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A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story

A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story (stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Mark Gatiss

A spine-tingling stage adaptation that is faithful to the heart and spirit of Charles Dickens' much-loved festive ghost story – with an emphasis on the ghostly.

Milk and Gall

Milk and Gall

By Mathilde Dratwa

A funny, surreal play reflecting the experience of being a new mother under Trump.

Ghost Stories from an Old Country

Ghost Stories from an Old Country

By Tajinder Singh Hayer

A riveting and poignant exploration of the ties that bind us, threaded through with captivating fables. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

Published in volume Papatango Plays
    The Mirror and the Light (stage version)

    The Mirror and the Light (stage version)

    By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles

    The final part of Hilary Mantel's hugely acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy, adapted by the author with the actor Ben Miles and staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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    Love and Other Acts of Violence

    Love and Other Acts of Violence

    By Cordelia Lynn

    A subversive and intimate love story about inheritance and the cycles of politics and history.

    Sessions

    Sessions

    By Ifeyinwa Frederick

    A raw, funny, bittersweet play about the complexities of masculinity, depression and therapy.

    Mum

    Mum

    By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

    A raw and real exploration of early motherhood, from the award-winning writer of Emilia.

    Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough

    Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough

    By Cordelia O'Neill

    A moving and unexpectedly funny play about a couple grieving the loss of their child, winner of the Best New Play award at the 2022 Offies (Off West End Awards).

    The Lodger

    The Lodger

    By Robert Holman

    An enlightening, cathartic and acerbic new play about identity, maturity and reconciliation.

    Is God Is

    Is God Is

    By Aleshea Harris

    A revenge tale about two women seeking justice and taking control of their own narratives, colliding the ancient and the modern, the tragic and the Spaghetti Western, hip-hop and Afropunk.

    40 Days

    40 Days

    By Firdos Ali

    A play exploring the impact of state violence on Black and brown children.

    Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
      2:22 – A Ghost Story

      2:22 – A Ghost Story

      By Danny Robins

      A spine-chilling, funny and scary play from the award-winning writer and broadcaster behind the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist.

      Big Big Sky

      Big Big Sky

      By Tom Wells

      A beautifully tender new play that explores nature's influence on love, friendship and family – the belief that anyone who's lost can be found, even in the remotest of places.

      Black Love

      Black Love

      By Chinonyerem Odimba

      An explosion of form-busting storytelling, combining real-life stories, imagined worlds, and new songs inspired by an R&B heritage.

      Still

      Still

      By Frances Poet

      Frances Poet's play is a cathartic story of life, loss and joy, full of tenderness and humour, as five Edinburgh souls stagger towards each other and are transformed.

      ...cake

      ...cake

      By babirye bukilwa

      A psychological drama that asks if the cycle of generational trauma can ever be broken. Can queer, Black femmes find love and belonging when the soil beneath them – and the climate around them – is hostile?

      Bach & Sons

      Bach & Sons

      By Nina Raine

      A beautiful, profound and funny play about Johann Sebastian Bach, the irascible and turbulent composer, and his family business.

      My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

      My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

      By Rob Madge

      A joyous, chaotic, autobiographical play telling the story of actor, writer and social-media sensation Rob Madge as they set out to recreate a Disney parade they performed as a twelve-year-old for their Grandma.

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