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Women, Power and Politics: Now

Women, Power and Politics: Now

Five plays

By Various

A collection of wide-ranging and ambitious short plays reflecting the complexities of women and political power in the United Kingdom.

Women, Power and Politics: Then

Women, Power and Politics: Then

Four plays

By Various

A collection of wide-ranging and ambitious short plays reflecting the complexities of women and political power in the United Kingdom.

Wonder Boy

Wonder Boy

By Ross Willis

A play about the power of finding your own voice, revolving around a twelve-year-old boy with a stammer. Winner of the Best Play Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards.

The Wonder of Sex

The Wonder of Sex

By Patrick Barlow

A delightfully wacky comedy about the facts of life, from the fictional 'National Theatre of Brent'.

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Word-Play

Word-Play

By Rabiah Hussain

A play about what happens when a Prime Minister ad-libs on live TV, exploring how language seeps into public consciousness and reverberates with far-reaching consequences that will last for generations. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

Words Into Action

Words Into Action

Finding the Life of the Play

By William Gaskill

Packed with insights from a lifetime of directing theatre, Words into Action is a fascinating read and a vital masterclass for actors and directors.

Words of Advice for Young People

Words of Advice for Young People

By Ioanna Anderson

An intriguing and offbeat play about family and religion.

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The Working Actor

The Working Actor

The Essential Guide to a Successful Career

By Paul Clayton

The essential guide to being a successful working actor: how to put yourself in the best possible position to get work, to keep getting it, and to make a living from it.

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World Factory: The Game

World Factory: The Game

By Zoë Svendsen and Simon Daw

A participative theatre experience about global consumer capitalism, offering readers the opportunity to play – as individuals or in teams – the managers of a clothing factory in China.

World Music

World Music

By Steve Waters

A subtle and topical play about European attitudes to Africa.

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Wormwood

Wormwood

By Catherine Czerkawska

A poetic and heart-rending play written in response to the tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.

Woyzeck

Woyzeck

By Georg Büchner Translated by Gregory Motton

One of the most performed and influential plays in German theatre, a modern classic that remains frighteningly relevant today. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Woyzeck

Woyzeck

By Georg Büchner Adapted by Jack Thorne

The multi-award-winning Jack Thorne breathes new life into Georg Büchner's existential masterpiece, Woyzeck, one of the most extraordinary plays ever written.

Wretch

Wretch

By Rebecca Walker

An ex-teacher and an ex-junkie meet on a night bus during long, dark nights of homelessness.

Nicholas Wright: Five Plays

Nicholas Wright: Five Plays

By Nicholas Wright

A rich selection of work by leading playwright Nicholas Wright, introduced by the playwright.

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The Writer

The Writer

By Ella Hickson

A young writer challenges the status quo but discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.

Writer's Cramp

Writer's Cramp

By John Byrne

The debut play from the author of The Slab Boys and Tutti Frutti, taking satirical swipes at Anglo-Scottish cultural pretensions.

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    The Writer's Toolkit

    The Writer's Toolkit

    Exercises, Techniques and Ideas for Playwrights and Screenwriters

    By Paul Kalburgi

    Almost two hundred practical exercises, techniques and ideas for every part of your process, designed to equip you with everything required to kickstart your creativity, develop your craft, and make your writing the very best that it can be.

    Writing Music for the Stage

    Writing Music for the Stage

    A Practical Guide for Theatremakers

    By Michael Bruce Foreword by Josie Rourke

    The definitive guide to writing music for the stage, by the Composer-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse.

    Written on the Heart

    Written on the Heart

    By David Edgar

    An enthralling historical drama about the creation of the King James Bible, commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company to mark its four-hundredth anniversary.

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    Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights (stage version)

    By Emily Brontë Adapted by Lucy Gough

    An eminently actable, and readable, version of the well-loved story about a passionate but doomed love affair, one of the most famous and enduring love stories in the English language.

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    Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights (stage version)

    By Emily Brontë Adapted by Andrew Sheridan

    A ferocious, wild and utterly exhilarating adaptation of Emily Brontë's indelible masterpiece.

    Year of the Fat Knight

    Year of the Fat Knight (hardback edition)

    The Falstaff Diaries

    By Antony Sher

    Antony Sher’s fascinating, enlightening account – richly supplemented by his own paintings and sketches – of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare’s best-known and most popular characters.

    Year of the Fat Knight

    Year of the Fat Knight

    The Falstaff Diaries

    By Antony Sher

    Antony Sher’s fascinating, enlightening account – richly supplemented by his own paintings and sketches – of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare’s best-known and most popular characters.