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The Grand Old Opera House Hotel

The Grand Old Opera House Hotel

By Isobel McArthur

An uplifting ensemble comedy set to some of the most popular opera songs ever written. Premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, and Dundee Rep.

James Fritz Plays: One

James Fritz Plays: One

By James Fritz

Six plays from a unique voice in British theatre, covering the first decade of his career. These plays confront the fault lines in our culture with thrilling imagination, an unflinching moral seriousness and a warm, compassionate sense of humour.

Foam

Foam

By Harry McDonald

A gripping play that examines the nature of identity and the consequences of right-wing extremist ideology against the backdrop of London's skinhead and gay scenes of the 1970s and 1980s.

Fleabag: The Welsh Edition

Fleabag: The Welsh Edition

By Phoebe Waller-Bridge Adapted by Branwen Davies

A Welsh language adaptation of the hit play by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, first staged by Theatr Clwyd in 2023.

The Flea

The Flea

By James Fritz

James Fritz's new play about a flea, a horse, a detective, a queen, a pimp, a god, and Charlie, the telegraph boy who knelt before the Crown. Premiered at The Yard, London, in October 2023.

Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen

Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen

By Marcelo Dos Santos

A new edition of the dark and biting one-man show starring Samuel Barnett at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.

Fat Ham

Fat Ham

By James Ijames

Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, James Ijames' play reinvents Shakespeare's Hamlet in startling and hilarious ways amidst the backdrop of a family barbecue in the American South.

Exploring Shakespeare

Exploring Shakespeare

A Director's Notes from the Rehearsal Room

By Bill Alexander

A Shakespeare masterclass from an acclaimed theatre director, going inside the rehearsal room to reveal – in unprecedented and captivating detail – exactly what happens there. An essential book for directors and actors, and a fascinating insight for anyone interested in Shakespeare.

Everything Not Saved

Everything Not Saved

By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP Theatre

A play about memory, happiness, Rasputin, and dancing. And also the Queen. Premiered by MALAPROP Theatre at the Dublin Fringe Festival in 2017.

England & Son

England & Son

By Ed Edwards

A one-man play about disaster capitalism, empire, Thatcherite politics, stolen youth, stolen wealth and a working-class boy who just wants his dad to smile at him. First performed by the celebrated political comedian Mark Thomas in Paines Plough's Roundabout during the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer

Ibsen's provocative play about truth in a society driven by power and money, given a startling contemporary spin in Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer's acclaimed version, here in an English translation by Duncan Macmillan.

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Driftwood

Driftwood

By Tim Foley

An intoxicating and mystical play about love, belonging and the tides within us, premiered by Pentabus and ThickSkin on a tour of the UK.

Dreaming and Drowning

Dreaming and Drowning

By Kwame Owusu

An intimate and visceral play that dives into the mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.

A Dream

A Dream

By Chris Bush

A riotous musical play transporting Shakespeare's most beloved characters to the chaos of a busy modern-day hospital. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.

The Drama Workshop Leader

The Drama Workshop Leader

A Practical Guide to Delivering Great Sessions

By Linden Walcott-Burton

A comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to planning and delivering effective drama sessions, getting the best out of your participants, and developing an empowering leadership style that works for you.

Drama Menu: Second Helpings

Drama Menu: Second Helpings

Another 160 Tasty Theatre Games

By Glyn Trefor-Jones

160 all-new games and exercises from the author of Drama Menu, the bestselling companion for drama teachers and workshop leaders.

Curtain Up!

Curtain Up!

How to Stage Great Youth Productions

Edited by Charon Williams-Ros

A comprehensive, hands-on guide to making theatre – perfect for any school, college, youth group or amateur-theatre company.

The Crown Jewels

The Crown Jewels

By Simon Nye

A riotous comedy based on the scarcely believable true story of the greatest heist of all time: the theft of the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. From the creator of TV's Men Behaving Badly and The Durrells.