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Hamish

Hamish

By Jack Thorne

A short monologue play exploring the challenges facing a young wheelchair user, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues
    The Real Deal

    The Real Deal

    By Tom Wentworth

    A short monologue play exploring the issue of benefits fraud, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

    Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues
      Three Sisters

      Three Sisters

      By Anton Chekhov Translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky

      A masterful new translation of Chekhov’s exploration of yearning and disillusionment.

      Noughts & Crosses

      Noughts & Crosses (Pilot Theatre stage version)

      By Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Malorie Blackman

      An award-winning stage adaptation of Malorie Blackman's acclaimed novel, a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.

      Three Kings

      Three Kings

      By Stephen Beresford

      A heartbreaking and hilarious play for a solo actor about fathers and sons, the gifts and burdens of inheritance, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships. 

      The Last of the Pelican Daughters

      The Last of the Pelican Daughters

      By The Wardrobe Ensemble

      A comedy about four sisters trying to come to terms with their mother's death.

      Heavy Weather

      Heavy Weather

      By Lizzie Nunnery

      A powerful, timely play featuring songs, about one girl taking control of her destiny in a world teetering on the brink. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

      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.

      Isolated But Open

      Isolated But Open

      Voices from Across The Shutdown

      By various

      Twelve new monologues written in response to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 as part of Papatango's scheme to inspire creativity and share brilliant new stories.

      Maggie May

      Maggie May

      By Frances Poet

      An extraordinary drama about an ordinary family who must balance the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia.

      Daughter

      Daughter

      By Adam Lazarus

      A darkly satirical monologue about fatherhood, love and toxic masculinity.

      Mother's Daughter

      Mother's Daughter

      By Kate Hennig

      The stunning third part of Kate Hennig's powerful Queenmaker Trilogy, retelling the stories of three Tudor queens of England, in contemporary settings.

      The Virgin Trial

      The Virgin Trial

      By Kate Hennig

      The second part of Kate Hennig's powerful Queenmaker Trilogy, retelling the stories of three Tudor queens of England, in contemporary settings.

      Other Side of the Game

      Other Side of the Game

      By Amanda Parris

      A debut play by a Canadian playwright, giving voices to Black women who organise communities, support their incarcerated loved ones, and do battle with institutions. Winner of the 2019 Governor General's Literary Award.

      Unholy

      Unholy

      By Diane Flacks

      A play about the intersetion of faith and misogyny, asking if you can be a feminist as well as a believer.

      Run Sister Run

      Run Sister Run

      By Chloë Moss

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

      Meat

      Meat

      By Gillian Greer

      A play about class, consent and transgressions buried in the past, set over the course of one winesoaked evening in a Dublin restaurant.

      The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call

      The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call

      By Friedrich Dürrenmatt Adapted by Tony Kushner

      Dürrenmatt's visionary revenge play, one of the great achievements of modern German-language theatre, transported to mid-twentieth-century America by the acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner.

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