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Passing Places

Passing Places

By Stephen Greenhorn

A road movie for the stage, following two young Scottish lads on their trip from dislocation to location.

Passion Play

Passion Play

By Peter Nichols

Peter Nichols's modern classic - a provocative comedy about sex, love and infidelity.

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The People Next Door

The People Next Door

By Henry Adam

A black comedy about the post-9/11 world and what happens when someone else's global problem becomes your local one.

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Perfect Days

Perfect Days

By Liz Lochhead

A funny, sad and truthful romantic comedy about beating the biological clock.

Peter Pan

Peter Pan (stage version)

By J.M. Barrie Adapted by Evan Placey and Vikki Stone

An enchanting adaptation of J.M. Barrie's children's classic, with songs by Vikki Stone. Premiered at Rose Theatre, Kingston.

Pine

Pine

By Jacqui Honess-Martin

A delightfully unfestive comedy about a group of recent graduates doing seasonal work selling Christmas trees.

A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table

By Simon Block

A play about the dog-eat-dog world of television.

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Player Kings

Player Kings

Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts 1 & 2

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Robert Icke

Shakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, brought together in a visionary new version adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.

Player's Angels

Player's Angels

By Amanda Whittington

A play set in 1950s Nottingham, following a group of friends who work on the production line of the John Player tobacco factory.

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The Playhouse Apprentice

The Playhouse Apprentice

By Jessica Swale

An exhilarating and hilarious historical drama set in Elizabethan London, about theatre, bravery and how a little voice can make a big difference. Part of the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by young people.

Playing the Victim

Playing the Victim

By The Presnyakov Brothers Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A darkly absurd play from the authors of Terrorism.

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The Poor Man's Comfort

The Poor Man's Comfort

By Robert Daborne

A Jacobean tragicomedy from 1617, about a shepherd who seeks redress for a miscarriage of justice.

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Prickly Heat

Prickly Heat

By Simon Donald

A surreal and sensuous comedy by a young Scottish writer-performer.

Published in volume First Run
    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.

    Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

    Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) (2019 edition)

    By Isobel McArthur Original author Jane Austen

    A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic.

    Primadonna

    Primadonna

    By Rosie Kellett

    A one-woman play that lays bare the world of the celebrity PA as a young first-timer navigates impossible tasks, difficult conversations and fearsome passive aggression.

    The Princess and the Goblin

    The Princess and the Goblin

    By Stuart Paterson

    A rich and magical play for all the family, from a master of storytelling.

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    Princess Essex

    Princess Essex

    By Anne Odeke

    A riotous, satirical comedy based on the amazing true story of the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK. First performed at Shakespeare's Globe, London, in 2024.

    The Proposal

    The Proposal

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      Push Up

      Push Up

      By Roland Schimmelpfennig Translated by Maja Zade

      A savage satire on the rapacious nature of office lives and lusts - the British debut from a writer whose work has been seen in prestigious theatres all over Germany.

      Puss in Boots

      Puss in Boots

      By Stuart Paterson

      A brilliantly inventive version of the classic tale, from the 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).

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      Rabbit

      Rabbit

      By Nina Raine

      A fiercely funny play about what it's like to be a young woman living, working, drinking, loving and having sex in the 21st century.

      Rafta, Rafta...

      Rafta, Rafta...

      By Ayub Khan Din

      A hugely warm-hearted, comic tale of close-knit Indian family life in England, by the author of East is East.

      Ramona Tells Jim

      Ramona Tells Jim

      By Sophie Wu

      A darkly comic debut play about confession and the gravity of young love.