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The White Bike

The White Bike

By Tamara von Werthern

An affecting play, based on a true story, about what happens when our world is turned upside down.

The White Devil

The White Devil (RSC version)

By John Webster

A violent tragedy, regarded as one of the great works of Jacobean theatre. Features the text edited for the 2014 RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team.

White Lead

White Lead

By Jessica Siân

A short play exploring the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman.

Who is Sylvia?

Who is Sylvia?

By Terence Rattigan

Rattigan's play about obsessive love, a bittersweet portayal of his father - and maybe of his own frustrated love life.

Published in volume Who is Sylvia? and Duologue
    The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

    The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

    By D H Lawrence Introduction by Colin Counsell

    An intense and powerful drama set in a Nottinghamshire mining town. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    The Wife of Cyncoed

    The Wife of Cyncoed

    By Matt Hartley

    A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.

    Wild Swimming

    Wild Swimming

    By Marek Horn

    A kaleidoscopic exploration of cultural progress, an interrogation of gender and privilege, and a wilfully ignorant history of English Literature.

    The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

    By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

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

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    Wish List

    Wish List

    By Katherine Soper

    A sensitive, delicate and powerful play that asks what our labour is worth and how life can be lived when the system is stacked against you. Winner of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

    Wit

    Wit

    By Margaret Edson

    A striking and sharply funny reflection on the frailty of existence and the complex relationship between knowledge and love.

    The Witness

    The Witness

    By Vivienne Franzmann

    A dark and piercing thriller of modern morals from the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Mogadishu.

    Wolfie

    Wolfie

    By Ross Willis

    A wildly imaginative, irreverent look at life in and after the care system.

    Wolves Are Coming For You

    Wolves Are Coming For You

    By Joel Horwood

    A play for two actors – or many more – exploring just how much wild we're comfortable with.

    A Woman of No Importance

    A Woman of No Importance

    By Oscar Wilde

    Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of a long-concealed secret. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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    The Women of Llanrumney

    The Women of Llanrumney

    By Azuka Oforka

    A powerful, searing drama that explores the impact of slavery and the lives of women who experienced it. Premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

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    The Writer

    The Writer

    By Ella Hickson

    A young writer challenges the status quo but discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.

    Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights (stage version)

    By Emily Brontë Adapted by Lucy Gough

    An eminently actable, and readable, version of the well-loved story about a passionate but doomed love affair, one of the most famous and enduring love stories in the English language.

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    Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights (stage version)

    By Emily Brontë Adapted by Andrew Sheridan

    A ferocious, wild and utterly exhilarating adaptation of Emily Brontë's indelible masterpiece.

    The Years

    The Years

    By Annie Ernaux Adapted by Eline Arbo

    The official West End edition of the powerful stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux's critically acclaimed 'masterpiece' (Guardian), published alongside the West End production in 2025.

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    Yerma

    Yerma

    By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

    Lorca's tale of an impassioned, childless woman who is driven by madness to commit a heinous crime. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women

    Zoo and Twelve Comic Monologues for Women

    By Lily Bevan

    A wildly inventive comedy drama about courage, female friendship and flamingos. This volume also includes twelve comic monologues for female performers.