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Burning Bridges

Burning Bridges

By Amy Shindler

A love triangle with a dangerous twist, this moving and funny play explores the everyday dilemmas of a young woman living with autism.

Burnt by the Sun

Burnt by the Sun

By Peter Flannery

A rich evocation of a world poised on the brink of Stalin's Great Terror, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film written by Nikita Mikhalkov and Rustam Ibragimbekov.

Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

By Jack Thorne

A play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people, Burying Your Brother in the Pavement was part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK.

Jez Butterworth Plays: One

Jez Butterworth Plays: One

By Jez Butterworth

Four full-length plays and two previously unpublished shorts from the multi-award-winning author of Jerusalem.

Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

Jez Butterworth Plays: Two

By Jez Butterworth

Three extraordinary plays by one of the most audacious and talented playwrights of our times: Jerusalem, The River and The Ferryman. Plus his short film The Clear Road Ahead, and a conversation with playwright Simon Stephens.

Cancelling Socrates

Cancelling Socrates

By Howard Brenton

A provocative and witty play about an uncompromising voice in dangerous times.

Cans

Cans

By Stuart Slade

A searingly funny debut play about death, betrayal, and the possibility of forgiveness. And cider.

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales (stage version)

By Geoffrey Chaucer Adapted by Mike Poulton

A landmark dramatisation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of one of the foundation stones of English literature.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (stage version)

By Louis de Bernières Adapted by Rona Munro

Rona Munro's adaptation of Louis de Bernières' much-loved epic novel, set on an idyllic Greek island in 1941.

Cardenio

Cardenio

Shakespeare's 'lost play' re-imagined

By William Shakespeare and John Fletcher Edited by Gregory Doran and Antonio Alamo

Set in the heat and dust of Andalusia in seventeenth-century Spain, Cardenio is the story of a friendship betrayed, with all the elements of a thriller: disguise, dishonour and deceit.

Caresses

Caresses

By Sergi Belbel Translated by John London

An acclaimed Catalan drama that presesnt a disturbing picture of contemporary Western society set against a background of urban alienation and violence.

Cariad

Cariad

By Sophie Stanton

A raucous comedy and a compelling story about secrets, memory, history and 'cariad' - Welsh for love, beloved one, darling.

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Caroline, or Change

Caroline, or Change

By Tony Kushner By (composer) Jeanine Tesori

The book and lyrics of the extraordinary musical from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angels in America.

Carthage Must Be Destroyed

Carthage Must Be Destroyed

By Alan Wilkins

A compelling story of political intrigue, double dealing and the ruthless realities of taking a nation to war, set against the backdrop of the Third Punic War.

Caterpillar

Caterpillar

By Alison Carr

A darkly funny, searing and tender drama about those moments when we find ourselves teetering on the edge.

Catherine Medbh

Catherine Medbh

By Declan Feenan

A bittersweet and hesitant duologue in a bar between a youngish man and woman who are ex-lovers.

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    Cathy

    Cathy

    By Ali Taylor

    A candid, poignant and intimate play about the lives of those at the sharp end of economic austerity, inspired by Ken Loach's Cathy Come Home.

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    Cause Célèbre

    Cause Célèbre

    By Terence Rattigan

    Based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury, who, in 1935, went on trial with her eighteen-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. In the play, Terence Rattigan pits Alma against a formidable lady juror, whose own life offers a plangent counterpoint to the central tale of love, betrayal, guilt and obsession.

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