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The Machine Gunners

The Machine Gunners (stage version)

By Robert Westall Adapted by Ali Taylor

A thrilling adaptation of the beloved, award-winning children's novel.

Before It Rains

Before It Rains

By Katherine Chandler

Funny, brave and beautifully told, Before It Rains is a tale of parenthood, protection and provocation set on a proud, forgotten Cardiff estate.

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Great Expectations

Great Expectations (stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Jo Clifford

Jo Clifford's beautifully simple adaptation of one of Dickens's best-loved novels brings it thrillingly to life for the stage.

Mad About the Boy

Mad About the Boy

By Gbolahan Obisesan

A timely, urgent, razor-sharp drama about a teenage boy fighting to save his reputation, torn between the influence of his family, his friends and his school.

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Boys

Boys

By Ella Hickson

Four boys face the tricky transition to adulthood in Ella Hickson's riot of a play.

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows (stage version)

By Kenneth Grahame Adapted by Mike Kenny

A delightful stage adaptation that combines all the joy and mystery of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved classic with the lightness of touch and playful theatricality that award-winning playwright Mike Kenny is known for.

Goodbye to All That

Goodbye to All That

By Luke Norris

A taut and tender debut play that asks if it's ever too late to start again.

Mogadishu

Mogadishu

By Vivienne Franzmann

A gripping and urgent play about a well-meaning teacher who intervenes on behalf of a troublesome student, with terrifying consequences.

Sex with a Stranger

Sex with a Stranger

By Stefan Golaszewski

Bleak, funny and excruciatingly accurate, Sex with a Stranger examines what it is to be in your twenties, lonely, hollow and uncertain.

Our New Girl

Our New Girl

By Nancy Harris

A startling psychological drama about the darker side of modern parenthood.

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons (stage version)

By Arthur Ransome Adapted by Helen Edmundson and Neil Hannon

A wonderfully theatrical adaptation of the much-loved children's classic, with songs by Neil Hannon.

Spacewang

Spacewang

By Tom Wells

A monologue play in which a teenage girl roams the streets of Withernsea in search of aliens.

Published in volume The Kitchen Sink
    The Kitchen Sink

    The Kitchen Sink

    By Tom Wells

    An irresistibly funny and tender play about big dreams and small changes.

    Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast (Lyceum Theatre stage version)

    By Stuart Paterson

    A brilliant version of the classic tale, from a playwright acclaimed as 'the master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).

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    Cause Célèbre

    Cause Célèbre

    By Terence Rattigan

    Based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury, who, in 1935, went on trial with her eighteen-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. In the play, Terence Rattigan pits Alma against a formidable lady juror, whose own life offers a plangent counterpoint to the central tale of love, betrayal, guilt and obsession.

    Moment

    Moment

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    An explosive drama about how one terrible moment can change lives irrevocably.

    No Romance

    No Romance

    By Nancy Harris

    A tender and funny tale about our secret selves, and our search for connection in a fractured world.

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    Little Platoons

    Little Platoons

    By Steve Waters

    Moving from satiric comedy to poignant family drama, Little Platoons explores what the retreat of the state and the growth of people power really means for society and its youngest citizens.

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