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Player Kings

Player Kings

Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts 1 & 2

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Robert Icke

Shakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, brought together in a visionary new version adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.

Player's Angels

Player's Angels

By Amanda Whittington

A play set in 1950s Nottingham, following a group of friends who work on the production line of the John Player tobacco factory.

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The Playhouse Apprentice

The Playhouse Apprentice

By Jessica Swale

An exhilarating and hilarious historical drama set in Elizabethan London, about theatre, bravery and how a little voice can make a big difference. Part of the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by young people.

Playing the Victim

Playing the Victim

By The Presnyakov Brothers Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A darkly absurd play from the authors of Terrorism.

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Playing With Fire

Playing With Fire

By David Edgar

An epic and provocative play about multi-racial Britain, from the UK's leading political playwright.

Poison

Poison

By Lot Vekemans Translated by Rina Vergano

An extraordinary play by Dutch writer Lot Vekemans that asks a simple question: is it ever possible to move on?

Poisoned Polluted

Poisoned Polluted

By Kathryn O'Reilly

A stark, bold, powerful and poetic drama looking at the effects on adult life of childhood trauma and the cycles of drug abuse.

The Political History of Smack and Crack

The Political History of Smack and Crack

By Ed Edwards

An angry and passionate play chronicling the fallout for communities crushed by the heroin epidemic at the height of Thatcherism.

Poor Beast in the Rain

Poor Beast in the Rain

By Billy Roche

A slice of small-town life, set in a betting shop in Wexford. Part of Billy Roche's acclaimed Wexford Trilogy.

Published in volume The Wexford Trilogy
    The Poor Man's Comfort

    The Poor Man's Comfort

    By Robert Daborne

    A Jacobean tragicomedy from 1617, about a shepherd who seeks redress for a miscarriage of justice.

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    Pop Music

    Pop Music

    By Anna Jordan

    A rollercoaster of a play for anyone that’s ever been a dick on the dance floor.

    Poppy + George

    Poppy + George

    By Diane Samuels

    A romantic drama with music inspired by the days of music hall and beyond, from the author of the modern classic Kindertransport.

    Port Authority

    Port Authority

    By Conor McPherson

    A wry, moving, funny tale of how modern man faces up to the responsibility of love, woven in monologues, from the multi-award winning author of The Weir.

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    Precious Little Talent

    Precious Little Talent

    By Ella Hickson

    A touching and funny play about 20-somethings graduating into a world that's sold them down the river.

    The President of an Empty Room

    The President of an Empty Room

    By Steven Knight

    Voodoo, heroin and tobacco in a Cuban cigar factory, from the award-winning screenwriter of Dirty Pretty Things.

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    The President's Holiday

    The President's Holiday

    By Penny Gold

    Part political thriller and part personal drama, The President's Holiday is a gripping and deeply moving play about Gorbachev's final hours as President of the USSR.

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    Pressure

    Pressure

    By David Haig

    An intense real-life thriller centred around the most important weather forecast in the history of warfare.

    Pretend You Have Big Buildings

    Pretend You Have Big Buildings

    By Ben Musgrave

    A tender and funny play about growing up in Romford in the shadow of Canary Wharf, winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

    The Price of Everything

    The Price of Everything

    By Fiona Evans

    A tense and gripping drama, loaded with dark humour, about the price we pay for material possessions and the effect it has on those we love.

    Prickly Heat

    Prickly Heat

    By Simon Donald

    A surreal and sensuous comedy by a young Scottish writer-performer.

    Published in volume First Run
      The Pride

      The Pride

      By Alexi Kaye Campbell

      The powerful debut play from Alexi Kaye Campbell, examining changing attitudes to sexuality.

      Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

      Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

      By Isobel McArthur Original author Jane Austen

      A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic, winner of the Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at the Olivier Awards.

      Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

      Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) (2019 edition)

      By Isobel McArthur Original author Jane Austen

      A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic.

      Pride's Crossing

      Pride's Crossing

      By Tina Howe

      A play about Mabel Tidings Bigelow, who at the age of 26 set the world record for swimming the English Channel.

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