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In Skagway

In Skagway

By Karen Ardiff

A compelling and lyrical tale of the desires and loyalties of women in an American wilderness. 

Swansong

Swansong

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    The Herd

    The Herd

    By Rory Kinnear

    A witty and heartfelt play about a family falling apart – and pulling together – when life doesn't turn out quite the way they imagined.

    Shush

    Shush

    By Elaine Murphy

    A funny and insightful play about the power of female friendship.

    Dances of Death

    Dances of Death

    By Howard Brenton Original author August Strindberg

    A gripping new version of Strindberg's masterly, darkly hilarious depiction of the struggles and strains of marriage.

    Passion Play

    Passion Play

    By Peter Nichols

    Peter Nichols's modern classic - a provocative comedy about sex, love and infidelity.

    Salad Day

    Salad Day

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A short play about an elderly couple who, trapped in a nursing home, plot a daring escape into the sunshine.

    Published in volume Irish Shorts
      55 Days

      55 Days

      By Howard Brenton

      A gripping historical play that dramatises a crucial moment of English history.

      Halcyon Days

      Halcyon Days

      By Deirdre Kinahan

      An uplifting, bittersweet drama set in a nursing home, celebrating friendship and the human spirit.

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      What Love Is

      What Love Is

      By Linda McLean

      A short play about caring for your parents.

      Published in volume Sex & God
        The Last of the Haussmans

        The Last of the Haussmans

        By Stephen Beresford

        A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family loosing its grip, examining the fate of the revolutionary generation.

        The House Keeper

        The House Keeper

        By Morna Regan

        A darkly humorous psychological thriller exploring the nature of possession, inheritance and corruption.

        Chalet Lines

        Chalet Lines

        By Lee Mattinson

        A shockingly funny journey through five decades of birthdays, weddings and hen dos, that asks if we can ever cut the apron strings that tie us to our parents.

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        Goodbye to All That

        Goodbye to All That

        By Luke Norris

        A taut and tender debut play that asks if it's ever too late to start again.

        The Gatekeeper

        The Gatekeeper

        By Chloë Moss

        A darkly comic play about the disintegration of a family get-together.

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        The House of Bernarda Alba

        The House of Bernarda Alba

        By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

        Lorca's extraordinarily powerful drama, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.

        The Tree of Knowledge

        The Tree of Knowledge

        By Jo Clifford

        A wildly imaginative, hilariously provocative and deeply moving play from one of Scotland's most important playwrights.

        Leavings

        Leavings

        By Jez Butterworth

        A short monologue play from the author of Jerusalem.

        Published in volume Jez Butterworth Plays: One
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