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The Unmanageable Sisters

The Unmanageable Sisters

By Michel Tremblay Adapted by Deirdre Kinahan

A funny and furious new version of Michel Tremblay’s fêted Québécoise comedy, Les Belles-Soeurs.

The Unravelling

The Unravelling

By Fin Kennedy

A Fringe First Award-winning fable about the power of mythology to change your life.

Unravelling the Ribbon

Unravelling the Ribbon

By Mary Kelly and Maureen White

A touching and frequently hilarious play about three women whose lives are touched by breast cancer.

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Unsuspecting Susan

Unsuspecting Susan

By Stewart Permutt

A monologue play about a middle-aged woman whose adult son has converted to Islam.

Published in volume Singular Female Voices
    The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

    The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping

    By Fin Kennedy

    A bittersweet comedy about life, love and friendship once school is long gone.

    Weather Girl

    Weather Girl

    By Brian Watkins

    A blistering dark comedy about wrecking the places we love. Premiered at Summerhall during the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

    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.

    What is the Custom of Your Grief?

    What is the Custom of Your Grief?

    By Timberlake Wertenbaker

    A short play by Timberlake Wertenbaker about an English schoolgirl who is befriended online by an Afghan girl after her brother is killed while on active duty in Afghanistan.

    When the Daffodils

    When the Daffodils

    By Joel Tan

    A searching portrait of human kindness in a world that sets limits on how we care for the vulnerable. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season of short plays.

    Published in volume Inside/Outside
      Where I'm From

      Where I'm From

      By Laura Lomas

      A monologue play about a woman on the day of her release from prison.

      Published in volume Bird and other monologues for young women
        Where Sat the Lovers

        Where Sat the Lovers

        By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP Theatre

        A play about codes, hallucinations, Isaac Newton, war crimes, seeing meaning where there's none and vice versa. First staged by MALAPROP Theatre at the 2021 Dublin Fringe Festival.

        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.

        White Lead

        White Lead

        By Jessica Siân

        A short play exploring the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman.

        The Wife of Cyncoed

        The Wife of Cyncoed

        By Matt Hartley

        A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.

        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.

        Wilderness

        Wilderness (short play)

        By April De Angelis

        A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

        Published in volume Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women
          Wolfie

          Wolfie

          By Ross Willis

          A wildly imaginative, irreverent look at life in and after the care system.

          Wolves Are Coming For You

          Wolves Are Coming For You

          By Joel Horwood

          A play for two actors – or many more – exploring just how much wild we're comfortable with.

          Woman Caught Unaware

          Woman Caught Unaware

          By Annie Fox

          A searing examination of the culture of body-shaming, exploring how images of women are represented in art and social media.

          Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women

          Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women

          By Various Edited by Sue Parrish

          A collection of short plays curated by Sue Parrish, Artistic Director of Sphinx Theatre.

          The Years

          The Years

          By Annie Ernaux Adapted by Eline Arbo

          The official West End edition of the powerful stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux's critically acclaimed 'masterpiece' (Guardian), published alongside the West End production in 2025.

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          Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women

          Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women

          By Lily Bevan

          A wildly inventive comedy drama about courage, female friendship and flamingos. This volume also includes twelve comic monologues for female performers.