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The Grand Old Opera House Hotel

The Grand Old Opera House Hotel

By Isobel McArthur

An uplifting ensemble comedy set to some of the most popular opera songs ever written. Premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, and Dundee Rep.

The God of Soho

The God of Soho

By Chris Hannan

A hectic and hilarious morality tale for the modern world.

Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.

Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.

By Caryl Churchill

A girl made of glass. Gods and murders. A serial killer's friends. And a secret in a bottle. Four stories by Caryl Churchill.

Ghost Stories from an Old Country

Ghost Stories from an Old Country

By Tajinder Singh Hayer

A riveting and poignant exploration of the ties that bind us, threaded through with captivating fables. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

Published in volume Papatango Plays
    Ghost Stories

    Ghost Stories (stage version)

    By Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman

    The terrifying stageplay and worldwide cult phenomenon about a Professor of Parapsychology whose rationality is tested to breaking point – and beyond.

    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein (stage version)

    By Mary Shelley Adapted by Patrick Sandford

    One of the greatest horror stories of all time, in a stage adaptation that sticks closely to Mary Shelley's original novel.

    Fishskin Trousers

    Fishskin Trousers

    By Elizabeth Kuti

    A haunting play about loss and grief, set in the mists of Suffolk. Also contains the short plays Enter A Gentleman and Time Spent on Trains.

    Faustus: That Damned Woman

    Faustus: That Damned Woman

    By Chris Bush

    A radical reimagining of the classic cautionary tale, transforming the iconic character of Faustus into a woman who makes the ultimate sacrifice and sells her soul to wrestle control of her own destiny.

    Faustus

    Faustus

    By Rupert Goold, Ben Power and Christopher Marlowe

    A radical reworking of Christopher Marlowe's classic tragedy Dr Faustus, bringing together the original story of the man who sells his soul to the devil with a startling act of provocation by 21st-century artists the Chapman Brothers.

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    Faust: Parts I & II

    Faust: Parts I & II

    By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Adapted by Howard Brenton

    A two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original.

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    Faust Parts 1 & 2

    Faust Parts 1 & 2

    By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Translated by John Clifford

    A fresh, performable version by John Clifford of Goethe's 'unstageable' masterpiece.

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    Electric Rosary

    Electric Rosary

    By Tim Foley

    A sharp, timely and gloriously funny play that asks what faith really means in the age of artificial intelligence. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize Judges' Award.

    Driftwood

    Driftwood

    By Tim Foley

    An intoxicating and mystical play about love, belonging and the tides within us, premiered by Pentabus and ThickSkin on a tour of the UK.

    A Dream Play

    A Dream Play

    By August Strindberg Adapted by Caryl Churchill

    Caryl Churchill's spare and resonant version of Strindberg's enigmatic masterpiece.

    The Dream Collector

    The Dream Collector

    By Fin Kennedy

    An ensemble play for teenage performers created by award-winning playwright Fin Kennedy.

    A Dream

    A Dream

    By Chris Bush

    A riotous musical play transporting Shakespeare's most beloved characters to the chaos of a busy modern-day hospital. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.

    Dracula: The Bloody Truth

    Dracula: The Bloody Truth

    By John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete

    A comic retelling of the story of Dracula, from John Nicholson and Exeter-based theatre company Le Navet Bete.

    Dracula

    Dracula (stage version)

    By Bram Stoker Adapted by Liz Lochhead

    Acclaimed poet and playwright Liz Lochhead's Dracula stays refreshingly close to Bram Stoker's classic novel.

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