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The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (stage version)

By Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Elizabeth Newman

A delightful stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's enduring tale of transformation and healing through nature.

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (Open Air Theatre version)

By Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Holly Robinson and Anna Himali Howard

A thrillingly adventurous adaptation of the beloved and radical story about the magic of nature and the nature of magic, premiered at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2024.

Secret Life of Humans

Secret Life of Humans

By David Byrne

A thrilling play about Dr Jacob Bronowski, buried secrets, and six million years of human history.

The Secret River

The Secret River (stage version)

By Kate Grenville Adapted by Andrew Bovell

A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia's dark history, adapted from Kate Grenville's acclaimed novel.

Secrets

Secrets (stage version)

By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland

 An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

Sejanus: His Fall

Sejanus: His Fall

By Ben Jonson

A gripping historical tragedy, set in the time of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, about a man ruthlessly working his way to the top, destroying everyone in his path.

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Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility (stage version)

By Jane Austen Adapted by Mark Healy

A faithful yet inventive adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, terrifically actable and readable.

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The Servant of Two Masters

The Servant of Two Masters

By Carlo Goldoni Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A classic Italian comedy that remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant, over two hundred and fifty years after it was written. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Sex with Robots and Other Devices

Sex with Robots and Other Devices

By Nessah Muthy

A fearless examination of the future of sex, and a fascinating vision of where humanity could be heading next.

The Shakespeare Revue

The Shakespeare Revue

By Christopher Luscombe and Malcolm McKee

An enchanting collection of witty music and skits about the Bard, devised for and first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

The Shape of the Table

The Shape of the Table

By David Edgar

An urgent political play about the collapse of an Eastern Bloc government at the end of 1989. Part of David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy of plays.

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Shibboleth

Shibboleth

By Stacey Gregg

An exhilarating and unsentimental exploration of working-class life in Belfast.

A Shoemaker, A Gentleman

A Shoemaker, A Gentleman

By William Rowley

In this entertainingly far-fetched play, Rowley combines mythical tales of the origin of St Alban's with folklore about the craft of shoemaking to produce a comic history which draws together the foundations of British nationhood.

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The Shoemakers' Holiday

The Shoemakers' Holiday

By Thomas Dekker

A rumbustious Elizabethan comedy featuring identity fraud, love triangles and a marriage proposal disguised as a shoe fitting. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Shout

Shout

By Alexis Zegerman

A funny, moving drama about anxiety, celebrating difference, and finding your voice as a teenager. Part of the 2024 National Theatre Connections Festival.

Singer

Singer

By Peter Flannery

An epic fable of post-war Britain, told with lurid and exhilarating energy.

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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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The Skriker

The Skriker

By Caryl Churchill

An extraordinary collision of ancient fairytale and fractured urban England.

Skunk

Skunk

By Zawe Ashton

A surreal, dreamlike and hilarious play exploring the pressures and transformations that happen to teenagers as they grow up. In the Multiplay Drama series.

Slave Ubu

Slave Ubu

By Alfred Jarry

The third and final part of The Ubu Plays, Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension. Slave Ubu concludes the adventures of Pa Ubu.

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    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty (stage version)

    By Rufus Norris

    The classic tale of Sleeping Beauty's curse – as seen through the eyes of the fairy who curses her.

    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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    By Holly Robinson

    A compassionate and probing play about youth and aging, nostalgia and regret, and the dangers of refusing to get old. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

    The Small Hours

    The Small Hours

    By Katherine Soper

    A National Theatre Connections play about teenagers, nightlife, and the small choices that have momentous consequences.