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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.

Shush

Shush

By Elaine Murphy

A funny and insightful play about the power of female friendship.

Passion Play

Passion Play

By Peter Nichols

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

Jumpers for Goalposts

Jumpers for Goalposts

By Tom Wells

A hilarious and heart-warming comedy about football, friendship and finding your way.

Forever House

Forever House

By Glenn Waldron

A darkly comic drama of buried secrets and new beginnings, with three linked scenes all set in the same terraced house.

The Low Road

The Low Road

By Bruce Norris

A fable of free market economics and cut-throat capitalism.

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Meeting Miss Ireland

Meeting Miss Ireland

By Rosemary Jenkinson

A short play commissioned and performed as part of The Fairer Sex, a series of play readings at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in June 2009.

Published in volume Irish Shorts
    Chinglish

    Chinglish

    By David Henry Hwang

    A hilarious comedy about the misadventures of miscommunication, exploring the modern difficulty of doing business between East and West.

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    NSFW

    NSFW

    By Lucy Kirkwood

    A sharp comedy about power games and privacy in the media and beyond.

    I Am Shakespeare

    I Am Shakespeare

    By Mark Rylance

    A fascinating, witty and characteristically exuberant dramatic exploration of the Shakespeare authorship debate.

    The Complaint

    The Complaint

    By Nick Whitby

    A chilling play set in a Kafkaesque world where nothing is quite as it seems, and where office politics can lead to unlawful questioning, torture and even murder...

    In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play

    In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play

    By Sarah Ruhl

    Magnetic, nostalgic and gloriously imaginative, a comedy drama from award-winning New York playwright Sarah Ruhl.

    Chalet Lines

    Chalet Lines

    By Lee Mattinson

    A shockingly funny journey through five decades of birthdays, weddings and hen dos, that asks if we can ever cut the apron strings that tie us to our parents.

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    The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows (stage version)

    By Kenneth Grahame Adapted by Mike Kenny

    A delightful stage adaptation that combines all the joy and mystery of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved classic with the lightness of touch and playful theatricality that award-winning playwright Mike Kenny is known for.

    The Gatekeeper

    The Gatekeeper

    By Chloë Moss

    A darkly comic play about the disintegration of a family get-together.

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    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.

    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.

    Our New Girl

    Our New Girl

    By Nancy Harris

    A startling psychological drama about the darker side of modern parenthood.

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