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Swansong

Swansong

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    The Swan

    The Swan

    By D C Moore

    An examination of the ties that hold us together in a fractured society.

    Swallows and Amazons

    Swallows and Amazons (stage version)

    By Arthur Ransome Adapted by Helen Edmundson and Neil Hannon

    A wonderfully theatrical adaptation of the much-loved children's classic, with songs by Neil Hannon.

    Swallow

    Swallow

    By Stef Smith

    Passionate, painful and playful, Stef Smith’s Swallow takes a long, hard look at the extremes of everyday life.

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (stage version)

    By Kate Summerscale Adapted by Alexandra Wood

    A stage adaptation of Kate Summerscale's bestselling non-fiction thriller, about the investigation of a Victorian country house murder.

    Superior Donuts

    Superior Donuts

    By Tracy Letts

    An entertaining comedy-drama set in a local donut shop in the heart of one of Chicago's most diverse communities. By the Pulitzer Prize winning author of August: Osage County.

    Superhoe

    Superhoe

    By Nicôle Lecky

    The hit stage play behind the BAFTA-winning BBC TV drama series Mood, about a twenty-something who spends all her time on social media while dreaming of becoming a success.

    Sunset Song

    Sunset Song (stage version)

    By Lewis Grassic Gibbon Adapted by Alastair Cording

    A classic of Scots literature, brilliantly adapted for the stage.

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    Sunset at the Villa Thalia

    Sunset at the Villa Thalia

    By Alexi Kaye Campbell

    A funny and passionate play from the author of The Pride and The Faith Machine.

    Sunrise

    Sunrise

    By Jessie Cave

    An honest, tender-hearted and uproariously funny story from actress, comedian, writer and doodler Jessie Cave – with colour illustrations throughout.

    Summerfolk

    Summerfolk

    By Maxim Gorky Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    Gorky's magnificent play about the Russian bourgeois social class and the changes occurring around them in the middle of the first decade of the twentieth century. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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    The Suitcase Kid

    The Suitcase Kid (stage version)

    By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland

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

    The Sugar Wife

    The Sugar Wife

    By Elizabeth Kuti

    Love, lust, prostitution and slavery in a 19th-century Quaker household. Winner of the 2006 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

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    The Sugar Wife

    The Sugar Wife (new edition)

    By Elizabeth Kuti

    Love, lust, prostitution and slavery in a 19th-century Quaker household. New edition published alongside the 2024 revival at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

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    A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

    A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

    By Sami Ibrahim

    A poetic fable for the stage, about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own.

    Sucking Dublin

    Sucking Dublin

    By Enda Walsh

    A fierce and uncompromising short play about a group of five individuals tormented by a rape in a claustrophobic, drug-infested Dublin.

    Published in volume Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin
      Stuff

      Stuff

      By Tom Wells

      A play about friendship and loss – and the way people try to do the right thing for their mates when there isn't really a right thing to do. Written specifically for young people as part of the 2019 National Theatre Connections Festival.

      The Strongbox

      The Strongbox

      By Stephanie Jacob

      A story of domestic servitude and abuse of power.

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