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Treasure Island

Treasure Island (Le Navet Bete stage version)

By Le Navet Bete and John Nicholson Original author Robert Louis Stevenson

A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, family-friendly retelling of a classic story.

Hamish

Hamish

By Jack Thorne

A short monologue play exploring the challenges facing a young wheelchair user, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues
    The Last of the Pelican Daughters

    The Last of the Pelican Daughters

    By The Wardrobe Ensemble

    A comedy about four sisters trying to come to terms with their mother's death.

    The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call

    The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call

    By Friedrich Dürrenmatt Adapted by Tony Kushner

    Dürrenmatt's visionary revenge play, one of the great achievements of modern German-language theatre, transported to mid-twentieth-century America by the acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner.

    The Last Quiz Night on Earth

    The Last Quiz Night on Earth

    By Alison Carr

    An innovative, apocalyptic comedy-drama featuring a fully interactive pub quiz.

    Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women

    Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women

    By Lily Bevan

    A wildly inventive comedy drama about courage, female friendship and flamingos. This volume also includes twelve comic monologues for female performers.

    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.

    Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

    By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Conor McPherson

    Conor McPherson's stunning adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece, a portrayal of life at the turn of the twentieth century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions.

    The Gift

    The Gift

    By Janice Okoh

    An outrageous play about imperialism, cross-racial adoption, cultural appropriation... and tea.

    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.

    Little Baby Jesus

    Little Baby Jesus

    By Arinzé Kene

    Three magnetic personalities and three remarkable stories from the poetic imagination of Arinzé Kene.

    Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale

    Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale (stage play)

    By Piers Torday Original author Charles Dickens

    A revitalised stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, by renowned author Piers Torday, focussing on Ebenezer Scrooge's sister Fan, the most monstrous miser ever known.

    The Last Noël

    The Last Noël

    By Chris Bush

    A funny, moving, uplifting play about Christmas, with original songs.

    God's Dice

    God's Dice

    By David Baddiel

    Science and religion go head to head in this electric tragicomedy: a ferociously funny battle for power, fame and followers.

    Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

    Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) (2019 edition)

    By Isobel McArthur Original author Jane Austen

    A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic.

    Fleabag: The Special Edition

    Fleabag: The Special Edition

    By Phoebe Waller-Bridge

    A special edition of the outrageously funny, blazingly forthright stage play, featuring exclusive bonus material.

    For All I Care

    For All I Care

    By Alan Harris

    A fast-moving, touchingly funny play about two very different women, both having a very bad day.

    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.

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