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Br'er Cotton

Br'er Cotton

By Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm

A scorching play about a fourteen-year-old boy struggling to make sense of his place in an impoverished world filled with seemingly random killings of young black men.

Brace Brace

Brace Brace

By Oli Forsyth

A gripping play about the people we become in the aftermath of catastrophe. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2024.

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Bracken Moor

Bracken Moor

By Alexi Kaye Campbell

A boldly theatrical tale of grief and denial, set against the economic crisis of the 1930s.

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Brainstorm: The Original Playscript

Brainstorm: The Original Playscript

And a Blueprint for Creating Your Own Production

By Ned Glasier, Emily Lim and Company Three

A unique theatrical investigation into how teenagers' brains work, and why they’re designed by evolution to be the way they are.

A Breakfast of Eels

A Breakfast of Eels

By Robert Holman

An intense, elusive, and quietly beautiful play about a family crisis.

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Breed

Breed

By Lou Ramsden

A sharp and savage play about the animals we are and the people we try to be.

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A Bright Room Called Day

A Bright Room Called Day

By Tony Kushner

From the author of Angels in America, A Bright Room Called Day was Kushner's first major play. Written against the backdrop of Reagan's America, it is a powerful portrayal of individual resolution in the face of political catastrophe.

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Bright. Young. Things.

Bright. Young. Things.

By Georgia Christou

A funny, fast-paced play about identity, truth and the challenge of finding out who you really are. Part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books, aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre.

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)
    Britannia Waves the Rules

    Britannia Waves the Rules

    By Gareth Farr

    An arresting and angry look at conflict and its effect on soldiers returning home.

    Broken Biscuits

    Broken Biscuits

    By Tom Wells

    A beautiful, heart-warming, laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story for our times.

    Brontë

    Brontë

    By Polly Teale

    A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.

    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.

    Brute

    Brute

    By Izzy Tennyson

    A solo show about a rather twisted schoolgirl.

    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.

    buckets

    buckets

    By Adam Barnard

    Wry, emotive, funny and heartfelt, buckets is a play with a unique perspective on a universal dilemma: how do you deal with the fact that time always runs out?

    Buggy Baby

    Buggy Baby

    By Josh Azouz

    A horror comedy about trying to build a normal life when nothing about life is normal.

    Bull

    Bull

    By Mike Bartlett

    A razor-sharp play about the fine line between office politics and playground bullying, Bull offers ringside seats as three employees fight to keep their jobs.

    Bully Boy

    Bully Boy

    By Sandi Toksvig

    A ferociously gripping story about the moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. Written with startling insight by author and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.

    Bunny

    Bunny

    By Jack Thorne

    An exhilarating coming-of-age drama for a solo performer.

    Burgerz

    Burgerz

    By Travis Alabanza

    A timely, unsettling and powerful play from one of the UK's most prominent trans voices.

     

    Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
      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.

      Burning Bridges

      Burning Bridges

      By Amy Shindler

      A love triangle with a dangerous twist, this moving and funny play explores the everyday dilemmas of a young woman living with autism.

      Burnt by the Sun

      Burnt by the Sun

      By Peter Flannery

      A rich evocation of a world poised on the brink of Stalin's Great Terror, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film written by Nikita Mikhalkov and Rustam Ibragimbekov.