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Disco Pigs

Disco Pigs

By Enda Walsh

Enda Walsh's breakthrough play, a fast and formally inventive portrait of two teenage Irish misfits

Published in volume Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin
    Passing Places

    Passing Places

    By Stephen Greenhorn

    A road movie for the stage, following two young Scottish lads on their trip from dislocation to location.

    Howie the Rookie

    Howie the Rookie

    By Mark O'Rowe

    A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.

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    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

    By Terence Rattigan

    Rattigan's 1946 play based on the real-life court case of a young naval cadet unjustly accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order.

    Kes

    Kes (stage version)

    By Barry Hines Adapted by Lawrence Till

    A tried-and-tested stage adaptation of Barry Hines' novel A Kestrel for a Knave, about a troubled young boy who finds and trains a kestrel.

    Cuba

    Cuba

    By Liz Lochhead

    A play written for young people to perform, about two schoolgirls and their daring response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

    Hansel and Gretel

    Hansel and Gretel (stage version)

    By Stuart Paterson

    An imaginative reworking of the children's classic, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.

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    I, Claudia

    I, Claudia

    By Kristen Thomson

    A touching and funny play about a girl on the cusp of adolescence.

    Far Away

    Far Away

    By Caryl Churchill

    A brilliant and unsettling play from one of the UK's leading dramatists.

    100

    100

    By Christopher Heimann, Neil Monaghan and Diene Petterle

    A strikingly original play combining traditional storytelling with physical theatre, created by The Imaginary Body. Winner of a Fringe First Award at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

    Six Characters in Search of an Author

    Six Characters in Search of an Author

    By Luigi Pirandello Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    Pirandello's most famous play, about the nature of theatre and the problems of theatricality. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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    Duck

    Duck

    By Stella Feehily

    A sparky and moving first play about female friendship, set in contemporary Dublin. 

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    Animal Farm

    Animal Farm (stage version)

    By George Orwell Adapted by Ian Wooldridge

    A powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.

    His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials (stage version)

    By Philip Pullman Adapted by Nicholas Wright

    A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, first seen at the National Theatre.

    Be My Baby

    Be My Baby

    By Amanda Whittington

    A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.

    Fair

    Fair

    By Joy Wilkinson

    A powerful drama about the potent appeal of far right policies to young people in the UK.

    Published in volume Fair & Felt Effects: two plays
      Coram Boy

      Coram Boy (stage version)

      By Jamila Gavin Adapted by Helen Edmundson

      A heartbreaking tale of orphans, angels, murder and music - dramatised from the Whitbread award-winning novel set in 18th-century England.

      Great Expectations

      Great Expectations (RSC stage version)

      By Charles Dickens Adapted by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod

      A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.

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