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Still

Still

By Frances Poet

Frances Poet's play is a cathartic story of life, loss and joy, full of tenderness and humour, as five Edinburgh souls stagger towards each other and are transformed.

Stones in His Pockets

Stones in His Pockets

By Marie Jones

Hollywood comes to rural Ireland in this hilarious multi-award winner which ran for four years in London's West End.

Published in volume Stones in His Pockets & A Night in November: Two Plays
    Stoopud Fucken Animals

    Stoopud Fucken Animals

    By Joel Horwood

    A pitch-black comedy complete with wickedly entertaining songs, from the Edinburgh Fringe First-winning writer of Food.

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    Stories

    Stories

    By Nina Raine

    A funny and touching play about the fertilisation of an idea. Premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2018.

    Strategic Love Play

    Strategic Love Play

    By Miriam Battye

    A Fringe First-winning play that, with acid wit, takes a scalpel to modern romance.

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    Strawberries in January

    Strawberries in January

    By Evelyne de la Chenelière Translated by Rona Munro

    A biting, heart-warming comedy of love and fate in contemporary Montréal, in a version by Rona Munro.

    Sugar Baby

    Sugar Baby

    By Alan Harris

    A one-man comedy-drama about a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff, from critically acclaimed writer Alan Harris.

    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.

    Superior Donuts

    Superior Donuts

    By Tracy Letts

    An entertaining comedy-drama set in a local donut shop in the heart of one of Chicago's most diverse communities. By the Pulitzer Prize winning author of August: Osage County.

    Swansong

    Swansong

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      Take Me Away

      Take Me Away

      By Gerald Murphy

      A dark but very funny comedy about the collapse of a family of feckless chancers and no-hopers.

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      The Tamer Tamed

      The Tamer Tamed

      By John Fletcher

      An irreverent and hugely entertaining 'sequel' to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

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      Tapped

      Tapped

      By Katie Redford

      A witty and sensitive portrayal of managing mental health within a family, highlighting the barriers we put up in order to put on a brave face.

      Tartuffe

      Tartuffe

      By Molière Translated by Martin Sorrell

      Moliere's comic masterpiece about an irreclaimable hypocrite - one of the most famous French plays of all time.

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      Tartuffe

      Tartuffe

      By Molière Adapted by Liz Lochhead

      A rollicking Scots version of Molière's classic of political satire and black comedy.

      Published in volume Miseryguts & Tartuffe
        Teenage Dick

        Teenage Dick

        By Mike Lew

        A darkly comic, smashed-up retelling of Richard III, Shakespeare's classic tale about the lust for power.

        The Tempest

        The Tempest

        By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

        An eidition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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        Testmatch

        Testmatch

        By Kate Attwell

         A funny and provocative play about women's cricket, colonial India and the mythology of fair play. 

        There is a War

        There is a War

        By Tom Basden

        A miniature epic that explores the mad savagery of war with biting black comedy, and takes us into the dark heart of a strange and surreal conflict.

        The Things Good Men Do

        The Things Good Men Do

        By Dan Muirden

        Good men behaving very badly in a dark comedy about twenty-somethings in London.

        Thon Man Molière

        Thon Man Molière

        By Liz Lochhead

        The story of the great comedian Molière - his scandalous marriage, his scurrilous plays and the irresistible creation of his infamous and celebrated satire Tartuffe.

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        The Three Lions

        The Three Lions

        By William Gaminara

        A sharp, hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomacy in action, centering on England's bid for the 2018 World Cup.

        The Three Musketeers

        The Three Musketeers (stage version)

        By John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete

        A riotously comic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete.

        Three Sisters

        Three Sisters

        By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

        Chekhov's masterpiece of provincial claustrophobia, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

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