postage on the checkout page if you would like us to post your book to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":74532,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[9378],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-83656","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-crime-thriller","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n