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Limbo

A monologue play in which a 17-year-old girl tells us the story of her relationship with an older man and what it led to.

Published in volume St Petersburg and other plays

    Saturday at the Commodore

    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

      Albertine in Five Times

      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.

        Fugue

        A psychological horror story about a woman suffering a mental breakdown, from the award-winning author of Iron.

          Jordan

          A short play that tells the true story of Shirley Jones, who kills her baby boy, Jordan, rather than have him taken away by his abusive father.

          Published in volume Singular Female Voices

            The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

            The alternating stories of two women (played by the same actress), both of whom 'lose' their sons - one murdered, the other a runaway.

            Published in volume Singular Female Voices

              Unsuspecting Susan

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

              Published in volume Singular Female Voices

                The Naked Eye

                A short monologue play from the author of Jerusalem.

                Published in volume Jez Butterworth Plays: One

                  Spacewang

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

                  Published in volume The Kitchen Sink

                    The Guid Sisters

                    Germaine Lauzon has won a million Green Shield stamps. She invites her female friends and relations to a party to paste the stamps into the books. The temptation to pilfer the stamps is irresistible and an enormous fight breaks out.

                      trade

                      A short play dealing with the controversial topic of female sex tourism.

                      Published in volume trade & generations: two plays

                        Bird

                        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.

                          Gypsy Girl

                          A monologue first performed by Laura Lomas at Soho Theatre, London, on 5 October 2009 as part of Paines Plough's LATER programme.

                            Where I'm From

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

                              All On Her Own

                              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

                                House

                                A play about family, culture clash, memory and truth, commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.

                                  Amongst the Reeds

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

                                    A Girl's Bedroom

                                    A short play from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.

                                    Published in volume Arlington