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Three

Three

By Stephen Laughton

A short play about three young Israelis caught up in a hostage situation.

Published in volume One Jewish Boy
    Through a Cloud

    Through a Cloud

    By Jack Shepherd

    A historical play about a battle of wits between Oliver Cromwell and John Milton, by the well-known actor Jack Shepherd.

    Thunderbox

    Thunderbox

    By Genevieve Barr

    A short monologue play about a pregnant wheelchair user facing a tough decision, 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
      A Time to Reap

      A Time to Reap

      By Anna Wakulik Translated by Catherine Grosvenor

      A play that follows one woman from a Polish village to the bright lights of London, exploring the issue of abortion and the Catholic Church.

      two Palestinians go dogging

      two Palestinians go dogging

      By Sami Ibrahim

      A comedy that explores how the everyday becomes political and the political becomes everyday in a conflict zone.

      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.

      Unsuspecting Susan

      Unsuspecting Susan

      By Stewart Permutt

      A monologue play about a middle-aged woman whose adult son has converted to Islam.

      Published in volume Singular Female Voices
        The Village Church

        The Village Church

        By Tamara von Werthern

        A short play about faith, families, and fitting in.

        The Waiting List

        The Waiting List

        By Owen McCafferty

        A blackly comic monologue about a man under siege in the community where he grew up.

        Published in volume Mojo Mickybo: Three Plays
          Wallenstein

          Wallenstein

          By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike Poulton

          Schiller's epic trilogy set during the Thirty Years' War, adapted into a gripping single play with all the drama and twists of fate of a Shakespearean tragedy.

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          The Wardrobe

          The Wardrobe

          By Sam Holcroft

          A gripping journey through British history that shows how our country was shaped and how connected we are with our past. Part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival.

          The Wider Earth

          The Wider Earth

          By David Morton

          A powerfully dramatic play about Charles Darwin's voyage on board HMS Beagle - an adventure that changed not only his own life, but also the history of the entire world.

          The Witches of Lancashire

          The Witches of Lancashire

          By Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome

          A sensational dramatisation of the seventeenth-century witch trials, first performed at the original Globe Theatre in 1634.

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          Wolf Hall (stage version)

          Wolf Hall (stage version)

          By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

          The first 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)
            Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

            Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)

            By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton

            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.

            Women of Troy

            Women of Troy

            By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish

            Euripides' great tragedy, covering themes of religious scepticism, the injustices within roles for women and the destructive power of war. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

            Words of Advice for Young People

            Words of Advice for Young People

            By Ioanna Anderson

            An intriguing and offbeat play about family and religion.

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            Written on the Heart

            Written on the Heart

            By David Edgar

            An enthralling historical drama about the creation of the King James Bible, commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company to mark its four-hundredth anniversary.

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            The York Mystery Plays

            The York Mystery Plays

            Adapted by Mike Poulton

            The greatest story ever told, in a version by Mike Poulton, premiered at York Minster in May 2016.

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