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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?

(Not) the End of the World

(Not) the End of the World

By Chris Bush

A daringly theatrical investigation of the climate crisis through the perspectives of class, patriarchy and colonialism.

15 Heroines

15 Heroines

15 Monologues Adapted from Ovid

By Various

Drawing inspiration from Ovid, fifteen leading female and non-binary British playwrights dramatise the lives of fifteen classical heroines in a series of new monologues for the twenty-first century.

Acting Leader

Acting Leader

By Joy Wilkinson

A short play about Margaret Beckett finding herself Acting Leader of the Opposition after the sudden death of John Smith.

Age is a Feeling

Age is a Feeling

By Haley McGee

A gripping one-person play that wrestles with the glorious and melancholy uncertainties of human life, from the author of The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale.

Albertine in Five Times

Albertine in Five Times

By Michel Tremblay Translated by John Van Burek and Bill Glassco

A simultaneous portrait of a woman at five different ages. Five actresses portray Albertine at different times of her life whilst conversing freely with each other and with their sister Madeleine.

Published in volume The Guid Sisters and other plays
    All On Her Own

    All On Her Own

    By Terence Rattigan

    A powerfully atmospheric one-woman play, All On Her Own tells the story of Rosemary who, alone at midnight in London, has a secret burden to share that is both heartbreaking and sinister.

    Published in volume Harlequinade & All On Her Own
      All the Little Lights

      All the Little Lights

      By Jane Upton

      A poignant, moving and darkly funny play about young girls slipping through the cracks in society. Joint winner of the 2016 George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright.

      Amongst the Reeds

      Amongst the Reeds

      By Chinonyerem Odimba

      Two friends scratch out a living on the margins of society in a play commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.

      Published in volume House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays
        Amsterdam

        Amsterdam

        By Maya Arad Yasur Translated by Eran Edry

        A strikingly original, audacious thriller from a prize-winning Israeli writer.

        Angel

        Angel

        By Henry Naylor

        Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian Nightmares trilogy.

        Animal Farm

        Animal Farm (stage version)

        By George Orwell Adapted by Ian Wooldridge

        A powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.

        The Approach

        The Approach

        By Mark O'Rowe

        Both psychological puzzle and quietly devastating tragedy, Mark O'Rowe's The Approach explores the inner lives of three women as they desperately try to make sense of their world.

        Baby Dolls

        Baby Dolls

        By Tamara von Werthern

        A futuristic comedy about conception, state control and rebellion.

        The Ballad of Maria Marten

        The Ballad of Maria Marten

        By Beth Flintoff

        A thrilling play based on the nineteenth-century Red Barn Murder in Suffolk, rediscovering the lost story of the murder victim, Maria Marten.

        Bé Carna

        Bé Carna

        By Deirdre Kinahan

        A short play in which five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.

        Be My Baby

        Be My Baby

        By Amanda Whittington

        A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.

        Bird

        Bird

        By Laura Lomas

        A cutting-edge monologue that throws light on the experience of a teenager in contemporary Britain, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

        Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women
          Bird and other monologues for young women

          Bird and other monologues for young women

          By Laura Lomas

          Three hard-hitting, distinctive monologues for young female actors, from one of the country's most exciting young playwrights.

          Bloody Elle

          Bloody Elle

          By Lauryn Redding

          A heart-warming and belly-achingly funny story about falling in love for the very first time.

          Bold Girls

          Bold Girls

          By Rona Munro

          A sharply funny, moving play set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and celebrating women’s strength under siege.

          Bombshells

          Bombshells

          By Joanna Murray-Smith

          Six funny and perceptive monologues about the stresses of modern female life.

          Boo

          Boo

          By Jack Thorne

          A powerful and beautifully observed short play for one actor, exploring the impact of the newly established National Health Service on working people's lives in the 1940s and 50s.

          Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
            Boy Parts

            Boy Parts (stage version)

            By Eliza Clark Adapted by Gillian Greer

            A pitch-black psychological thriller based on the critically acclaimed debut novel by Eliza Clark. Premiered at Soho Theatre, London.