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The Proposal

The Proposal

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    Protection

    Protection

    By Fin Kennedy

    A tough but vulnerable play about our crumbling social fabric - and the people who have to pick up the pieces.

    The Pull of Negative Gravity

    The Pull of Negative Gravity

    By Jonathan Lichtenstein

    Shocking and beautiful, a powerful play about the impact of a soldier's injury in a foreign conflict on his family back home.

    Puppetry: How to Do It

    Puppetry: How to Do It

    By Mervyn Millar

    A practical, accessible and inspiring guide to using puppetry in theatre, by a leading expert in the field.

    Purgatorio

    Purgatorio

    By Ariel Dorfman

    A powerful and poetic play, with echoes of Jean-Paul Sartre's Huis Clos and Euripides' Medea. From the author of Death and the Maiden.

    Purple Heart

    Purple Heart

    By Bruce Norris

    A deeply moving meditation on love, loss and grief, from the author of Clybourne Park.

    Push Up

    Push Up

    By Roland Schimmelpfennig Translated by Maja Zade

    A savage satire on the rapacious nature of office lives and lusts - the British debut from a writer whose work has been seen in prestigious theatres all over Germany.

    Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

    Pussycat in Memory of Darkness

    By Neda Nezhdana Translated by John Farndon

    A powerful play about the shattering impact of war, and the astonishing resilience of those living through it, written by one of Ukraine's leading playwrights.

    Published in volume Voices from Ukraine: Two Plays
      The Quality of Mercy

      The Quality of Mercy

      Reflections on Shakespeare

      By Peter Brook

      One of the world's most revered theatre directors reflects on a fascinating variety of Shakespearean topics.

      Queen Anne

      Queen Anne

      By Helen Edmundson

      Helen Edmundson's gripping play tells the little-known story of a monarch caught between friendship and duty.

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      Queen Margaret

      Queen Margaret

      By William Shakespeare Adapted by Jeanie O'Hare

      Using Shakespeare’s orginal lines, alongside new text, Jeanie O’Hare retells The Wars of the Roses through the eyes of the extraordinary Margaret of Anjou.

      Queers: Eight Monologues

      Queers: Eight Monologues

      By Various Created by Mark Gatiss

      Queers celebrates a century of evolving social attitudes and political milestones in British gay history, as seen through the eyes of eight individuals.

      Quelques Fleurs

      Quelques Fleurs

      By Liz Lochhead

      A short play from the leading Scottish poet and playwright.

      The Quiet House

      The Quiet House

      By Gareth Farr

      An exploration of infertility and the taboo that surrounds it, The Quiet House is a funny, moving and unswervingly honest love story.

      Rabbit

      Rabbit

      By Nina Raine

      A fiercely funny play about what it's like to be a young woman living, working, drinking, loving and having sex in the 21st century.

      Rabbit Hole

      Rabbit Hole

      By David Lindsay-Abaire

      The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a happy suburban couple whose lives are changed forever when their young son is killed in an accident.

      Rafta, Rafta...

      Rafta, Rafta...

      By Ayub Khan Din

      A hugely warm-hearted, comic tale of close-knit Indian family life in England, by the author of East is East.

      The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

      The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (stage version)

      By Robert Tressell Adapted by Howard Brenton

      Robert Tressell's classic pre-First World War account of the working lives of a group of housepainters and decorators, vividly adapted by Howard Brenton.

      Raging: Embargo

      Raging: Embargo

      The War of Independence

      By Deirdre Kinahan

      A poetic, bloody and heroic tale of industrial action and civic resistance, part of Deirdre Kinahan's trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland.

      Raging: Outrage

      Raging: Outrage

      The Civil War

      By Deirdre Kinahan

      A play exploring women's roles in the Irish revolutionary wars, part of Deirdre Kinahan's trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland.

      Raging: Three Plays/Seven Years of Warfare in Ireland

      Raging: Three Plays/Seven Years of Warfare in Ireland

      Wild Sky, Embargo & Outrage

      By Deirdre Kinahan

      A trilogy of landmark plays - Wild Sky, Embargo and Outrage - commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland, from the 1916 Easter Rising to the Civil War which began in 1922.

      Raging: Wild Sky

      Raging: Wild Sky

      The Rising

      By Deirdre Kinahan

      A play exploring the extraordinary energy and complexity of events in Ireland in the lead up to the Easter Rising of 1916.

      The Railway Children

      The Railway Children (stage version)

      By E. Nesbit Adapted by Mike Kenny

      An imaginative stage adaptation of E. Nesbit's much-loved children's classic.

      Ralph Fiennes on Coriolanus

      Ralph Fiennes on Coriolanus

      Performing Shakespeare

      By Ralph Fiennes and Julian Curry

      Ralph Fiennes discusses playing Coriolanus, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.