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The Heresy of Love

The Heresy of Love

By Helen Edmundson

A powerful drama based on the extraordinary life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a poet, nun and major literary figure of Mexico.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (stage version)

By John Boyne Adapted by Angus Jackson

A deeply moving and thought-provoking stage play based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne.

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The Light Burns Blue

The Light Burns Blue

By Silva Semerciyan

A play inspired by the true story of the Cottingley Fairies. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.

The Lioness

The Lioness

By Rebecca Lenkiewicz

A short play about Elizabeth I: the myth and the reality.

The Milliner and the Weaver

The Milliner and the Weaver

By Marie Jones

A short play about the Suffragette movement in Ireland, as the question of Home Rule divides the nation.

Bloody Wimmin

Bloody Wimmin

By Lucy Kirkwood

A short play about the protests at Greenham Common, a political landmark in the fight for nuclear disarmament.

The Importance of Being Alfred

The Importance of Being Alfred

By Louise Welsh

A short play about Lord Alfred Douglas, the former lover of Oscar Wilde, and his latter years as the supporter of a prominent homophobe.

Handbagged

Handbagged (one-act version)

By Moira Buffini

A short play about the working relationship between Mrs Thatcher and the Queen.

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire

By Caryl Churchill

The story of the men and women who went into battle for the soul of England during the English Civil War.

Scuttlers

Scuttlers

By Rona Munro

A thrillingly fast-paced play about youthful disaffection, protest and violence, drawing on the history of the Scuttlers, the youth gangs of nineteenth-century Manchester.

Dara

Dara

By Shahid Nadeem Adapted by Tanya Ronder

An intense domestic drama of global consequence – for India then and for our world now.

3 Winters

3 Winters

By Tena Štivičić

A portrait of an eclectic family, held together by the courage to survive. Winner of the 2015 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

slope

slope

By pamela carter

An intimate and hedonistic examination of a nineteenth-century love triangle between the poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud, and Verlaine's young wife, Mathilde.

Lives of the Great Poisoners

Lives of the Great Poisoners

By Caryl Churchill

A multidisciplinary theatre piece about the most infamous poisoners in history, written by Caryl Churchill in collaboration with composer Orlando Gough and choreographer Ian Spink. 

King Charles III

King Charles III

By Mike Bartlett

Mike Bartlett's 'future history play' explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family.

Doctor Scroggy's War

Doctor Scroggy's War

By Howard Brenton

An epic, hilarious and moving play that takes a sideways look at the First World War.

Regeneration

Regeneration (stage version)

By Pat Barker Adapted by Nicholas Wright

A powerful anthem for the youth of World War One that offers a compassionate look at war and its devastating effects. Adapted from Pat Barker's Booker Prize-nominated novel.

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James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

By Rona Munro

The first part of The James Plays cycle, exploring the complex character of the colourful Stewart King James I – poet, lover and law-maker.

Published in volume The James Plays
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