Showing 1-24 of 234 items.

15 Heroines

15 Monologues Adapted from Ovid

Drawing inspiration from Ovid, fifteen leading female and non-binary British playwrights dramatise the lives of fifteen classical heroines in a series of new monologues for the twenty-first century.

365 Days/365 Plays

A unique, year-long play cycle from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Topdog/Underdog. This collection of 365 impeccably crafted pieces, each with its own distinctive characters and dramatic power, is a complete work by an artist responding to her world, each and every day.

54% Acrylic

A short play about a young woman who, after shoplifting for the first time, is chased by the store detective.

603

A play from Palestine, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

Abigail

A man in his forties and a woman in her twenties meet on a trip to Berlin. Across a fractured timeline where past and present collide, the story of their relationship, their love and their struggle unravels.

  • Paperback£9.99 £7.99
    There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
  • Ebook£9.99 £7.99

Abortive

A couple in bed discuss the effect on them of the woman's recent abortion.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

    About a Goth

    A short play about a young man who volunteers in old people's homes, and suffers paroxyms of love and hate for the residents.

    Published in volume Me, As A Penguin

      Acting Leader

      A short play about Margaret Beckett finding herself Acting Leader of the Opposition after the sudden death of John Smith.

      Acts

      A short play about an old couple whose son returns after years of absence.

      Published in volume Family: three plays

        The After-Dinner Joke

        A short play satirising the charity business, written for television. First broadcast on BBC One as part of the BBC's Play for Today series.

        Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

          Air

          A resonant and surreal short piece published alongside What If If Only.

          Published in volume What If If Only

            Albertine in Five Times

            A simultaneous portrait of a woman at five different ages. Five actresses portray Albertine at different times of her life whilst conversing freely with each other and with their sister Madeleine.

              All On Her Own

              A powerfully atmospheric one-woman play, All On Her Own tells the story of Rosemary who, alone at midnight in London, has a secret burden to share that is both heartbreaking and sinister.

              Published in volume Harlequinade & All On Her Own

                Almost Nothing

                An unnerving short play by Brazilian playwright Marcos Barbosa.

                Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the Table

                  Aloe Aloe

                  A provocative short play about parenthood and responsibility, from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.

                  Published in volume Mr Incredible

                    Amongst the Reeds

                    Two friends scratch out a living on the margins of society in a play commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.

                      Angel

                      Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian Nightmares trilogy.

                      Angels

                      A suspicious death at the workplace and loner security guard Nick Prentice is hauled in for interrogation. An uproarious underworld whodunit, Ronan O'Donnell's single-hander reworks the hardboiled crime thriller for our times.

                      • Paperback£7.99 £6.39
                        There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
                      • Ebook£7.99 £6.39

                      Arabian Nightmares: Three Plays

                      Three timely one-act plays, showing the brutal and bloody impact of the current Middle Eastern crisis on ordinary people: The Collector, Echoes and Angel.

                      At the Table

                      An unnerving short play by Brazilian playwright Marcos Barbosa.

                      Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the Table

                        Audition

                        A short monologue play about a disabled actor facing up to the traumatic experience of auditioning, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

                        Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues

                          Baby Dolls

                          A futuristic comedy about conception, state control and rebellion.

                          The Basement Flat

                          A short and unnerving play about families, property and rampant vegetation.

                          Bé Carna

                          A short play in which five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.