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Russian Dolls

Russian Dolls

By Kate Lock

Kate Lock's play about a surprising relationship between two very different women, winner of the 2015 Adrian Pagan Award.

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
    Saturday at the Commodore

    Saturday at the Commodore

    By Rona Munro

    A short solo play from the award-winning Scottish playwright, in which an Aberdonian woman remembers a painful teenage betrayal.

    Published in volume Scot-Free
      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
        Scenes with girls

        Scenes with girls

        By Miriam Battye

        A witty and caustic play about female friendship, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2020.

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        Second Home

        Second Home

        By Charlotte Chimuanya

        A play exploring the experiences of growing up mixed-race in twenty-first century Ireland.

        Second Person Narrative

        Second Person Narrative

        By Jemma Kennedy

        A play about growing up, and forging your own identity. 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.

        seeds

        seeds

        By Mel Pennant

        A play about two mothers united in sorrow, sharing the hardship of protecting their sons – one in life, and one in death.

        Sex & God

        Sex & God

        By Linda McLean

        Four women from different moments in the twentieth century talk across time in Linda McLean's extraordinary play about faith, lust and family.

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        Shakespeare's Will

        Shakespeare's Will

        By Vern Thiessen

        Vern Thiessen, winner of the Governor General's Award for his play Einstein's Gift, gives a voice to one of the most silent characters in history: Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare.

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        The Shed

        The Shed

        By Matilda Ibini

        A short monologue play exploring the power that a carer can exert over a wheelchair user's life, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

        Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues
          Shush

          Shush

          By Elaine Murphy

          A funny and insightful play about the power of female friendship.

          Sink

          Sink

          By John O'Donovan

          A play of two voices for one actor, about memory, catastrophe and sacrifice.

          The Small Hours

          The Small Hours

          By Katherine Soper

          A National Theatre Connections play about teenagers, nightlife, and the small choices that have momentous consequences.

          small hours

          small hours

          By Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime With Katie Mitchell

          A collaborative theatre piece created by playwrights Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime with theatre director Katie Mitchell, dissecting the claustrophobic world of a new mother struggling to cope on her own.

          Snatches: Moments from 100 Years of Women's Lives

          Snatches: Moments from 100 Years of Women's Lives

          Eight Monologues

          Created by Vicky Featherstone By Various

          A collection of monologues that document, remember and bear witness to a century of struggle for progress and equality for women in the United Kingdom.

          soft animals

          soft animals

          By Holly Robinson

          A tender and unflinching story about motherhood, self-destruction and the way women help each other heal.

          Something Awful

          Something Awful

          By Tatty Hennessy

          A thrilling play inspired by the true-crime story of the Slenderman.

          Spacewang

          Spacewang

          By Tom Wells

          A monologue play in which a teenage girl roams the streets of Withernsea in search of aliens.

          Published in volume The Kitchen Sink
            Stop/Over

            Stop/Over

            By Gary Duggan

            A night of debauchery and delicate connection in a play set in the city that never sleeps.

            Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet

            Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet

            By Jo Carson

            Fifty-four monologues and dialogues drawn from ‘found’ stories told by everyday people living everyday lives in East Tennessee and the Appalachia region of the USA.

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            The Strongbox

            The Strongbox

            By Stephanie Jacob

            A story of domestic servitude and abuse of power.

            Sunrise

            Sunrise

            By Jessie Cave

            An honest, tender-hearted and uproariously funny story from actress, comedian, writer and doodler Jessie Cave – with colour illustrations throughout.

            Superhoe

            Superhoe

            By Nicôle Lecky

            The hit stage play behind the BAFTA-winning BBC TV drama series Mood, about a twenty-something who spends all her time on social media while dreaming of becoming a success.