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King of the Fields

King of the Fields

By Stuart Paterson

A play set in Ayrshire after the First World War, with touches of Ibsen - from the acclaimed Scottish playwright.

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King Troll (The Fawn)

King Troll (The Fawn)

By Sonali Bhattacharyya

A dystopian stage play exploring migrant experiences in all their complexity – and the troll that lives within all of us. Premiered by Kali Theatre at New Diorama Theatre, London, in 2024.

King Ubu

King Ubu

By Alfred Jarry

Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension, the first of his three plays about the comically grotesque character of Pa Ubu.

Published in volume Ubu
    Lucy Kirkwood Plays: One

    Lucy Kirkwood Plays: One

    By Lucy Kirkwood

    Five plays by leading playwright Lucy Kirkwood: Tinderbox, it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now, small hours, NSFW and Chimerica. With an introduction by the author.

    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
      Kiss Me Quickstep

      Kiss Me Quickstep

      By Amanda Whittington

      Dazzling and sequin-studded, Kiss Me Quickstep is a play about the world of ballroom dance, taking us behind the fixed smiles and fake tan to look at the real lives of those for whom ballroom dancing is everything

      Kitchen

      Kitchen

      By Enda Walsh

      A short play from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.

      Published in volume Arlington
        The Kitchen Sink

        The Kitchen Sink

        By Tom Wells

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

        The Knight of the Burning Pestle

        The Knight of the Burning Pestle

        By Francis Beaumont

        A classic satire on chivalric romances. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

        La Bête

        La Bête

        By David Hirson

        An exuberant, wildly distinctive comedy that encompasses timeless concerns about life and art.

        La Ronde

        La Ronde

        By Arthur Schnitzler Translated by Stephen Unwin and Peter Zombory-Moldovan

        Schnitzler's famous 'daisy-chain' play of sexual coupling, set in Vienna in the 1890s. In the Drama Classics series.

        Laban for Actors and Dancers

        Laban for Actors and Dancers

        Putting Laban's Movement Theory into Practice - A Step-by-Step Guide

        By Jean Newlove

        A handbook, complete with graded exercises, for teachers and students wanting a practical introduction to Laban's famous system of movement.

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        Laban For All

        Laban For All

        By Jean Newlove and John Dalby

        A comprehensive 'how to' book on the Laban system of movement - from the author of Laban for Actors and Dancers.

        Ladies Down Under

        Ladies Down Under

        By Amanda Whittington

        The funny, heart-warming sequel to the enormously successful Ladies' Day, following the lasses from Hull on their adventures down under.

        Ladies Unleashed

        Ladies Unleashed

        By Amanda Whittington

        A moving comedy for the stage, about friendship, growing older and living for today, reuniting the characters from the smash-hit plays Ladies' Day and Ladies Down Under.

        Ladies' Day

        Ladies' Day

        By Amanda Whittington

        Work, love and life are just one long, hard slog for the fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda. But their fortunes are set to change when Linda finds tickets to Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot the year it relocated to York.

        Lady Dealer

        Lady Dealer

        By Martha Watson Allpress

        A mile-a-minute, one-person poem play about a young female drug dealer, exploring forgiveness, the exhaustion of trying, and mistaking self-destruction for self-preservation. Premiered at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

        The Lady From the Sea

        The Lady From the Sea

        By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish

        One of Ibsen's most powerful studies of female psychology, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

        The Lady from the Sea

        The Lady from the Sea

        By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Elinor Cook

        Ibsen's moving play about duty and self-determination, relocated to the Caribbean in the 1950s.

        Lady Windermere's Fan

        Lady Windermere's Fan

        By Oscar Wilde

        A biting satire on the morals of Victorian society, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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        Ladybird

        Ladybird

        By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

        A tough but tender portrait of urban squalor, from the award-winning Siberian-born author of Plasticine.

        Lagan

        Lagan

        By Stacey Gregg

        A kaleidoscope of stories from post-Troubles Belfast, Lagan is an intimate and absorbing dramatic portrait of a city with a past like no other.

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        The Lament for Arthur Cleary

        The Lament for Arthur Cleary

        By Dermot Bolger

        Bestselling novelist Dermot Bolger transposes an old story of love and death to modern-day Dublin.

        Published in volume The Crack in the Emerald
          Landmines

          Landmines

          By Phil Davies

          A stark, fast-paced and fraught play about political upheaval and the media's relationship with civil violence and terrorism in modern Britain. In the Multiplay Drama series.