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Steel

Steel

By Chris Bush

A play exploring the last three decades of women in politics, asking what's changed and what still must.

The Steamie

The Steamie

By Tony Roper

A celebration of women's work in a Glasgow wash-house set on Hogmanay.

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    Staying Alive

    Staying Alive

    By Kat Roberts

    A darkly funny and achingly tender play about the death of a child.

    Standing at the Sky's Edge

    Standing at the Sky's Edge (West End edition)

    By Chris Bush and Richard Hawley

    Chris Bush and Richard Hawley's musical, a history of modern Britain told through the stories of one Sheffield housing estate. Winner of the Best New Musical award at the 2023 Olivier Awards.

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    Standing at the Sky's Edge

    Standing at the Sky's Edge

    By Chris Bush and Richard Hawley

    Chris Bush and Richard Hawley's musical, a history of modern Britain told through the stories of one Sheffield housing estate. Winner of the Best New Musical award at the 2023 Olivier Awards.

    Spinning

    Spinning

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A contemporary tragedy set in small-town Ireland, by one of Ireland's most exciting playwrights.

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    Speechless

    Speechless

    By Linda Brogan and Polly Teale

    The true-life drama of the extraordinary bond between two identical twin girls and their struggle to find a voice.

    Space Girl

    Space Girl

    By Helen Stanley

    An action-packed play for young performers and audiences, bursting with songs and imagination, celebrating curiosity, resilience and exploration. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by young people.

    The Southbury Child

    The Southbury Child

    By Stephen Beresford

    A darkly comic play exploring family and community, the savage divisions of contemporary society and the rituals that punctuate our lives.

    A Song for Ella Grey

    A Song for Ella Grey (stage version)

    By David Almond Adapted by Zoe Cooper

    A magical retelling of the Orpheus myth, full of music, sound and storytelling, adapted from the novel by David Almond. Premiered by Pilot Theatre on UK tour in 2024.

    Somewhere Out There You

    Somewhere Out There You

    By Nancy Harris

    A romantic comedy with a twist, playfully unravelling the love stories we weave for ourselves. First performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.

    soft animals

    soft animals

    By Holly Robinson

    A tender and unflinching story about motherhood, self-destruction and the way women help each other heal.

    Snatches: Moments from 100 Years of Women's Lives

    Snatches: Moments from 100 Years of Women's Lives

    Eight Monologues

    Created by Vicky Featherstone By various

    A collection of monologues that document, remember and bear witness to a century of struggle for progress and equality for women in the United Kingdom.

    Small Island

    Small Island (English Mastery Secondary set text)

    By Andrea Levy Adapted by Helen Edmundson

    A stage version of Andrea Levy's epic novel tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain - set text edition for the English Mastery Secondary programme.

    Small Island

    Small Island (stage version)

    By Andrea Levy Adapted by Helen Edmundson

    Andrea Levy's epic novel tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain, adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson.

    small hours

    small hours

    By Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime With Katie Mitchell

    A collaborative theatre piece created by playwrights Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime with theatre director Katie Mitchell, dissecting the claustrophobic world of a new mother struggling to cope on her own.

    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty (stage version)

    By Stuart Paterson

    A variation on the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty, by the 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman).

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    The Slaves of Solitude

    The Slaves of Solitude (stage version)

    By Patrick Hamilton Adapted by Nicholas Wright

    A fascinating blend of dark hilarity and melancholy, woven from Patrick Hamilton’s much-loved story about an improbable heroine in wartime Britain.

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