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Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense'

Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense'

By The Goodale Brothers Original author P.G. Wodehouse

An inventive, fast-paced comedy based featuring P.G. Wodehouse’s iconic double act.

Isolated But Open

Isolated But Open

Voices from Across The Shutdown

By various

Twelve new monologues written in response to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 as part of Papatango's scheme to inspire creativity and share brilliant new stories.

Is My Microphone On?

Is My Microphone On?

By Jordan Tannahill

An urgent and lyrical play from a leading Canadian playwright, about young people questioning the choices that have been made, and the ones that they will yet be forced to make.

An Intervention

An Intervention

By Mike Bartlett

A touching, funny play about what happens when you hate your best friend.

In a Vulnerable Place

In a Vulnerable Place

By Steve Waters

A monologue documenting Steve Waters' own journey from the Norfolk Broads to the steppes of Mongolia to explore, first hand, what is happening to the natural world and the human heart.

The Importance of Being Alfred

The Importance of Being Alfred

By Louise Welsh

A short play about Lord Alfred Douglas, the former lover of Oscar Wilde, and his latter years as the supporter of a prominent homophobe.

Idyll

Idyll

By Matt Hartley

A captivating short play about rural Britain, premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.

I Won't Dance - Don't Ask Me

I Won't Dance - Don't Ask Me

By Owen McCafferty

An early short monologue play from Northern Irish writer Owen McCafferty.

Published in volume Mojo Mickybo: Three Plays
    Hue & Cry

    Hue & Cry

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A short play in which two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin, are reunited for a family funeral in a highly charged encounter full of disillusion, denial and dark laughter.

    Howie the Rookie

    Howie the Rookie

    By Mark O'Rowe

    A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.

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    How These Desperate Men Talk

    How These Desperate Men Talk

    By Enda Walsh

    A short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles (stage version)

    By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Sherlock Holmes story gets a gloriously funny makeover.

    Harm

    Harm (short play)

    By Douglas Maxwell

    A short play about a father and son waiting in a new 'self-harming unit'.

    Hamish

    Hamish

    By Jack Thorne

    A short monologue play exploring the challenges facing a young wheelchair user, 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
      The Good Thief

      The Good Thief

      By Conor McPherson

      A monologue play about a petty criminal who is punished by his conscience when he becomes involved in a bungled kidnap.

      good dog

      good dog

      By Arinzé Kene

      A theatrical monologue that chronicles growing up in a multicultural community, and the everyday injustices that drive people to take back control.

      The Giant

      The Giant

      By Antony Sher

      A powerful, witty and moving play exploring the dark interplay between sexuality and creativity.

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      Ghost Stories

      Ghost Stories (stage version)

      By Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman

      The terrifying stageplay and worldwide cult phenomenon about a Professor of Parapsychology whose rationality is tested to breaking point – and beyond.

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