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The Crocodile

The Crocodile

By Tom Basden Original author Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A ferociously funny, eye-poppingly theatrical play about art, animals and what happens when you try to take on the system from within... a crocodile.

The Crown Jewels

The Crown Jewels

By Simon Nye

A riotous comedy based on the scarcely believable true story of the greatest heist of all time: the theft of the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. From the creator of TV's Men Behaving Badly and The Durrells.

Cruising

Cruising

By Alecky Blythe

A hilarious, real-life comedy about pensioners going in search of love - from the sublime to the downright saucy.

Crush: The Musical

Crush: The Musical

By Maureen Chadwick and Kath Gotts

An outrageously fun musical set in an all-girls school in the 60s, from the team behind Bad Girls: The Musical.

Cuba

Cuba

By Liz Lochhead

A play written for young people to perform, about two schoolgirls and their daring response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Cuckold Ubu

Cuckold Ubu

By Alfred Jarry

A sequel to King Ubu, Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension. Cuckold Ubu continues the adventures of Pa Ubu.

Published in volume Ubu
    The Custom of the Country

    The Custom of the Country

    By Nicholas Wright

    Fletcher and Massinger's bawdy Jacobean drama is transposed to 1890s Johannesburg.

    Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays
      Cyrano

      Cyrano

      By Virginia Gay Original author Edmond Rostand

      A joyous, gender-flipped retelling of Edmond Rostand's classic play, first performed by Melbourne Theatre Company, and a hit at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe before transferring to Park Theatre, London.

      Cyrano de Bergerac

      Cyrano de Bergerac

      By Edmond Rostand Translated by Anthony Burgess

      The nineteenth-century French classic about the swordsman-poet with the nose too large to be taken seriously, in an acclaimed English translation by Anthony Burgess.

      Danny, King of the Basement

      Danny, King of the Basement

      By David S. Craig

      A heartwarming play about a boy who creates an imaginary world to deal with the instability and hardship of his daily life.

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      Dark Sublime

      Dark Sublime

      By Michael Dennis

      A play about joy and heartbreak, quarries and transmat beams – a love-letter to British sci-fi television.

      The Day I Stood Still

      The Day I Stood Still

      By Kevin Elyot

      A poignantly funny drama from the author of My Night With Reg, about the heartbreak of unrequited love and the power of memories.

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      Dead Dad Dog

      Dead Dad Dog

      By John McKay

      An offbeat short comedy with a political edge, in which an unemployed young man is dogged by his deceased father.

      Published in volume Scot-Free
        Dear Lupin

        Dear Lupin (stage version)

        By Roger Mortimer and Charlie Mortimer Adapted by Michael Simkins

        Michael Simkins' immensely charming stage adaptation of Dear Lupin, the witty and touching collection of letters from a father to his son that became a huge bestseller, winner of The Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year.

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        Death and Taxes: Hydriotaphia & Other Plays

        Death and Taxes: Hydriotaphia & Other Plays

        By Tony Kushner

        A wide-ranging collection of work from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angels in America.

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        Deposit

        Deposit

        By Matt Hartley

        A bittersweet and vital play that throws a spotlight on 'Generation Rent' and the lengths they will go to in order to get that first step on the property ladder.

        The Desert Air

        The Desert Air

        By Nicholas Wright

        A wartime comedy set in Cairo.

        Published in volume Nicholas Wright: Five Plays
          The Devil is an Ass

          The Devil is an Ass

          By Ben Jonson

          Ben Jonson's 1616 comedy about a junior demon who persuades his master Satan to let him spend a day in London.

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          Dexter and Winter's Detective Agency

          Dexter and Winter's Detective Agency

          By Nathan Bryon

          A madcap adventure story for young people (and older detectives) to watch, read and perform.

          Di and Viv and Rose

          Di and Viv and Rose

          By Amelia Bullmore

          A warm and funny play about female friendship, crackling with wit and poignant observation.

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          Diary of a Nobody

          Diary of a Nobody (stage version)

          By George & Weedon Grossmith Adapted by Hugh Osborne

          A sparkling adaptation of the classic comic novel recording the daily exploits of Charles Pooter, the London clerk with social aspirations far beyond his status.

          Disco Pigs

          Disco Pigs

          By Enda Walsh

          Enda Walsh's breakthrough play, a fast and formally inventive portrait of two teenage Irish misfits

          Published in volume Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin
            The Distance

            The Distance

            By Deborah Bruce

            A painfully funny play about motherhood (and fatherhood), about keeping control, and about letting go.

            Distracted

            Distracted

            By Morna Pearson

            A darkly surreal and richly comic short play about a deeply unusual mother and son relationship.