The Playhouse

By Corina Martin-Iordache

Inspired by true historical events and set in the years before and during the Second World War (1937-1945), The Playhouse is the story of two friends, Gabriel and Ahmed, a French-Algerian and a native-Algerian, who grow up in Algiers in an atmosphere of political unrest and cultural awakening. Due to tragic events, the two friends leave Algiers for Paris just as the Second World War breaks out. Exceptional historical circumstances force them into making equally exceptional moral and ethical choices as they become involved with the French resistance active in the publishing houses, the theatres, the jazz clubs and the resistance camps in and around Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Love and loss constantly follow the two young men testing their courage, resilience and the strength of their friendship.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1067552707
• ISBN13: 9781067552701
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Inkwork Editions
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"