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2nd May 1997

2nd May 1997

By Jack Thorne

A play set on the day that New Labour swept into government, telling three deeply personal stories of euphoria and despair.

3 Winters

3 Winters

By Tena Štivičić

A portrait of an eclectic family, held together by the courage to survive. Winner of the 2015 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

55 Days

55 Days

By Howard Brenton

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

Abandonment

Abandonment

By Kate Atkinson

A play about love, death, identity and evolution, from the bestselling and highly acclaimed novelist.

Albertine in Five Times

Albertine in Five Times

By Michel Tremblay Translated by John Van Burek and Bill Glassco

A simultaneous portrait of a woman at five different ages. Five actresses portray Albertine at different times of her life whilst conversing freely with each other and with their sister Madeleine.

Published in volume The Guid Sisters and other plays
    All On Her Own

    All On Her Own

    By Terence Rattigan

    A powerfully atmospheric one-woman play, All On Her Own tells the story of Rosemary who, alone at midnight in London, has a secret burden to share that is both heartbreaking and sinister.

    Published in volume Harlequinade & All On Her Own
      Anna Christie

      Anna Christie

      By Eugene O'Neill

      Eugene O’Neill’s epic Pulitzer Prize-winning play about love and forgiveness.

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      Apologia

      Apologia

      By Alexi Kaye Campbell

      A disastrous family reunion is the occasion for a sharp and perceptive look at what has happened to 60s idealists and their children.

      August: Osage County

      August: Osage County

      By Tracy Letts

      A hugely-acclaimed black comedy exposing the dark side of the Midwestern American family. 

      Bach & Sons

      Bach & Sons

      By Nina Raine

      A beautiful, profound and funny play about Johann Sebastian Bach, the irascible and turbulent composer, and his family business.

      Backstairs Billy

      Backstairs Billy

      By Marcelo Dos Santos

      An irreverent comedy about the fifty-year relationship between the Queen Mother and her most loyal, most outrageous servant, William 'Billy' Tallon, who joined her household at the age of fifteen. Premiered in the West End with Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans.

      Big Ole Piece of Cake

      Big Ole Piece of Cake

      By Sean McLoughlin

      A sparky play from the winner of the Irish Times Best New Play Award and the Stewart Parker Trust Award (for Noah and the Tower Flower).

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      Blue Heart

      Blue Heart

      By Caryl Churchill

      Two exhilarating and teasingly entertaining one-act plays from one of the UK's leading playwrights.

      The Browning Version

      The Browning Version

      By Terence Rattigan

      Rattigan's well-loved play about an unpopular schoolmaster who snatches a last shred of dignity from the collapse of his career and his marriage.

      Cancelling Socrates

      Cancelling Socrates

      By Howard Brenton

      A provocative and witty play about an uncompromising voice in dangerous times.

      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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      Chancers

      Chancers

      By Robert Massey

      A fast and furious comedy about the lengths we will go to when our backs are against the wall.

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      A Christmas Carol

      A Christmas Carol (Derby Playhouse stage version)

      By Charles Dickens Adapted by Karen Louise Hebden

      An acclaimed dramatisation of Dickens' well-loved Christmas story - more faithful to the original than any other published version.

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