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A Case for the Existence of God

A Case for the Existence of God

By Samuel D. Hunter

A thoughtful and meditative two-hander, both intimate and expansive as it explores themes of parenthood, financial insecurity and empathy.

English & Wish You Were Here: two plays

English & Wish You Were Here: two plays

By Sanaz Toossi

Two plays exploring the emotional toll of migration, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, from an Iranian-American playwright.

Primary Trust

Primary Trust

By Eboni Booth

A deeply affecting stage play about the careful structures we build to contain oceans of feeling and what happens when those structures begin to crumble. Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Suffs

Suffs

By Shaina Taub

An epic musical about the unsung trailblazers of the American women's suffrage movement. Winner of the 2024 Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.

Scenes from a Repatriation

Scenes from a Repatriation

By Joel Tan

A daring, shape-shifting play about the controversy around a statue in the British Museum, questioning who can claim cultural artefacts – and why. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2025.

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Takeaway

Takeaway

By Nathan Powell

A big-hearted comedy set around a Caribbean takeaway in the heart of Liverpool. Premiered at the Liverpool Everyman in 2025.

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Giant

Giant (West End edition)

By Mark Rosenblatt

An explosive play about the fiendishly charismatic icon of children's literature, Roald Dahl. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2024 and staged in the West End in 2025. Winner of the Olivier and Critics' Circle Awards for Best New Play.

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The Hills of California

The Hills of California

By Jez Butterworth

The Webb Sisters are returning to their mother's run-down guest house in Blackpool, in a play by the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman, premiered in the West End in 2024.

Speed

Speed

By Mohamed-Zain Dada

A wickedly comic play set around a speed awareness course. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2025, directed by Milli Bhatia.

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The Dyslexic Actor's Toolkit

The Dyslexic Actor's Toolkit

Strategies for Success in Your Craft and Career

By Deborah Groves

An empowering and accessible guide offering dyslexic actors a range of techniques to tackle common challenges, improve your creative practice, and fulfil your ambitions.

The Dyslexic Actor's Toolkit (audiobook)

The Dyslexic Actor's Toolkit (audiobook)

Strategies for Success in Your Craft and Career

By Deborah Groves Read by Sarah Lambie

An empowering and accessible audiobook guide offering dyslexic actors a range of techniques to tackle common challenges, improve your creative practice, and fulfil your ambitions.

The Brightening Air

The Brightening Air

By Conor McPherson

An entrancing stage play about fate, family and unseen forces in 1980s Ireland. First performed at The Old Vic, London, in 2025.

Personal Values

Personal Values

By Chloë Lawrence-Taylor

A perceptive, poignant and witty play about sisterhood and grief. Premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2025.

Shanghai Dolls

Shanghai Dolls

By Amy Ng

A stage play telling the untold true story of two of the most influential women in Chinese history – Madame Mao and Sun Weishi. Premiered at Kiln Theatre, London, in 2025.

Red or Dead

Red or Dead (stage version)

By David Peace Adapted by Phillip Breen

The story of a game, a life, and a man of two halves. This stage adaptation of David Peace's iconic novel about Bill Shankly, Manager of Liverpool FC, was premiered at the Royal Court Liverpool in 2025, with a cast including Peter Mullan.

Toxic

Toxic

By Nathaniel J Hall

A powerful and passionate play about the devastating impact of generational HIV stigma, racism, homophobia and repressive gender norms. Premiered at HOME, Manchester, in 2023, before touring the UK in 2025.

Rebellious Women

Rebellious Women

By Beth Flintoff

An impassioned, unsentimental and sharp-witted play about the Suffragette cause, with rich opportunities for schools, youth theatres and drama societies who want to tell the story of a group of extraordinary women who changed the world.

Drama Games for Clowning and Physical Comedy

Drama Games for Clowning and Physical Comedy

By Joe Dieffenbacher Foreword by John Wright

A dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book, part of the bestselling Drama Games series, offering 80 games and exercises to explore the fundamental concepts of clowning and physical comedy, encourage playfulness, curiosity and collaboration, and help develop performance material.