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Where Sat the Lovers

Where Sat the Lovers

By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP Theatre

A play about codes, hallucinations, Isaac Newton, war crimes, seeing meaning where there's none and vice versa. First staged by MALAPROP Theatre at the 2021 Dublin Fringe Festival.

Whiff Whaff

Whiff Whaff

By Jack Thorne

A savagely funny short play about attitudes to disability and mental health.

Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
    While You Lie

    While You Lie

    By Sam Holcroft

    A blistering play about our need for honesty in relationships and how it can sometimes bring about their downfall.

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    Whipping It Up

    Whipping It Up

    By Steve Thompson

    A quick-witted satirical farce set in the Whips' office at Westminster.

    The Whitby Rebels

    The Whitby Rebels

    By Bea Roberts

    A joyful stage play telling the (mostly) true story of a boatload of misfits on a misconceived mission to the Arctic. Premiered in 2024 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.

    The White Bike

    The White Bike

    By Tamara von Werthern

    An affecting play, based on a true story, about what happens when our world is turned upside down.

    White Lead

    White Lead

    By Jessica Siân

    A short play exploring the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman.

    Who is Sylvia?

    Who is Sylvia?

    By Terence Rattigan

    Rattigan's play about obsessive love, a bittersweet portayal of his father - and maybe of his own frustrated love life.

    Published in volume Who is Sylvia? and Duologue
      Why Can't We Live Together?

      Why Can't We Live Together?

      By Steve Waters

      Set against the low hum of the War on Terror, Why Can't We Live Together? is a kaleidoscopic vision of our times through the lives of one man and one woman.

      The Wider Earth

      The Wider Earth

      By David Morton

      A powerfully dramatic play about Charles Darwin's voyage on board HMS Beagle - an adventure that changed not only his own life, but also the history of the entire world.

      The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

      The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

      By D H Lawrence Introduction by Colin Counsell

      An intense and powerful drama set in a Nottinghamshire mining town. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      Widows

      Widows

      By Ariel Dorfman and Tony Kushner

      A smouldering political allegory about a political protest in a country ruled by a military junta. From the author of Death and the Maiden, written in collaboration with Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America.

      The Wife of Cyncoed

      The Wife of Cyncoed

      By Matt Hartley

      A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.

      Wild

      Wild

      By Mike Bartlett

      A darkly comic play that explores the unexpected, bewildering, and life-changing consequences of challenging the status quo at a global level.

      Wild Notes

      Wild Notes

      By Deirdre Kinahan

      A play exploring the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate to the country he's running from.

      Wild Swimming

      Wild Swimming

      By Marek Horn

      A kaleidoscopic exploration of cultural progress, an interrogation of gender and privilege, and a wilfully ignorant history of English Literature.

      Wilderness

      Wilderness (short play)

      By April De Angelis

      A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

      Published in volume Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women
        Wilderness

        Wilderness

        By Kellie Smith

        A searing exploration of unconditional love and of the personal sacrifices it demands.

        Wind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her

        Wind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her

        By Sami Ibrahim

        An enthralling monologue about love and loss.

        WINK

        WINK

        By Phoebe Eclair-Powell

        An electrifying drama about what happens to personal identity in an age of ubiquitous technology and social media.

        The Winter's Tale

        The Winter's Tale (Plays at the Garrick edition)

        By William Shakespeare Edited by Kenneth Branagh

        The official tie-in edition to the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's 2015 production, starring Judi Dench. Featuring exclusive additional content.

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        The Winterling

        The Winterling

        By Jez Butterworth

        A comedy thriller from the author of the Olivier Award-winning Jerusalem.

        Winterlong

        Winterlong

        By Andrew Sheridan

        A shattering and heartbreaking play, joint winner of the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition.

        The Wise Woman of Hoxton

        The Wise Woman of Hoxton

        By Thomas Heywood

        A city comedy complete with cross-dressing and disguise, dating from around 1605.

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