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Red or Dead

Red or Dead (stage version)

By David Peace Adapted by Phillip Breen

The story of a game, a life, and a man of two halves. This stage adaptation of David Peace's iconic novel about Bill Shankly, Manager of Liverpool FC, was premiered at the Royal Court Liverpool in 2025, with a cast including Peter Mullan.

Red Pitch

Red Pitch

By Tyrell Williams

A fast-paced and sharp-edged play telling a coming-of-age story about three young footballers, exploring the impact of gentrification and regeneration on London's communities. Winner of the 2022 George Devine Award.

The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes (stage version)

By Nancy Harris Original author Hans Christian Andersen

A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction. Performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2024.

Red Speedo

Red Speedo

By Lucas Hnath

 A stage thriller set in the world of competitive swimming, from a major US writer.

Regeneration

Regeneration (stage version)

By Pat Barker Adapted by Nicholas Wright

A powerful anthem for the youth of World War One that offers a compassionate look at war and its devastating effects. Adapted from Pat Barker's Booker Prize-nominated novel.

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The Reluctant Escapologist: Adventures in Alternative Theatre

The Reluctant Escapologist: Adventures in Alternative Theatre

By Mike Bradwell

An unrivalled unofficial history of the rise – and partial fall – of fringe theatre, Mike Bradwell's deadpan account of his adventures is one of the funniest and angriest books to come out of theatre today.

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Remote

Remote

By Stef Smith

A play about protest, power and protecting yourself. Part of the 2015 National Theatre Connections Festival.

The Reporter

The Reporter

By Nicholas Wright

An enthralling detective story based on the true life story of BBC reporter James Mossman.

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Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp explains it all

By Tim Fountain

The acclaimed one-man show based on the life and writings of Quentin Crisp.

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Resilience

Resilience

By Steve Waters

Part of The Contingency Plan, Steve Waters' epic portrait of an England of the near future, in the grip of unprecedented and catastrophic floods.

Published in volume The Contingency Plan
    The Resistance Trilogy

    The Resistance Trilogy

    By Ariel Dorfman

    Three powerful political plays in one volume - with a substantial introduction by the author.

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    Restoration Comedy: Three Plays

    Restoration Comedy: Three Plays

    By Aphra Behn, William Congreve and William Wycherley

    Three of the most popular Restoration comedies in one volume, all dealing with the place of women in society.

    The Retreat

    The Retreat

    By Sam Bain

    A comedy about getting away from it all - the debut play from the BAFTA Award-winning co-writer and co-creator of Peep Show, Fresh Meat and Four Lions.

    Reunion

    Reunion

    By Mark O'Rowe

    An exhilarating, high-wire drama about the deep currents of family life, set over a family reunion on an island off the west coast of Ireland. Premiered at Galway International Arts Festival in 2024.

    REVENGE: After the Levoyah

    REVENGE: After the Levoyah

    By Nick Cassenbaum

    A Jewish heist comedy that combines madcap action and biting political satire, winner of an Edinburgh Fringe First Award and a Summerhall Lustrum Award.

    The Revenger's Tragedy

    The Revenger's Tragedy

    By Cyril Tourneur

    A Jacobean tale of personal vengeance in a morally bankrupt world. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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    Ribbons

    Ribbons

    By Elaine Murphy

    A short play about a parent and child who have been concealing their true identities.

    Published in volume Irish Shorts
      Richard II

      Richard II

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

      An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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      Richard III

      Richard III

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

      An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

      Richard III

      Richard III (West End edition)

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Jamie Lloyd

      Jamie Lloyd's version of Shakespeare's Richard III, edited for his Trafalgar Transformed production of the play in 2014, with additional bonus material.

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      Riddance

      Riddance

      By Linda McLean

      A chilling emotional thriller about two men and a woman bound together by the secrets of surviving a childhood in a Glasgow tenement.

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      The Rivals

      The Rivals

      By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

      One of the best-known eighteenth-century comedies of manners, Sheridan's first play, and still his most popular. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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      The River

      The River

      By Jez Butterworth

      A bewitching story from the author of global smash hit Jerusalem.

      The Road to Huntsville

      The Road to Huntsville

      By Stephanie Ridings

      A short play about a writer researching women who fall in love with men on death row, who then finds herself crossing the line.