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A Little Life

A Little Life (stage version)

Original author Hanya Yanagihara Adapted by Koen Tachelet, Ivo van Hove and Hanya Yanagihara

A bruising and beautiful story of love, the limits of human endurance, and the tyranny of memory, adapted for the stage from Hanya Yanagihara's bestselling novel.

What Actors Do

What Actors Do

Advice to the Players in Seven Paradoxes and a Manifesto

By Mike Alfreds

Revered theatre director Mike Alfreds explores the wellspring of the actor's craft. Frank, uncompromising and full of sharply focused insights, this book will show you how to generate truthful performances by trusting your inner creativity and remaining radically open, responsive and present in every moment.

Running the Room

Running the Room

Conversations with Women Theatre Directors

By Rosemary Waugh

Our most brilliant, fearless and creative women directors open the door on their craft, discussing their work in the theatre in intimate and illuminating detail.

The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

By Matt Hartley

Two plays by Matt Hartley: his entertaining one-woman play, The Wife of Cyncoed, premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2024; and Idyll, a captivating short play premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.

So You Want To Do A Solo Show?

So You Want To Do A Solo Show?

By Gareth Armstrong

A unique guide to every aspect of putting on your own solo show: choosing the subject, raising the finance, booking the venue - and performing it!

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A Strange Loop

A Strange Loop

By Michael R. Jackson

A blistering original musical about a young artist at war with a host of demons. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards.

Grenfell: in the words of survivors

Grenfell: in the words of survivors

By Gillian Slovo

A powerful verbatim play drawn from the testimony of those at the heart of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2023.

Shed: Exploded View

Shed: Exploded View

By Phoebe Eclair-Powell

A devastating play about violence, love and loss. Winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

The Legend of Ned Ludd

The Legend of Ned Ludd

By Joe Ward Munrow

A powerful and innovative play about work, automation and capitalism's impact, premiered at the Liverpool Everyman in 2024.

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Shifters

Shifters

By Benedict Lombe

A fierce, funny and intoxicating play about the enduring power – and fragility – of memory and love. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

Player Kings

Player Kings

Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts 1 & 2

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Robert Icke

Shakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, brought together in a visionary new version adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.

Word-Play

Word-Play

By Rabiah Hussain

A play about what happens when a Prime Minister ad-libs on live TV, exploring how language seeps into public consciousness and reverberates with far-reaching consequences that will last for generations. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

Leave Taking: The GCSE Study Guide

Leave Taking: The GCSE Study Guide

By Lynette Carr Armstrong and Samantha Wharton

An essential resource for anyone studying Leave Taking for GCSE English Literature – featuring a complete guide to the text, plus sample questions and answers to help you prepare for assessment.

Princess & The Hustler: The GCSE Study Guide

Princess & The Hustler: The GCSE Study Guide

By Alicia Pope

An essential resource for anyone studying Princess & The Hustler for GCSE English Literature – featuring a complete guide to the text, plus sample questions and answers to help you prepare for assessment.

Biscuits for Breakfast

Biscuits for Breakfast

By Gareth Farr

A tender, heartfelt drama about families – the ones we inherit and the ones we create – and the struggle to survive when times get tough.

The Misandrist

The Misandrist

By Lisa Carroll

A penetrating comedy about the search for sexual knowledge, true love, and top-notch Tupperware.

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.

When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

By Jack Thorne

A gripping and timely play about Winston Churchill, the 1920s General Strike and the birth of the BBC.