How did a young boy who was born on an island in the Caribbean become the first Black actor to win an Academy Award? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!Determined to shake up Hollywood stereotypes, Sidney Poitier used his status as a Black man starring in lead roles in the Golden Age of Hollywood to push for more diverse on-screen roles. Today, he is recognized for paving the way for Black actors in film and is considered the first Black actor to becom...

This collection of uncanny tales invites us into a world where a subtle frisson awaits, a world where the sense that something is chillingly wrong lurks just beneath the familiar rituals of everyday life. A classic muscle car hides a dark, secret history. The shade of a lonely bride broods in a hotel room, longing for a friend. A cynical musician confronts a closet door that, without explanation, refuses to stay shut.For the past dozen years, Tim Foley's stories have appeared in journals a...

'I should've seen him. Felt him. Walking across the sand. His antlers, twisting, reaching up to the moon. But the Mariner didn't come. The Mariner didn't come.'Mark and Tiny go for walks along the beach at Seaton Carew, County Durham. Their dad is dying, and their town is crumbling. Family rifts and political divides try to pull them apart, and a figure made of driftwood stalks the shore at night.Tim Foley's Driftwood is an intoxicating and mystical play a...

In 1927, Babe Ruth stepped up to the plate and looked history in the eye. With each swing of the bat his towering legacy grew larger. Ball after ball sailed into the seats and the race for 60 home runs was on. Join the Bambino as he swings for the fences chasing down one of the greatest baseball records of all time.

The True Story of a Real-Life Hero for a New Generation of ReadersIt's World War II. Darkness has fallen over Europe as the Nazis spread hatred, fear, and war across the globe. But on a quiet city corner in the Netherlands, one woman fights against the darkness.In her quiet watchmaking shop, she and her family risk their lives to hide Jews, and others hunted by the Nazis, in a secret room, a "hiding place" that they built in the old building.One day...

'We're children of God, sister. No hunk of metal could replace any one of us.'Behind the crumbling walls of St Grace's Convent, an exhausted order of nuns needs resurrecting. As Easter approaches, Mother Elizabeth has just the thing.Behold 'Mary', a council-funded robot. Practical and surprisingly funny, for some a blessing, for others a curse – could she be the revelation they have all been praying for?Electric Rosary is a sharp, timely and glorio...

A spine-tingling stage play from an award-winning playwright - a haunted house story for our times.When an out-of-work actor takes a job playing a ghost at an old country manor, he expects a few cheap scares but soon uncovers something far more frightening.Filled with haunting tricks, chilling twists and a generous dose of dark humour, Tim Foley's play It Walks Around The House At Night was directed by Neil Bettles in a production by ThickSkin, which toured the UK ...

A spine-tingling stage play from an award-winning playwright - a haunted house story for our times.When an out-of-work actor takes a job playing a ghost at an old country manor, he expects a few cheap scares but soon uncovers something far more frightening.Filled with haunting tricks, chilling twists and a generous dose of dark humour, Tim Foley's play It Walks Around The House At Night was directed by Neil Bettles in a production by ThickSkin, which toured the UK ...

Two startling and surprising plays by award-winning writer Tim Foley: one to make you laugh, and one to make you scream…It Walks Around The House At Night is a haunted house story for our times. When an out-of-work actor takes a job playing a ghost at an old country manor, he expects a few cheap scares but soon uncovers something far more frightening. Filled with haunting tricks, chilling twists and a generous dose of dark humour, the play was directed by Neil Bettles in a...

Two startling and surprising plays by award-winning writer Tim Foley: one to make you laugh, and one to make you scream…It Walks Around The House At Night is a haunted house story for our times. When an out-of-work actor takes a job playing a ghost at an old country manor, he expects a few cheap scares but soon uncovers something far more frightening. Filled with haunting tricks, chilling twists and a generous dose of dark humour, the play was directed by Neil Bettles in a...

A vicious comedy about disinformation and dinosaurs.A late-night screening of a certain Spielberg classic triggers carnage on a university campus. What starts as a misunderstanding about the film quickly spirals into mass redundancies and outlandish conspiracies. The fight for academic survival is on.Jurassic, Tim Foley's satire about fake news and fossils, was premiered at Soho Theatre, London, in 2025, produced by Ransack.

How did a girl growing up near the rainforests of Puerto Rico become a Hollywood star and the first Puerto Rican woman to win an Academy Award? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!Before she was Rita Moreno, Rosita Dolores Alverío emigrated to New York City from Puerto Rico with her mother when she was five years old. With a talent for dancing and performing, she started her career on the stage at age nine. By the time she was thirteen, Rita made her Br...