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Richard II

Richard II

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition 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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Riddance

Riddance

By Linda McLean

A chilling emotional thriller about two men and a woman bound together by the secrets of surviving a childhood in a Glasgow tenement.

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The River

The River

By Jez Butterworth

A bewitching story from the author of global smash hit Jerusalem.

The Road to Huntsville

The Road to Huntsville

By Stephanie Ridings

A short play about a writer researching women who fall in love with men on death row, who then finds herself crossing the line.

The Roaring Girl

The Roaring Girl

By Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton

A hilarious city comedy by the authors of A Mad World, My Masters and The Shoemaker's Holiday. features the text edited for the RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team. Part of the RSC's Roaring Girls season.

Roaring Trade

Roaring Trade

By Steve Thompson

A fast-paced and astute satire exposing just how far people go for the highest-risk jobs in the City.

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Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist

Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist

By Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth

A charming retelling of the Robin Hood adventure - festive fun for all the family. Premiered at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, in 2024.

Rock

Rock

By Chris Bush

A play about family, heritage and legacy, part of Chris Bush's triptych of plays about a Sheffield manufacturing family, Rock / Paper / Scissors.

Rock / Paper / Scissors

Rock / Paper / Scissors

Three Plays

By Chris Bush

Three intricately interwoven plays about family, heritage and legacy, centring around a Sheffield manufacturing family.

Rockets and Blue Lights

Rockets and Blue Lights

By Winsome Pinnock

The Alfred Fagon Award-winning play that retells British history through the prism of the slave trade.

The Roman Actor

The Roman Actor

By Philip Massinger

Philip Massinger's chilling play of revenge, lust and murder.

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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (Plays at the Garrick edition)

By William Shakespeare Edited by Kenneth Branagh

Shakespeare's heartbreaking tale of forbidden love, brought to life in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh.

Room 303

Room 303

By Enda Walsh

A short monologue inspired by the Third Epistle of John and first produced by the Bush Theatre, London, as part of the Sixty-Six Books season in 2011.

Published in volume Enda Walsh Plays: Two
    Rose

    Rose

    By Hywel John

    A heartbreaking study of heritage, grief and family, Rose is a powerful drama about a Middle-Eastern immigrant's struggle to raise his daughter 'the English way'.

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    Rosmersholm

    Rosmersholm

    By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish

    Ibsen's play about idealism and liberalism undermined by a deeply conservative society. In an English translation by Kenneth McLeish, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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    Ross

    Ross

    By Terence Rattigan

    Terence Rattigan's epic and probing drama about the man immortalised as Lawrence of Arabia.

    Ross & Rachel

    Ross & Rachel

    By James Fritz

    A dark and uncompromising play about romance, expectation and mortality, James Fritz's Ross & Rachel takes an unflinching look at the myths of modern love.

    Roundabout

    Roundabout

    By Lluïsa Cunillé Translated by Oscar Ceballos and Mary Peate

    A play about obsession and delusion, by a major Spanish dramatist.

    Ruined

    Ruined

    By Lynn Nottage

    A passionate, heartfelt play about surviving in a time of civil war, by a leading American dramatist. Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

    Rules for Living

    Rules for Living

    By Sam Holcroft

    A theatrically playful, dark comedy about the unwritten rules we follow in our lives.

    Rum and Vodka

    Rum and Vodka

    By Conor McPherson

    A short monologue play from the multi-award-winning author of The Weir.

    Run

    Run

    By Stephen Laughton

    Stephen Laughton's one-man play about a gay Jewish seventeen-year-old explores what it means to love, to lose, and how to grow from a boy into a man.

    Run (VAULT edition)

    Run (VAULT edition)

    By Stephen Laughton

    Stephen Laughton's one-man play, in the VAULT Festival version.

    Run Sister Run

    Run Sister Run

    By Chloë Moss

    A witty and heartfelt play about two sisters, exploring family, class and dependence.