Jack Thorne
Jack Thorne is a playwright and BAFTA-winning screenwriter.
His plays for the stage include: When Winston Went to War with the Wireless (Donmar Warehouse, 2023); The Motive and the Cue (National Theatre and West End, 2023; Evening Standard Award for Best Play; Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play); After Life, an adaptation of a film by Hirokazu Kore-eda (National Theatre, 2021); the end of history... (Royal Court, London, 2019); an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (Old Vic, London, 2017); an adaptation of Büchner's Woyzeck (Old Vic, London, 2017); Junkyard (Headlong, Bristol Old Vic, Rose Theatre Kingston & Theatr Clwyd, 2017); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Palace Theatre, London, 2016); The Solid Life of Sugar Water (Graeae and Theatre Royal Plymouth, 2015); Hope (Royal Court, London, 2015); adaptations of Let the Right One In (National Theatre of Scotland at Dundee Rep, the Royal Court and the Apollo Theatre, London, 2013/14) and Stuart: A Life Backwards (Underbelly, Edinburgh and tour, 2013); Mydidae (Soho, 2012; Trafalgar Studios, 2013); an adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's The Physicists (Donmar Warehouse, 2012); Bunny (Underbelly, Edinburgh, 2010; Soho, 2011); 2nd May 1997 (Bush, 2009); When You Cure Me (Bush, 2005; Radio 3's Drama on Three, 2006); Fanny and Faggot (Pleasance, Edinburgh, 2004 and 2007; Finborough, 2007; English Theatre of Bruges, 2007; Trafalgar Studios, 2007); and Stacy (Tron, 2006; Arcola, 2007; Trafalgar Studios, 2007).
His television work includes His Dark Materials, Then Barbara Met Alan (with Genevieve Barr), The Eddy, Help, The Accident, Kiri, National Treasure and This is England ’86/’88/’90.
His films include The Swimmers (with Sally El Hosaini), Enola Holmes, Radioactive, The Aeronauts and Wonder.
He was the recipient of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Outstanding Contribution to Writing in 2022.
Jack Thorne Plays: One
The first collection of plays by one of the UK's most exciting young writers.
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£20.99£16.79Add to basketEbook£20.99£16.79Jack Thorne Plays: Two
By Jack ThorneFive plays from 'Britain's hottest playwright and screenwriter' (The Times), showcasing his extraordinary ability to combine electrifying dialogue with heartfelt warmth, candour and humour. Plus two short plays and a revealing introduction by the author.
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£18.99£15.19Add to basketEbook£18.99£15.19Woyzeck
By Georg Büchner Adapted by Jack ThorneThe multi-award-winning Jack Thorne breathes new life into Georg Büchner's existential masterpiece, Woyzeck, one of the most extraordinary plays ever written.
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By Jack ThorneA play set on the day that New Labour swept into government, telling three deeply personal stories of euphoria and despair.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Mydidae
By Jack ThorneA play about the private and disturbing moments a couple share, exploring what becomes of a relationship when it is held together not only by love, but by fear, guilt and despair.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Burying Your Brother in the Pavement
By Jack ThorneA play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people, Burying Your Brother in the Pavement was part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK.
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By Jack ThorneAn exhilarating coming-of-age drama for a solo performer.
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By John Ajvide Lindqvist Adapted by Jack ThorneA dark and visceral coming-of-age vampire love story, based on the acclaimed novel and film.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79The Solid Life of Sugar Water
By Jack ThorneAn intimate, tender play about loss, hurt and rediscovery, from acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Junkyard
By Jack ThorneA brilliantly honest and witty coming-of-age drama, with music by Stephen Warbeck.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£10.99£8.79CripTales: Six Monologues
By various Curated by Mat FraserSix fictional monologues portraying some very real experiences of disabled people in Britain, commissioned to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£10.99£8.79After Life
By Jack Thorne Original author Hirokazu Kore-edaA surreal and powerfully human look at the way we view our lives, and a haunting meditation on what it is to live – and to die.
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