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Never Have I Ever

Never Have I Ever

By Deborah Frances-White

An explosive, savagely funny first play by Deborah Frances-White, comedian, screenwriter and host of the global hit podcast The Guilty Feminist.

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.

My Night With Reg

My Night With Reg

By Kevin Elyot

A deliciously funny and bittersweet comedy that captures the fragility of friendship, happiness and life itself. Winner of the Evening Standard and Olivier Awards for Best Comedy.

The Multiverse is Gay!

The Multiverse is Gay!

By Lewis Hetherington

A wild rollercoaster ride through school, the Multiverse, and finding yourself, over and over and over again… A play in the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series, featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

Mr Thomas

Mr Thomas

By Kathy Burke

A gritty, darkly funny look at attitudes to homosexuality in the 1950s, a portrait of repressed sexuality and alcoholism – and an homage to the great masters of British theatre, Wilde, Coward, Pinter and Orton.

The Motive and the Cue

The Motive and the Cue

By Jack Thorne

The West End edition of the fierce, funny play about a clash of theatrical titans, Richard Burton and John Gielgud, winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play and the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play.

Modest

Modest

By Ellen Brammar

 

A thrilling collision of music hall, cabaret and drag king swagger, in a play that tells the true story of Elizabeth Thompson, a pioneering megastar of the Victorian art scene.

The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

By Iman Qureshi

A heart-warming musical comedy about love, queerness, and belonging.

The Mikvah Project

The Mikvah Project

By Josh Azouz

A playful and poignant play about two men who meet every Friday in a north-west London Mikvah, a traditional Jewish pool used for ritual cleansing.

Mighty Atoms

Mighty Atoms

By Amanda Whittington

Ex-boxer Taylor Flint wants to put the past behind her. Yet back on the Hull estate where she grew up, she is drawn into running a boxercise class. Amanda Whittington's play is inspired by Hull's original Mighty Atom, Barbara Buttrick.

Me, As A Penguin

Me, As A Penguin

By Tom Wells

A charmingly offbeat, surreal comedy of knitting, penguins and Battenberg.

The Maths Tutor

The Maths Tutor

By Clare McIntyre

A wry and incisive play exposing how our desire for a normal family life and our fears about adults, young people and sex, can sometimes outride the truth.

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Manon / Sandra

Manon / Sandra

By Michel Tremblay Translated by John Van Burek

A controversial but humane play about an obsessively religious girl and a sex-obsessed transvestite, by the renowned Quebecois writer.

Published in volume The Guid Sisters and other plays
    Making Noise Quietly: three short plays

    Making Noise Quietly: three short plays

    By Robert Holman

    An acclaimed trilogy of plays exploring the impact of war on ordinary lives.

    Love the Sinner

    Love the Sinner

    By Drew Pautz

    A tense and provocative play offering a remarkably fresh and painful take on our perpetual guilt in the face of poverty and brutality in the developing world.

    Love and Human Remains

    Love and Human Remains

    By Brad Fraser

    A violent and sexually explicit study of young adults groping for meaning in a senseless world.

    The Kitchen Sink

    The Kitchen Sink

    By Tom Wells

    An irresistibly funny and tender play about big dreams and small changes.

    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
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