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Electric Rosary

Electric Rosary

By Tim Foley

A sharp, timely and gloriously funny play that asks what faith really means in the age of artificial intelligence. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize Judges' Award.

Prima Facie

Prima Facie

By Suzie Miller

A brilliant, powerful play for a solo actor, about a young, successful barrister forced to confront the patriarchal power of the law. Winner of Best New Play at the Olivier Awards and WhatsOnStage Awards in 2023.

Raging: Outrage

Raging: Outrage

The Civil War

By Deirdre Kinahan

A play exploring women's roles in the Irish revolutionary wars, part of Deirdre Kinahan's trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland.

Two Billion Beats

Two Billion Beats

By Sonali Bhattacharyya

An insightful, heartfelt coming-of-age story and a blazing account of inner-city, British-Asian teenage life.

SAUCE

SAUCE

By Ciara Elizabeth Smyth

A play about death and rebirth, from an award-winning Irish playwright.

Published in volume SAUCE and All honey: Two Plays
    Phoenix

    Phoenix

    By Mike Bartlett

    A powerful story of fire and destruction, self-deceit and the corrosion of trust.

    Published in volume Mrs Delgado
      Mrs Delgado

      Mrs Delgado

      By Mike Bartlett

      A funny and poignant play for one actor that tells a story of desire, control, raised blinds and lowered boundaries. This edition also includes the monologue Phoenix.

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      The IT

      The IT

      By Vivienne Franzmann

      A darkly comic state-of-the-nation play exploring adolescent mental health and the rage within. Winner of the Best Play for Young Audiences Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2023.

      Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

      Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

      By Isobel McArthur Original author Jane Austen

      A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic, winner of the Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at the Olivier Awards.

      Dorian

      Dorian

      By Phoebe Eclair-Powell and Owen Horsley Original author Oscar Wilde

      A thrilling stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, following one man's descent from glorious debauchery to epic self-destruction.

      Metamorphoses

      Metamorphoses

      By Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Ovid

      An entertaining and provocative new play inspired by Ovid's powerful collection of myths.

      Emilia

      Emilia

      By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

      A riotous, witty reclaiming of the life of Emilia Bassano, poet, mistress, mother, and exceptional woman – widely considered the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's sonnets.

      Mum

      Mum

      By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

      A raw and real exploration of early motherhood, from the award-winning writer of Emilia.

      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.

      Glee & Me

      Glee & Me

      By Stuart Slade

      A touching drama about a teenage girl diagnosed with a brain tumour, an unexpectedly optimistic portrayal of love and the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit.

      Hungry

      Hungry

      By Chris Bush

      A play about food, love, class and grief in a world where there's little left to savour.

      The Same

      The Same

      By Enda Walsh

      A play about two women who meet in a psychiatric institution.

      Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays
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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?

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