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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (stage version)

By John Boyne Adapted by Angus Jackson

A deeply moving and thought-provoking stage play based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne.

Boy Parts

Boy Parts (stage version)

By Eliza Clark Adapted by Gillian Greer

A pitch-black psychological thriller based on the critically acclaimed debut novel by Eliza Clark. Premiered at Soho Theatre, London.

Boys

Boys

By Ella Hickson

Four boys face the tricky transition to adulthood in Ella Hickson's riot of a play.

Boys and Girls

Boys and Girls

By Carys D. Coburn

A play in verse following four young people across one night in Dublin.

Br'er Cotton

Br'er Cotton

By Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm

A scorching play about a fourteen-year-old boy struggling to make sense of his place in an impoverished world filled with seemingly random killings of young black men.

Brace Brace

Brace Brace

By Oli Forsyth

A gripping play about the people we become in the aftermath of catastrophe. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2024.

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Bracken Moor

Bracken Moor

By Alexi Kaye Campbell

A boldly theatrical tale of grief and denial, set against the economic crisis of the 1930s.

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Brainstorm: The Original Playscript

Brainstorm: The Original Playscript

And a Blueprint for Creating Your Own Production

By Ned Glasier, Emily Lim and Company Three

A unique theatrical investigation into how teenagers' brains work, and why they’re designed by evolution to be the way they are.

Brazil

Brazil

By Ronan O'Donnell

A blistering monologue set in Scotland in the near future, when Europe is at war with America, and Scotland suffers collateral damage in the clash of civilisations.

Published in volume Singular Male Voices
    A Breakfast of Eels

    A Breakfast of Eels

    By Robert Holman

    An intense, elusive, and quietly beautiful play about a family crisis.

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    Breed

    Breed

    By Lou Ramsden

    A sharp and savage play about the animals we are and the people we try to be.

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    A Bright Room Called Day

    A Bright Room Called Day

    By Tony Kushner

    From the author of Angels in America, A Bright Room Called Day was Kushner's first major play. Written against the backdrop of Reagan's America, it is a powerful portrayal of individual resolution in the face of political catastrophe.

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    Bright. Young. Things.

    Bright. Young. Things.

    By Georgia Christou

    A funny, fast-paced play about identity, truth and the challenge of finding out who you really are. Part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books, aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

    Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

    Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

    By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

    The second part of Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.

    Published in volume Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)
      Britannia Waves the Rules

      Britannia Waves the Rules

      By Gareth Farr

      An arresting and angry look at conflict and its effect on soldiers returning home.

      Broken Biscuits

      Broken Biscuits

      By Tom Wells

      A beautiful, heart-warming, laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story for our times.

      Brothers of Thunder

      Brothers of Thunder

      By Ann Marie Di Mambro

      A play about forgiveness, reconciliation and the role of the church in the modern world.

      The Browning Version

      The Browning Version

      By Terence Rattigan

      Rattigan's well-loved play about an unpopular schoolmaster who snatches a last shred of dignity from the collapse of his career and his marriage.

      Brute

      Brute

      By Izzy Tennyson

      A solo show about a rather twisted schoolgirl.

      BU21

      BU21

      By Stuart Slade

      Six young people are caught in the aftermath of a terrorist attack in the heart of London. By turns terrifying, inspiring, brutal, heartbreaking and hilarious, BU21 is verbatim theatre from the very near future.

      buckets

      buckets

      By Adam Barnard

      Wry, emotive, funny and heartfelt, buckets is a play with a unique perspective on a universal dilemma: how do you deal with the fact that time always runs out?

      Buggy Baby

      Buggy Baby

      By Josh Azouz

      A horror comedy about trying to build a normal life when nothing about life is normal.

      Bull

      Bull

      By Mike Bartlett

      A razor-sharp play about the fine line between office politics and playground bullying, Bull offers ringside seats as three employees fight to keep their jobs.

      Bully Boy

      Bully Boy

      By Sandi Toksvig

      A ferociously gripping story about the moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. Written with startling insight by author and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.