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Love, Life
“Love, Life ” is now available across the country and hopefully beyond! This book embraces an intimate, humorous and provocative style, evocative of the work that won her accolades for “They Let Down Baskets.” Creative Book Publishing released this award-winning book in 1998. It combined the photographs of Jamie Lewis, a CD of a radio documentary from Chris Brookes, and the revealing journals of Bernardine.
Price: $19.95
This is the Cat
“This is the Cat” is a deeply darkly humorous tale as shared by one Bridie Savage. Bridie is struggling to recover from a toothache of the heart “…always a Bridie, never a Bride…” when she loses her job.
Price: $18.95
They Let Down Baskets
They Let Down Baskets refers to the density of the schools of fish as seen by such early explorers as John Cabot when they tried to explain to doubtful merchants back in Europe the ease with which the fishery could be prosecuted in the New Found Land. For most of the following 500 years a good living could be extracted from the sea, some years better, some years worse, but at no time in those years was the ocean swept bare. [Hard cover only.]
Price: $19.95
Rants, Riffs & Roar
A collection of short stories and sketches that will leave readers weeping tears of laughter on the floor. Stapleton's savage "foxhole" writing takes aim at semi-famous alcoholic neighbours, the vanity insanity of the "Me, too!" generation, and the trials and tribulations of raising youngsters. (He was born, kicking and screaming, already wearing a pair of skates and with a pack of smokes tucked into his diaper.) From her vantage point of the Friendly Neighbourhood Welfare Goddess, Stapleton illuminates the lighter side of the everyday life. She'll put a smile on your bookshelf, and a laughing pain in your gut. [Hard cover & digital]
Price: $15.00
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The Widow's Walk
In a tiny fishing community on the south coast of Newfoundland, a fishing boat has gone missing. The women of the community gather together, as generations of them have done before, to wait, to hope, and to pray. A Widow’s Walk is the term used to describe the odd rooftop balconies sometimes seen on older homes, where womenclimbed to watch and wait for the fishing vessels to return home. There is a rumour in this particular town, that the ghostof a desolate woman is sometimes seen on one of these balconies. Her specter signals bad news. This play is a wonderful piece for an all female cast, with humour, shrewd wit and the twists and turns one would expect from survivors like these.
Price: $12.00
Woman in a Monkey Cage
Woman  in  a  Monkey  Cage  is  the  iconic  one  woman  play  from  Berni.  The  main   character,  that  of  the  “Woman”  tells  her  strange  story  of  alien  abduction  and   survival  in  an  intergalactic  zoo,  with  only  an  elephant  for  company.       The  subtext  is  that  of  one  woman’s  survival  of  displacement  from  her  culture,  and     from  her  very  self  due  to  a  deeply  wounding  trauma.     The  play  is  performed  across  the  country,  and  is  a  favourite  for  women  who  are   seeking  interesting  audition  pieces.
Price: $12.00
The Pope & Princess DI

Price: $12.00
Double Axe Murders
This  thriller  chiller  for  3  performers  is  based  on  true  events  which  occurred  on  the   Great  Northern  Peninsula  in  1809.    It  tells  the  tale,  inspired  by  existing  court   documents,  of  how  one  Sarah  Singleton  and  her  companion  John  Payne,  discovered   the  gruesome  murders  of  two  young  men  in  a  remote  cabin  on  a  stormy  night.  The   two  not  only  survived  being  isolated  with  the  murderer,  but  brought  him  to  justice.   The  infamous  John  Pelley  was  later  hanged  for  his  crimes.  The  young  woman,  Sarah,   sister  to  one  of  the  victims,  is  credited  with  having  played  a  masterful  cat  and  mouse   game  with  the  murderer,  outwitting  him  at  every  turn.
Price: $12.00
The Oracle at Gros Morne
This  play  is  both  futuristic  and  magical.    In  a  not  so  distant  world,  the  oceans  have   been  emptied.  Birds  no  longer  migrate,  and  are  rarely  seen.  The  old  ways  of  the   traditional  cod  fishery  only  exist  in  performances  for  tourists.  Gros  Morne  is  one  of   the  few  places  left  in  the  world  with  fresh  air  and  greenery.  There  is  hope  at  the  end   of  this  story,  a  miracle,  and  a  reason  to  think  twice  about  how  we  treat  our  planet.
Price: $12.00
Swept Away

Price: $12.00
A Rum for the Money
“This is storytelling at it’s best... A Rum for the Money has suspense, compelling characters and great plot.” Andrea Nemetz -The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS | “The play is both suspenseful and funny...” Kate Watson, The Coast, Halifax, NS.  | “The script is natural, gritty and witty. Fusing comedy and drama, with textured language and character, this is a well made performance piece.” Gordon Jones, The Telegram, St. Johns, NL
Three men, one last rum run, one foggy night, one big whale of a tall tale. It’s supposed to be an easy run for some easy money, and a way out of ‘the life’ for them all. What happens tests their friendship, their sea sense, and their faith
Price: $12.00
Play Me Home

