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James II: Day of the Innocents

James II: Day of the Innocents

By Rona Munro

The second part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James II: Day of the Innocents depicts a violent royal playground from the perspective of the child King and his contemporaries, in a terrifying arena of sharp teeth and long knives.

Published in volume The James Plays
    James III: The True Mirror

    James III: The True Mirror

    By Rona Munro

    The third part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James III: The True Mirror, like the King himself, is colourful and unpredictable, turning its attention to the women at the heart of the royal court.

    Published in volume The James Plays
      James IV: Queen of the Fight

      James IV: Queen of the Fight

      By Rona Munro

      A thrilling historical drama set in an uncharted period of Scottish history, with two Moorish women arriving in the dangerous world of the court of James IV.

      The James Plays

      The James Plays

      James I, II and III

      By Rona Munro

      Rona Munro's vividly imagined historical cycle brings to life three generations of Stewart kings who ruled Scotland in the tumultuous fifteenth century.

      James V: Katherine

      James V: Katherine

      By Rona Munro

      A thrilling play about a turbulent time in Scotland's history, continuing Rona Munro's series of history plays set during the reigns of Scotland's generations of Stewart kings.

      Jane Eyre

      Jane Eyre (Shared Experience stage version)

      By Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Polly Teale

      A bold and theatrically inventive adaptation of the literary classic that puts the interior life of the novel on stage.

      Jane Eyre

      Jane Eyre (stage version)

      By Charlotte Brontë Adapted by Chris Bush

      A witty and fleet-footed adaptation that lays bare the beating heart of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, whilst staying true to its revolutionary spirit.

      Japes

      Japes

      By Simon Gray

      A funny and sardonic play about two brothers trapped in a love triangle with the woman they both love.

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      Jekyll & Hyde

      Jekyll & Hyde (National Youth Theatre version)

      By Evan Placey Original author Robert Louis Stevenson

      A radical re-imagining by playwright Evan Placey of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, written for the National Youth Theatre.

      Jekyll and Hyde

      Jekyll and Hyde (stage version)

      By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Neil Bartlett

      An inventive, brilliantly theatrical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's darkly fascinating tale of male violence, guilt and privilege.

      JERICHO

      JERICHO

      By MALAPROP Theatre

      An off-kilter, high-energy, form-pushing play about what pro-wrestling and politics have in common.

      Jerusalem

      Jerusalem

      By Jez Butterworth

      Jez Butterworth's hugely acclaimed, prize-winning play - a comic, contemporary vision of life in England's green and pleasant land.

      Joanne

      Joanne

      By Deborah Bruce, Theresa Ikoko, Laura Lomas, Chinonyerem Odimba and Ursula Rani Sarma

      Five of the most exciting voices in theatre explore the pressures on our public services as one young woman buckles under pressures of her own.

      John

      John

      By Annie Baker

      Annie Baker's mesmerising play about a young couple struggling to stay together.

      John Gabriel Borkman

      John Gabriel Borkman (National Theatre version)

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Nicholas Wright

      Nicholas Wright's sensitive version of Ibsen's late play, about a family brought low by the disgrace and imprisonment of its patriarch.

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      John Gabriel Borkman

      John Gabriel Borkman (English Touring Theatre version)

      By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      A sparkling translation of Ibsen's penultimate play.

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      John Gabriel Borkman

      John Gabriel Borkman (Bridge Theatre version)

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Lucinda Coxon

      A gripping version of Ibsen's most contemporary play, first performed at the Bridge Theatre, London, in 2022.

      Jonah and Otto

      Jonah and Otto

      By Robert Holman

      A humane, funny and ultimately haunting play that explores masculinity, identity and what it means to be English.

      Jonesy

      Jonesy

      By Tom Wells

      A short play from the author of Jumpers for Goalposts.

      Published in volume Jumpers for Goalposts
        Jordan

        Jordan

        By Anna Reynolds With Moira Buffini

        A short play that tells the true story of Shirley Jones, who kills her baby boy, Jordan, rather than have him taken away by his abusive father.

        Published in volume Singular Female Voices
          Joseph K

          Joseph K

          By Tom Basden Original author Franz Kafka

          A darkly comic stage adaptation of The Trial, relocating Kafka's classic novel to twenty-first-century London.

          Jude

          Jude

          By Howard Brenton

          A modern-day tale of unexpected genius and of our struggle to accommodate extraordinary talent, loosely inspired by Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure.

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          The Judge's Wife

          The Judge's Wife

          By Caryl Churchill

          A short play about justice and retribution, first seen as a BBC television drama.

          Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
            Judgement Day

            Judgement Day

            By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mike Poulton

            An adaptation of Ibsen's extraordinary last play, When We Dead Awaken, one of his most deeply personal works.

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