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The York Mystery Plays

The York Mystery Plays

Adapted by Mike Poulton

The greatest story ever told, in a version by Mike Poulton, premiered at York Minster in May 2016.

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Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights (stage version)

By Emily Brontë Adapted by Lucy Gough

An eminently actable, and readable, version of the well-loved story about a passionate but doomed love affair, one of the most famous and enduring love stories in the English language.

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Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights (stage version)

By Emily Brontë Adapted by Andrew Sheridan

A ferocious, wild and utterly exhilarating adaptation of Emily Brontë's indelible masterpiece.

Written on the Heart

Written on the Heart

By David Edgar

An enthralling historical drama about the creation of the King James Bible, commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company to mark its four-hundredth anniversary.

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Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.

Wolf Hall (stage version)

Wolf Hall (stage version)

By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

The first part of Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.

Published in volume Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)
    Wild Swimming

    Wild Swimming

    By Marek Horn

    A kaleidoscopic exploration of cultural progress, an interrogation of gender and privilege, and a wilfully ignorant history of English Literature.

    Wild Notes

    Wild Notes

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A play exploring the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate to the country he's running from.

    The Wider Earth

    The Wider Earth

    By David Morton

    A powerfully dramatic play about Charles Darwin's voyage on board HMS Beagle - an adventure that changed not only his own life, but also the history of the entire world.

    Whisky Galore

    Whisky Galore (stage version)

    By Compton Mackenzie Adapted by Philip Goulding

    A stage adaptation of Compton Mackenzie's comedy classic, combining rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an array of hilarious characters for any female-led theatre company.

    When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

    When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

    By Jack Thorne

    A gripping and timely play about Winston Churchill, the 1920s General Strike and the birth of the BBC.

    What Shadows

    What Shadows

    By Chris Hannan

    A searing look at identity and immigration within a bitterly divided country.

    Wellington 24

    Wellington 24

    By Rachel Harper

    An upbeat and empowering World War II tale about teamwork, collaboration and beating the odds. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

    The Welkin

    The Welkin

    By Lucy Kirkwood

    Lucy Kirkwood's play about a woman sentenced to hang for murder in 18th-century rural Suffolk.

    We Happy Few

    We Happy Few

    By Imogen Stubbs

    A comedy drama about an all-female theatre company touring Britain during the darkest days of World War Two, written by the well-known actress and premiered in the West End.

    We are Three Sisters

    We are Three Sisters

    By Blake Morrison

    Against the backdrop of a windswept northern village, three remarkable young women live their lives brightly.

    The Wardrobe

    The Wardrobe

    By Sam Holcroft

    A gripping journey through British history that shows how our country was shaped and how connected we are with our past. Part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.

    Wallenstein

    Wallenstein

    By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike Poulton

    Schiller's epic trilogy set during the Thirty Years' War, adapted into a gripping single play with all the drama and twists of fate of a Shakespearean tragedy.

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