Price: $12.00
Our Fanny
This  is  the  powerful  and  deeply  moving  play  inspired  by  the  true  story  of  Frances   Cluett.  She  was  a  school  teacher  from  the  tiny  village  of  Belleoram,  Newfoundland. When  she  was  33  she  joined  the  Volunteer  Aid  Detachment  (VAD)  an  organization   made  up  of  largely  female  volunteers,  and  served  in  1917  at  the  10th  General   Hospital in  Rouen,  France.

The  play  is  largely  influenced  by  the  many letters  Frances  ‘Fanny’  wrote  home during  her  years  overseas,  letters  which  reflect the  incredible  growth, compassion and bravery  of  this  unassuming  woman.
Price: $12.00
Offensive to Some
“.  .  .  a  smart,  tight,  tough-­mouthed  script.  .  .”    The  Ottawa  Citizen  |   “More  facets  in  Stapleton’s  gem.”    St.  John’s  Evening  Telegram. |  “Berni  Stapleton’s  play  really  does  deliver  on  its  creator’s  considerable  promise”  CBC   Radio.   |  “Offensive  to  some  should  be  seen  by  everyone.”  The  Telegram.      

This  iconic  one  woman  show  is  not  for  the  faint  of  heart,  but  is  for  those  with  a   wicked  sense  of  humour,  and  a  desire  to  air  the  dark  corners  of  domestic  abuse.  In   this  powerful  narrative,  a  nameless  woman  recounts  her  horrific  story  in  a  series  of   vignettes  to  various  famous  television  personalities.  Her  ultimate  revenge  and   liberation  comes  at  a  price,  but  one  she  is  willing  to  pay.  Berni’s  play  has  been  performed  across  the  country for  the  last  two  decades,  a   testament  to  the  timeless  nature  of  the  writing,  but  also  evidence  of  the  tragic  fact that violence against women has not abated.    
Price: $12.00
Nikki & Nish
This wonderful family show is a modern version of Romeo and Juliet. If, that is, Romeo was a young fisherman from a small community on the south coast of Newfoundland, and Juliet a young woman from St. Pierre. Over centuries, the French and the British fought many battles over the south coast of Newfoundland, hungry for control over the cod rich waters. Fraternizing with the enemy was punished with death. Very confusing for the inhabitants of the area, who basically just wanted to keep to themselves and eke out the best living they could.

In our story, Nish discovers a young woman named Nikki, a survivor of a French vessel which has floundered at sea. He conspires to hide her, and assimilate her into his family, in full sight of an army of British officers. The play is bilingual, as Nikki and Nish learn to understand each other, they fall in love. But perhaps they have a happier ending than the original R&J
Price: $12.00
Message from the Future
“Message From the Future” is a play for youth and young audiences. In the play a chorus of young voices rise up from the future with a very important message. Everything has an impact. Every time we label a young person, in either a negative or a positive way, it has a reverberation that clings for life. This is a play that empowers young people to speak up and speak out, about the issues that matter to them. The roles are gender blind, and the really fun thing is that the young performers can perform using their scripts, in a staged reading format. Berni is very happy to work with your group on making this play possible for your emerging artists.
Price: $12.00
Brazil Square
One of Berni’s most popular plays, this wild romp follows one Mrs. Kent, boarding house icon, through four decades of life on the iconic boarding house district of St. John’s, NL. 5 actors plays 16 characters in a whirlwind of quick changes. The play is quintessential Berni, fusing comedy with drama, light-hearted humour with touching poignancy. The play has been produced by Resource Centre for the Arts in St. John’s, Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador in Gros Morne, and by Girl Power Inc.
Price: $12.00
Adventures in Sobriety
“Apologetically, innocently candid, eternally knowing, the universal courtesan recalls finery of yore and alcoholic blackouts of now.” Gordon Jones, The Telegram.| “Berni Stapleton is a mesmerizing performer. I could listen to her recited the phonebook let alone this brilliant, funny, moving series of observations of the fate of Mary M, at the hands of the Church for over two millennia...” Mary Vingoe, Artistic Director, Magnetic North.

Originally titled “Mary Magdalene and Adventures in Sobriety” this one woman show follows The Magdalene as she wanders into an AA meeting in a church basement. She finds sanctuary, solace and The Wandering Jew. “One time I went out drinking with this friend of mine so she could talk to me about my drinking problem.” Mary knows how to cross -the -crows sow you won’t get back luck and she’s got a thing for crafts, but it takes a special miracle to start one final adventure.
Price: $12.00
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