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Hungry

Hungry

By Chris Bush

A play about food, love, class and grief in a world where there's little left to savour.

Bloody Elle

Bloody Elle

By Lauryn Redding

A heart-warming and belly-achingly funny story about falling in love for the very first time.

My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

By Rob Madge

A joyous, chaotic, autobiographical play telling the story of actor, writer and social-media sensation Rob Madge as they set out to recreate a Disney parade they performed as a twelve-year-old for their Grandma.

The Kiss

The Kiss

By Zoe Cooper

A tender, funny and beautifully observed study of lives in limbo, and a glimmer of hope for what lies ahead. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

Published in volume Inside/Outside
    First Time

    First Time

    By Nathaniel Hall

    A hilarious and heartbreaking true story that smashes through the stigma and shame of HIV, to present an uplifting and inspirational guide to staying positive in a negative world.

    Paper Knickers

    Paper Knickers

    By Jackie Hagan

    A bold, witty monologue play exploring what it is to be an amputee, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

    Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues
      Bleeding Heart

      Bleeding Heart

      By Antonio Onetti Translated by Oscar Ceballos and Mary Peate

      A short dark comedy from Spain, in which a naive middle-aged transvestite encounters a petty thief nicknamed 'sour face'.

      Captain Corelli's Mandolin

      Captain Corelli's Mandolin (stage version)

      By Louis de Bernières Adapted by Rona Munro

      Rona Munro's adaptation of Louis de Bernières' much-loved epic novel, set on an idyllic Greek island in 1941.

      Collapsible

      Collapsible

      By Margaret Perry

      A funny, furious monologue about holding on in this collapsing world.

      Today

      Today

      By Robert Holman

      From a Cambridge college to the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War, Today is a panoramic study of life, desire and the search for a fundamental self in the midst of a shifting, uncertain world.

      Dark Sublime

      Dark Sublime

      By Michael Dennis

      A play about joy and heartbreak, quarries and transmat beams – a love-letter to British sci-fi television.

      Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane

      Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane

      By Carys D. Coburn

      A play about losing someone close to you, about the human need to remember and connect.

      Company: The Complete Revised Book and Lyrics

      Company: The Complete Revised Book and Lyrics

      By George Furth and Stephen Sondheim

      Published alongside the acclaimed, reimagined West End revival in 2018, this edition of Sondheim's hit musical features the complete revised book and lyrics for the production, plus colour production photographs.

      The Gay Heritage Project

      The Gay Heritage Project

      By Damian Atkins, Paul Dunn and Andrew Kushnir

      An important piece of contemporary queer theatre, from three of Canada's most gifted performers.

      Open

      Open

      By Christopher Adams and Timothy Allsop

      A frank, refreshing romance that draws on interviews, conversation and private correspondence to explore the authors' real-life open marriage.

      The Funeral Director

      The Funeral Director

      By Iman Qureshi

      An incisive and heartfelt play about sexuality, gender and religion in twenty-first-century Britain. Winner of the 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize.

      Stories

      Stories

      By Nina Raine

      A funny and touching new play about the fertilisation of an idea.

      Drip Feed

      Drip Feed

      By Karen Cogan

      An infectious, dark comedy monologue play about the messiness of being young(ish), female and queer.

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