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Inventing a New Colour

Inventing a New Colour

By Paul Godfrey

A war-time Exeter family takes in an evacuee from London.

Published in volume First Run
    The Invincibles

    The Invincibles

    By Amanda Whittington

    A play about the Dagenham Invincibles, aka Sterling Ladies, the greatest women's football team in Britain during World War One, and their legacy in the present day.

    Iron

    Iron

    By Rona Munro

    An intense psychological drama set in a women's prison, in which a mother and daughter try to break through the barriers of time, memory and punishment which separate them.

    Is God Is

    Is God Is

    By Aleshea Harris

    A revenge tale about two women seeking justice and taking control of their own narratives, colliding the ancient and the modern, the tragic and the Spaghetti Western, hip-hop and Afropunk.

    The Island Princess

    The Island Princess

    By John Fletcher

    A lyrical and poetic Discovery Play about Princess Quisara of the Indonesian island of Tidore, who vows to marry the man who can free her imprisoned brother.

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    The IT

    The IT

    By Vivienne Franzmann

    A darkly comic state-of-the-nation play exploring adolescent mental health and the rage within. Winner of the Best Play for Young Audiences Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2023.

    It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life (stage version)

    Adapted by Mary Elliott Nelson

    A joyful stage adaptation of Frank Capra's movie about a down-on-his-luck banker who feels like he's at the end of his rope, until his guardian angel pays him a visit.

    Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

    Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer

    By Bea Roberts

    A blackly comic play that challenges our assumptions about who belongs and who thrives, and exposes the dark side of the rural idyll. Premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

    James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

    James I: The Key Will Keep the Lock

    By Rona Munro

    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

      James II: Day of the Innocents

      By Rona Munro

      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
        James III: The True Mirror

        James III: The True Mirror

        By Rona Munro

        The third part of Rona Munro's The James Plays cycle, James III: The True Mirror, like the King himself, is colourful and unpredictable, turning its attention to the women at the heart of the royal court.

        Published in volume The James Plays
          The James Plays

          The James Plays

          James I, II and III

          By Rona Munro

          Rona Munro's vividly imagined historical cycle brings to life three generations of Stewart kings who ruled Scotland in the tumultuous fifteenth century.

          Japes

          Japes

          By Simon Gray

          A funny and sardonic play about two brothers trapped in a love triangle with the woman they both love.

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          John

          John

          By Annie Baker

          Annie Baker's mesmerising play about a young couple struggling to stay together.

          John Gabriel Borkman

          John Gabriel Borkman (National Theatre version)

          By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Nicholas Wright

          Nicholas Wright's sensitive version of Ibsen's late play, about a family brought low by the disgrace and imprisonment of its patriarch.

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          John Gabriel Borkman

          John Gabriel Borkman (English Touring Theatre version)

          By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

          A sparkling translation of Ibsen's penultimate play.

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          John Gabriel Borkman

          John Gabriel Borkman (Bridge Theatre version)

          By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Lucinda Coxon

          A gripping version of Ibsen's most contemporary play, first performed at the Bridge Theatre, London, in 2022.

          Kanye the First

          Kanye the First

          By Sam Steiner

          A dazzlingly funny and original drama about identity, guilt, contemporary culture and the second coming of Kanye West.

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          Kes

          Kes (stage version)

          By Barry Hines Adapted by Lawrence Till

          A tried-and-tested stage adaptation of Barry Hines' novel A Kestrel for a Knave, about a troubled young boy who finds and trains a kestrel.

          Killer Joe

          Killer Joe

          By Tracy Letts

          A tense thriller that asks where the moral line is drawn in the fight for survival.

          Kindertransport

          Kindertransport

          By Diane Samuels

          A modern classic about one woman's struggle to come to terms with her past - brutally separated from her German Jewish parents at the age of 9 and brought to England with the promise of a new life...

          King Charles III

          King Charles III

          By Mike Bartlett

          Mike Bartlett's 'future history play' explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family.

          King Lear

          King Lear

          By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

          An edition of Shakespeare's play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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          King of the Fields

          King of the Fields

          By Stuart Paterson

          A play set in Ayrshire after the First World War, with touches of Ibsen - from the acclaimed Scottish playwright.

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