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Dogeaters

Dogeaters

By Jessica Hagedorn

A hard-hitting play about the Philippines in the Marcos era, adapted by Jessica Hagedorn from her own novel of the same name.

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Love in Idleness/Less Than Kind

Love in Idleness/Less Than Kind

By Terence Rattigan

The third in Terence Rattigan's unofficial trilogy of war plays, published alongside an earlier version of the play, Less Than Kind, never staged during Rattigan's lifetime.

Flare Path

Flare Path

By Terence Rattigan

A moving story of love and loyalty, courage and fear, based on Terence Rattigan's own experiences as a tail gunner in the Second World War.

Emperor and Galilean

Emperor and Galilean

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Ben Power

A thrilling version of Ibsen's epic play, charting the true odyssey of an astonishing man as he struggles to find spiritual fulfilment and political pre-eminence.

The Honest Whore

The Honest Whore

By Thomas Dekker

A passionate tale of paternal disapproval and sexual deceit, following the lives of a princess and a whore.

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The Witches of Lancashire

The Witches of Lancashire

By Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome

A sensational dramatisation of the seventeenth-century witch trials, first performed at the original Globe Theatre in 1634.

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The Middlemarch Trilogy

The Middlemarch Trilogy

By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

Three plays based on George Eliot's classic novel, which can be performed as a trilogy or as standalone pieces.

The Tempest

The Tempest

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

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

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World Factory: The Game

World Factory: The Game

By Zoë Svendsen and Simon Daw

A participative theatre experience about global consumer capitalism, offering readers the opportunity to play – as individuals or in teams – the managers of a clothing factory in China.

The Contingency Plan

The Contingency Plan (2022 edition)

Two plays

By Steve Waters

A double bill of plays from the frontline of climate change – an epic portrait of Britain in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.

The Contingency Plan

The Contingency Plan (2009 edition)

Two plays

By Steve Waters

A double bill of plays from the frontline of climate change - an epic portrait of an England of the near future, in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods. Original 2009 edition.

Self Torture & Strenuous Exercise

Self Torture & Strenuous Exercise

By Harry Kondoleon

These plays are not only jet-black comedies. They are fairy tales, fables, passion plays, masquerades...

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Golden Child

Golden Child

By David Henry Hwang

David Hwang invokes the age in which his great grandfather broke with Confucian tradition by converting to Christianity and unbinding his daughter's feet. Golden Child explores the impact of these momentous decisions  on succeeding generations.

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Apologia

Apologia

By Alexi Kaye Campbell

A disastrous family reunion is the occasion for a sharp and perceptive look at what has happened to 60s idealists and their children.

No Romance

No Romance

By Nancy Harris

A tender and funny tale about our secret selves, and our search for connection in a fractured world.

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Holes in the Skin

Holes in the Skin

By Robert Holman

A gripping play about the nature of violence.

Pretend You Have Big Buildings

Pretend You Have Big Buildings

By Ben Musgrave

A tender and funny play about growing up in Romford in the shadow of Canary Wharf, winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

By Eugene O'Neill

An ominous play set in a cruel world of dark realism, an acknowledged masterpiece from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

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