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Playwriting

Playwriting

Structure, Character, How and What to Write

By Stephen Jeffreys

An authoritative guide to playwrighting, by a true master of the craft. Indispensable for playwrights at every level of experience.

PMQ

PMQ

By Ella Hickson

A short play set in a Westminster dressing room, as Prime Minister Dave prepares for his first ever bout of Prime Minister's Questions.

Published in volume Ella Hickson Plays: One
    Poetics

    Poetics

    By Aristotle Translated by Kenneth McLeish

    A clear and authoritative edition of one of the most influential tracts in world theatre, a text that is crucial to an understanding of how drama works, and how it has evolved.

    Poison

    Poison

    By Lot Vekemans Translated by Rina Vergano

    An extraordinary play by Dutch writer Lot Vekemans that asks a simple question: is it ever possible to move on?

    Poisoned Polluted

    Poisoned Polluted

    By Kathryn O'Reilly

    A stark, bold, powerful and poetic drama looking at the effects on adult life of childhood trauma and the cycles of drug abuse.

    The Political History of Smack and Crack

    The Political History of Smack and Crack

    By Ed Edwards

    An angry and passionate play chronicling the fallout for communities crushed by the heroin epidemic at the height of Thatcherism.

    Poor Beast in the Rain

    Poor Beast in the Rain

    By Billy Roche

    A slice of small-town life, set in a betting shop in Wexford. Part of Billy Roche's acclaimed Wexford Trilogy.

    Published in volume The Wexford Trilogy
      The Poor Man's Comfort

      The Poor Man's Comfort

      By Robert Daborne

      A Jacobean tragicomedy from 1617, about a shepherd who seeks redress for a miscarriage of justice.

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      Pop Music

      Pop Music

      By Anna Jordan

      A rollercoaster of a play for anyone that’s ever been a dick on the dance floor.

      Poppy + George

      Poppy + George

      By Diane Samuels

      A romantic drama with music inspired by the days of music hall and beyond, from the author of the modern classic Kindertransport.

      Port Authority

      Port Authority

      By Conor McPherson

      A wry, moving, funny tale of how modern man faces up to the responsibility of love, woven in monologues, from the multi-award winning author of The Weir.

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      Precious Little Talent

      Precious Little Talent

      By Ella Hickson

      A touching and funny play about 20-somethings graduating into a world that's sold them down the river.

      Precious Little Talent & Hot Mess

      Precious Little Talent & Hot Mess

      By Ella Hickson

      Two plays by award-winning playwright Ella Hickson.

      Preface to Antony and Cleopatra

      Preface to Antony and Cleopatra

      By Harley Granville Barker

      Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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      Preface to Coriolanus

      Preface to Coriolanus

      By Harley Granville Barker

      Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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      Preface to Cymbeline

      Preface to Cymbeline

      By Harley Granville Barker

      Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time.

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      Preface to Hamlet

      Preface to Hamlet

      By Harley Granville Barker

      The best known - and longest - of Harley Granville Barker's celebrated Prefaces to Shakespeare: some of the best practical guides to Shakespeare's work yet written. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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      Preface to Julius Caesar

      Preface to Julius Caesar

      By Harley Granville Barker

      The classic - and most practical - guide to Shakespeare’s major plays, available in separate, pocket-format volumes for use in study or rehearsal room. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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      Preface to King Lear

      Preface to King Lear

      By Harley Granville Barker

      Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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      Preface to Love's Labour's Lost

      Preface to Love's Labour's Lost

      By Harley Granville Barker

      The classic - and most practical - guide to Shakespeare’s major plays, available in separate, pocket-format volumes for use in study or rehearsal room. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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      Preface to Macbeth

      Preface to Macbeth

      By Harley Granville Barker

      Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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      Preface to Othello

      Preface to Othello

      By Harley Granville Barker

      The classic - and most practical - guide to Shakespeare’s major plays, available in separate, pocket-format volumes for use in study or rehearsal room. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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      Preface to Romeo and Juliet

      Preface to Romeo and Juliet

      By Harley Granville Barker

      The classic - and most practical - guide to Shakespeare’s major plays, available in separate, pocket-format volumes for use in study or rehearsal room. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

      Preface to The Merchant of Venice

      Preface to The Merchant of Venice

      By Harley Granville Barker

      Unrivalled practical insights from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.