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By Mike Bartlett

Coincidences, omens and vision collide with political reality in this epic new play by the award-winning Mike Bartlett.

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40 Days

40 Days

By Firdos Ali

A play exploring the impact of state violence on Black and brown children.

Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
    5/11

    5/11

    By Edward Kemp

    An epic and incendiary thriller about the Gunpowder Plot, weaving together the lives of kings, terrorists, priests and spies.

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    Anne Boleyn

    Anne Boleyn

    By Howard Brenton

    A celebration of a great English heroine, Anne Boleyn dramatises the life and legacy of Henry VIII's notorious second wife, who helped change the course of the nation's history.

    Bach & Sons

    Bach & Sons

    By Nina Raine

    A beautiful, profound and funny play about Johann Sebastian Bach, the irascible and turbulent composer, and his family business.

    Ballyturk

    Ballyturk

    By Enda Walsh

    A gut-wrenchingly funny, achingly sad play featuring jaw-dropping moments of physical comedy.

    Battlefield

    Battlefield

    By Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne

    The internationally renowned team of Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne and Jean-Claude Carrière revisit the great Indian epic The Mahabharata, thirty years after Brook’s legendary production took world theatre by storm.

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    A Bed of Roses

    A Bed of Roses

    By Mike Bradwell

    An acerbic and funny play about middle-class hypocrisy and universal apathy.

    Published in volume Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre
      Before You Say Anything

      Before You Say Anything

      By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP Theatre

      A play that questions how everyone can be safe at the same time. A time-travelling set of interweaving stories exploring injustice, freedom and bravery.

      Belfry

      Belfry

      By Billy Roche

      A deeply moving tale about what lies beneath the surface of everyday lives.

      Published in volume The Wexford Trilogy
        Bellringers

        Bellringers

        By Daisy Hall

        A comic and deeply moving play about being young at the end of the world. Premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Hampstead Theatre, London.

        Blue Mist

        Blue Mist

        By Mohamed-Zain Dada

        A debut play about South Asian Muslim men navigating a system that isn't built for them. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

        The Bone Sparrow

        The Bone Sparrow (stage version)

        By Zana Fraillon Adapted by S. Shakthidharan

        A stage adaptation of Zana Fraillon's powerful and deeply moving novel about the displacement and treatment of refugees and sanctuary seekers in Australia.

        The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage

        The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage (stage version)

        By Philip Pullman Adapted by Bryony Lavery

        The stage version of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage, which is set twelve years before the epic His Dark Materials trilogy. Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt.

        The Bounds

        The Bounds

        By Stewart Pringle

        A darkly comedic tale of national divides, folk horror and the end of the world as we know it. Premiered at Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, and the Royal Court Theatre, London.

        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.

        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)
          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.

          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.

          Burkas and Bacon Butties

          Burkas and Bacon Butties

          By Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley

          A heart-warming, clash-of-cultures comedy set in a Wigan taxi.

          Burnt Out

          Burnt Out

          By Gary Mitchell

          A blackly comic psychological thriller for the stage, revealing the darker side of suburban life in Belfast.

          Cancelling Socrates

          Cancelling Socrates

          By Howard Brenton

          A provocative and witty play about an uncompromising voice in dangerous times.

          The Christians

          The Christians

          By Lucas Hnath

          A play exploring faith and community in the modern world, asking profound questions about what we believe and why.

          Cling To Me Like Ivy

          Cling To Me Like Ivy

          By Samantha Ellis

          A sassy, offbeat comedy-drama about rebelling against your roots.