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Happy Now?

Happy Now?

By Lucinda Coxon

A painfully truthful, darkly comic take on contemporary life and how to survive it.

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Cariad

Cariad

By Sophie Stanton

A raucous comedy and a compelling story about secrets, memory, history and 'cariad' - Welsh for love, beloved one, darling.

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Contractions

Contractions

By Mike Bartlett

An ink-black comedy about the boundaries between work and play.

Tinderbox

Tinderbox

By Lucy Kirkwood

A fast, wild and farcically funny play with a disturbing vision of a dystopian future.

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The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

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

Educating Agnes

Educating Agnes

By Liz Lochhead

A dark and wickedly funny farce about one man's twisted attempts to find a woman he can control completely.

The Female of the Species

The Female of the Species

By Joanna Murray-Smith

A deliciously wicked comedy that proves that the female of the species is not only deadlier, but funnier than the male.

The After-Dinner Joke

The After-Dinner Joke

By Caryl Churchill

A short play satirising the charity business, written for television. First broadcast on BBC One as part of the BBC's Play for Today series.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
    Lucky Seven

    Lucky Seven

    By Alexis Zegerman

    A comedy about growing up, class, love, disappointment and hope, inspired by the Seven Up television series.

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    Rank

    Rank

    By Robert Massey

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

    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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    Parlour Song

    Parlour Song

    By Jez Butterworth

    A blackly hilarious exploration of deceit, paranoia and murderous desire, as the spirit of the Blues lands in leafy suburbia.

    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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    Dreams of Violence

    Dreams of Violence

    By Stella Feehily

    A riotous comedy about love, death and responsibility.

    Homebody/Kabul

    Homebody/Kabul

    By Tony Kushner

    A devastating play about Afghanistan and its long, tortured relationship with the West, from the author of Angels in America.

    Little Gem

    Little Gem

    By Elaine Murphy

    A poignant and hilarious play about love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes, following three generations of women over one extraordinary year.

    The Drunks

    The Drunks

    By Mikhail and Vyacheslav Durnenkov Translated by Nina Raine

    A darkly comic and freewheeling epic that gets to the heart of small-town politics and what it means to please all of the people all of the time.

    Cling To Me Like Ivy

    Cling To Me Like Ivy

    By Samantha Ellis

    A sassy, offbeat comedy-drama about rebelling against your roots.

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