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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 John Fletcher and Philip Massinger

    A 17th-century play tracing the fortunes of two brothers shipwrecked in a foreign land.

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    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.

    Damage

    Damage

    By Kamal Khalladi Translated by Houda Echouafni

    A play from Morocco, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

    The Dance of Death

    The Dance of Death

    By August Strindberg Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    Strindberg's chilling anatomy of a marriage, in which the two partners duel with each other until one is utterly defeated.

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    The Dance of Death

    The Dance of Death

    By August Strindberg Adapted by Conor McPherson

    A visceral new version of Strindberg’s compelling, bitingly funny battle of wills.

    Dances of Death

    Dances of Death

    By Howard Brenton Original author August Strindberg

    A gripping new version of Strindberg's masterly, darkly hilarious depiction of the struggles and strains of marriage.

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    Dancing Bears

    Dancing Bears

    By Sam Holcroft

    A short play laying bare the twisted loyalties and violence in teenage gangs.

    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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    Dara

    Dara

    By Shahid Nadeem Adapted by Tanya Ronder

    An intense domestic drama of global consequence – for India then and for our world now.

    The Dark Room

    The Dark Room

    By Angela Betzien

    An intricately layered psychological thriller exposing the startling mistreatment of those most vulnerable in our society, at the hands of those who are meant to protect them.

    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.

    Darknet

    Darknet

    By Rose Lewenstein

    A fascinating - and terrifying - drama that explores the world of data commodification and the uncharted deep web.

    Daughter

    Daughter

    By Adam Lazarus

    A darkly satirical monologue about fatherhood, love and toxic masculinity.

    Daughterhood

    Daughterhood

    By Charley Miles

    A beautiful, ferocious play about the bonds that tie us, and how we sometimes need to break them.

    Daughters of the Revolution

    Daughters of the Revolution

    By David Edgar

    A political thriller set in the midst of a bitterly fought US governor's election, from the Democrat perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

    Published in volume Continental Divide: two plays
      David Copperfield

      David Copperfield (stage version)

      By Charles Dickens Adapted by Alastair Cording

      One of Dickens's best-loved and most autobiographical stories, brilliantly and faithfully dramatised by Alastair Cording.

      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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      Days of Wine and Roses

      Days of Wine and Roses (stage version)

      By Owen McCafferty

      JP Miller's 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses, adapted brilliantly for the stage by Owen McCafferty.

      Dealing with Clair

      Dealing with Clair

      By Martin Crimp

      A satire on yuppie moral and emotional bankruptcy and a bleak, black comedy thriller.

      Dean McBride

      Dean McBride

      By Sonya Hale

      A vivid and poetic monologue play about deprivation, loss and redemption through love, telling the story of Dean, a young man hardened by suffering, who struggles in life before finding his way back to happiness.

      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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