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Screwed

Screwed

By Kathryn O'Reilly

A gripping dramatic portrait of a destructive friendship between two women who push themselves to their limits.

Scuttlers

Scuttlers

By Rona Munro

A thrillingly fast-paced play about youthful disaffection, protest and violence, drawing on the history of the Scuttlers, the youth gangs of nineteenth-century Manchester.

Sea Creatures

Sea Creatures

By Cordelia Lynn

A haunting play about grief, loss and the power of storytelling.

Sea Things

Sea Things

By Hassan Abdulrazzak

A bold and startling comic thriller about climate crisis, conspiracy, and what lurks beneath the waves. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

The Seafarer

The Seafarer

By Conor McPherson

A breathtaking supernatural play from the author of The Weir.

Seagull

Seagull

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Charlotte Pyke, John Kerr and Joseph Blatchley

A striking version of Chekhov's classic play, restoring the cuts demanded by the Russian censor in 1896.

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The Seagull

The Seagull

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Chekhov's early tragedy, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

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Seagulls

Seagulls

By Caryl Churchill

A woman with an extraordinary gift begins to fear her powers are waning.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
    Second Home

    Second Home

    By Charlotte Chimuanya

    A play exploring the experiences of growing up mixed-race in twenty-first century Ireland.

    Second Person Narrative

    Second Person Narrative

    By Jemma Kennedy

    A play about growing up, and forging your own identity. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by school, college and youth-theatre groups.

    The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden (stage version)

    By Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Elizabeth Newman

    A delightful stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's enduring tale of transformation and healing through nature.

    The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden (Open Air Theatre version)

    By Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Holly Robinson and Anna Himali Howard

    A thrillingly adventurous adaptation of the beloved and radical story about the magic of nature and the nature of magic, premiered at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2024.

    Secret Life of Humans

    Secret Life of Humans

    By David Byrne

    A thrilling play about Dr Jacob Bronowski, buried secrets, and six million years of human history.

    The Secret River

    The Secret River (stage version)

    By Kate Grenville Adapted by Andrew Bovell

    A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia's dark history, adapted from Kate Grenville's acclaimed novel.

    Secrets

    Secrets (stage version)

    By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland

     An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

    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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    Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility (stage version)

    By Jane Austen Adapted by Mark Healy

    A faithful yet inventive adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, terrifically actable and readable.

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    Separate Tables

    Separate Tables

    By Terence Rattigan

    Two linked one-act plays set in a run-down residential hotel in Bournemouth.

    Sessions

    Sessions

    By Ifeyinwa Frederick

    A raw, funny, bittersweet play about the complexities of masculinity, depression and therapy.

    Seven Jewish Children

    Seven Jewish Children

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play written in response to the situation in Gaza at the time of writing in January 2009.

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    Seven-Eleven

    Seven-Eleven

    By Iván Olivares Translated by William Gregory

    Cabron (the Bastard) isn't having a good day. His scams aren't going well. Thank god for the Seven-Eleven and its constant supply of hot-dogs.

    Published in volume Mexican Plays
      Sex & God

      Sex & God

      By Linda McLean

      Four women from different moments in the twentieth century talk across time in Linda McLean's extraordinary play about faith, lust and family.

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      Sex with a Stranger

      Sex with a Stranger

      By Stefan Golaszewski

      Bleak, funny and excruciatingly accurate, Sex with a Stranger examines what it is to be in your twenties, lonely, hollow and uncertain.

      Sex with Robots and Other Devices

      Sex with Robots and Other Devices

      By Nessah Muthy

      A fearless examination of the future of sex, and a fascinating vision of where humanity could be heading next.