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By Robert Massey

A darkly comic thriller set in the grim, seething and sometimes hilarious criminal world of Dublin's suburbs.

The Recruiting Officer

The Recruiting Officer

By George Farquhar

A classic Restoration-era comedy about the sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, as they go about their task of recruiting soldiers in the town of Shrewsbury.

Red Bud

Red Bud

By Brett Neveu

A play exploring the creeping onset of middle age in a group of people increasingly disillusioned by the American Dream.

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Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

By Tim Fountain

The acclaimed one-man show based on the life and writings of Quentin Crisp.

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The Retreat

The Retreat

By Sam Bain

A comedy about getting away from it all - the debut play from the BAFTA Award-winning co-writer and co-creator of Peep Show, Fresh Meat and Four Lions.

Reunion

Reunion

By Mark O'Rowe

An exhilarating, high-wire drama about the deep currents of family life, set over a family reunion on an island off the west coast of Ireland. Premiered at Galway International Arts Festival in 2024.

REVENGE: After the Levoyah

REVENGE: After the Levoyah

By Nick Cassenbaum

A Jewish heist comedy that combines madcap action and biting political satire, winner of an Edinburgh Fringe First Award and a Summerhall Lustrum Award.

The Rivals

The Rivals

By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

One of the best-known eighteenth-century comedies of manners, Sheridan's first play, and still his most popular. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Roald Dahl's The Twits

Roald Dahl's The Twits (stage version)

Adapted by Enda Walsh

Mischievously adapted from Roald Dahl's story, acclaimed playwright Enda Walsh turns The Twits upside down and brings this revolting revolution to the stage.

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The Roaring Girl

The Roaring Girl

By Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton

A hilarious city comedy by the authors of A Mad World, My Masters and The Shoemaker's Holiday. features the text edited for the RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team. Part of the RSC's Roaring Girls season.

Roaring Trade

Roaring Trade

By Steve Thompson

A fast-paced and astute satire exposing just how far people go for the highest-risk jobs in the City.

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Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist

Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist

By Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth

A charming retelling of the Robin Hood adventure - festive fun for all the family. Premiered at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, in 2024.

Ross & Rachel

Ross & Rachel

By James Fritz

A dark and uncompromising play about romance, expectation and mortality, James Fritz's Ross & Rachel takes an unflinching look at the myths of modern love.

The Rover

The Rover

By Aphra Behn

A classic Restoration comedy by one of the earliest and most celebrated female playwrights. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Rules for Living

Rules for Living

By Sam Holcroft

A theatrically playful, dark comedy about the unwritten rules we follow in our lives.

Satin 'n' Steel

Satin 'n' Steel

By Amanda Whittington

A comic two-hander about the irresistible allure of showbusiness, from the author of Be My Baby.

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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
    Scandaltown

    Scandaltown

    By Mike Bartlett

    A comedy for the new Restoration of the theatres, set in contemporary, post-pandemic London, full of illicit sex, political hypocrisy and the machinations of a fame-hungry elite.

    Scapino

    Scapino

    By Molière Translated by Jeremy Sams

    A superlative farce by the master of the form, Molière, written at the height of his powers, a masterclass in comic construction. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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    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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    The School for Scandal

    The School for Scandal

    By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

    A classic comedy of manners, ridiculing affectation and pretentiousness. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    Screwed

    Screwed

    By Kathryn O'Reilly

    A gripping dramatic portrait of a destructive friendship between two women who push themselves to their limits.

    The Servant of Two Masters

    The Servant of Two Masters

    By Carlo Goldoni Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A classic Italian comedy that remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant, over two hundred and fifty years after it was written. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    Sex with a Stranger

    Sex with a Stranger

    By Stefan Golaszewski

    Bleak, funny and excruciatingly accurate, Sex with a Stranger examines what it is to be in your twenties, lonely, hollow and uncertain.