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Lionboy

Lionboy (stage version)

By Zizou Corder Adapted by Marcelo Dos Santos

An adaptation of Zizou Corder's Lionboy novels for award-winning theatre company Complicite.

The Lioness

The Lioness

By Rebecca Lenkiewicz

A short play about Elizabeth I: the myth and the reality.

LIT

LIT

By Sophie Ellerby

A play exploring the turbulent teenage years of a Nottingham girl looking for love in all the wrong places.

Little Baby Jesus

Little Baby Jesus

By Arinzé Kene

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

Little Bits of Ruined Beauty

Little Bits of Ruined Beauty

By Tom Wentworth

A darkly comic play examining the subtle shift from cared-for to carer and how dignity and independence are maintained in isolated rural areas. 

Little Certainties

Little Certainties

By Bárbara Colio Translated by William Gregory

Mario is missing, presumed dead. In the town of Tijuana, his brother and sister make a shocking discovery about Mario and his secrets.

Published in volume Mexican Plays
    Little Dolls

    Little Dolls

    By Nancy Harris

    A short play about a woman seeking help from a therapist to overcome a traumatic episode in her past.

    Little Eagles

    Little Eagles

    By Rona Munro

    A play telling the fascinating and little-known story of Sergei Korolyov, chief designer and unsung hero of the Soviet space programme.

    Little Eyolf

    Little Eyolf

    By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

    Ibsen's forensic examination of a marriage as it falls apart, in a version by Richard Eyre.

    Little Gem

    Little Gem

    By Elaine Murphy

    A poignant and hilarious play about love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes, following three generations of women over one extraordinary year.

    Little Platoons

    Little Platoons

    By Steve Waters

    Moving from satiric comedy to poignant family drama, Little Platoons explores what the retreat of the state and the growth of people power really means for society and its youngest citizens.

    Little Revolution

    Little Revolution

    By Alecky Blythe

    An explosive verbatim play about the 2011 London Riots, by the author of the award-winning London Road.

    Little Wars

    Little Wars

    By Steven Carl McCasland

    Set in the French Alps in 1940, this thrilling play – based on truth – is an enthralling, entertaining and ultimately moving portrait of seven exceptional women.

    Little Women

    Little Women (stage version)

    By Louisa May Alcott Adapted by Anne-Marie Casey

    A joyful and spirited adaptation of one of the best-loved novels of all time.

    Lives of the Great Poisoners

    Lives of the Great Poisoners

    By Caryl Churchill

    A multidisciplinary theatre piece about the most infamous poisoners in history, written by Caryl Churchill in collaboration with composer Orlando Gough and choreographer Ian Spink. 

    Lizzie Siddal

    Lizzie Siddal

    By Jeremy Green

    A gripping historical drama charting one woman's dazzling trajectory from model to lover to artist, to a tragic figure in her own right.

    The Lodger

    The Lodger

    By Robert Holman

    An enlightening, cathartic and acerbic new play about identity, maturity and reconciliation.

    London Road

    London Road

    By Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork

    An experimental and challenging work which reveals the ways in which even the darkest experiences can engender a greater sense of our mutual dependence.

    Kenneth Lonergan: Three Plays

    Kenneth Lonergan: Three Plays

    By Kenneth Lonergan

    A collection of plays by the acclaimed film director, playwright and screenwriter: This Is Our Youth, The Waverly Gallery and Lobby Hero.

    Long Day's Journey into Night

    Long Day's Journey into Night

    By Eugene O'Neill

    A true modern classic from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

    The Long Song

    The Long Song (stage version)

    By Andrea Levy Adapted by Suhayla El-Bushra

    The story of a young slave girl who lives through the final turbulent days of slavery on a sugar plantation in 19th-century Jamaica. Adapted from Andrea Levy's award-winning novel.

    Long Time Dead

    Long Time Dead

    By Rona Munro

    A gripping and darkly humorous play about the camaraderie of a trio of obsessive mountaineers.

    LORENZO

    LORENZO

    By Ben Targét

    A life-affirming story about the messiness of ageing and dying. Winner of a Fringe First award at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe.

    Lose Yourself

    Lose Yourself

    By Katherine Chandler

    A fast and wild ride into the darker side of our celebrity obsessed culture.