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The Wedding

A one-act play by Chekhov in a translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts

    Swansong

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

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts

      The Shipment

      The Shipment is a provocative look at African-American identity in today's not-quite post-racial society.

        Lear

        Young Jean Lee's Lear is an alternative re-working of Shakespeare's celebrated tragedy, focusing on the king's three daughters.

          The Middlemarch Trilogy: The Doctor's Story

          Part of The Middlemarch Trilogy, adapted from George Eliot's novel by Geoffrey Beevers. Three interconnected plays, telling the story of Middlemarch from the perspective of a different set of characters: from county, town and countryside.

          Published in volume The Middlemarch Trilogy

            The Middlemarch Trilogy: Fred and Mary's Story

            Part of The Middlemarch Trilogy, adapted from George Eliot's novel by Geoffrey Beevers. Three interconnected plays, telling the story of Middlemarch from the perspective of a different set of characters: from county, town and countryside.

            Published in volume The Middlemarch Trilogy

              The Middlemarch Trilogy: Dorothea's Story

              Part of The Middlemarch Trilogy, adapted from George Eliot's novel by Geoffrey Beevers. Three interconnected plays, telling the story of Middlemarch from the perspective of a different set of characters: from county, town and countryside.

              Published in volume The Middlemarch Trilogy

                Abortive

                A couple in bed discuss the effect on them of the woman's recent abortion.

                Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

                  Lovesick

                  A therapist practices aversion therapy to rid his patients of sexual/romantic obsessions which interfere with their lives.

                  Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

                    The Hospital at the Time of the Revolution

                    A forensic insight into the adjustment of morality for the sake of conscience.

                    Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

                      Three More Sleepless Nights

                      An explosive short play about human interaction and love-tangled relationships.

                      Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

                        Hot Fudge

                        The competitive games of various professionals and their spouses present an amoral world where money is all and lies are the only truth.

                        Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

                          Seagulls

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

                          Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

                            The After-Dinner Joke

                            A short play satirising the charity business, written for television. First broadcast on BBC One as part of the BBC's Play for Today series.

                            Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

                              The Judge's Wife

                              A short play about justice and retribution, first seen as a BBC television drama.

                              Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

                                Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen

                                A short play set in a dystopian future, where a couple in a tower block hide from the violence and pollution outside.

                                Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

                                  James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

                                  The first part of The James Plays cycle, exploring the complex character of the colourful Stewart King James I – poet, lover and law-maker.

                                  Published in volume The James Plays

                                    James II: Day of the Innocents

                                    The second part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James II: Day of the Innocents depicts a violent royal playground from the perspective of the child King and his contemporaries, in a terrifying arena of sharp teeth and long knives.

                                    Published in volume The James Plays