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Lovesick

A therapist practices aversion therapy to rid his patients of sexual/romantic obsessions which interfere with their lives.

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

    Lynndie's Gotta Gun

    A short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.

    Machinal

    A powerful expressionist drama from the 1920s about the dependent status of women in an increasingly mechanised society, based on the true story of Ruth Snyder.

    Madame Ovary

    The heartbreaking and hilarious true story of the author's own experience of ovarian cancer.

    Making Noise Quietly (short play)

    The third in Robert Holman's acclaimed trilogy of short plays, also called Making Noise Quietly.

      Manon / Sandra

      A controversial but humane play about an obsessively religious girl and a sex-obsessed transvestite, by the renowned Quebecois writer.

        Meeting Miss Ireland

        A short play commissioned and performed as part of The Fairer Sex, a series of play readings at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in June 2009.

        Published in volume Irish Shorts

          The Milliner and the Weaver

          A short play about the Suffragette movement in Ireland, as the question of Home Rule divides the nation.

          Misogynist

          A powerful anatomy of misogyny, by 'one of the most significant new Irish writers of his generation' (Sunday Times).

          Published in volume The Crack in the Emerald

            misterman (2001 edition)

            A strange and haunting monologue from the acclaimed Irish playwright.

              Mojo Mickybo

              An unsentimental portrayal of innocence betrayed by communal hatred in Belfast during the 1970s.

              Mongoose

              A strange and beguiling monologue about a loner obsessed with a malign companion called Mongoose.

              Published in volume Singular Male Voices

                Mr Incredible (VAULT version)

                A monologue about love and entitlement by Camilla Whitehill, author of Where Do Little Birds Go?, who was described by The Times as 'a writer of huge promise'.

                Published in volume Plays from VAULT

                  My Friend Duplicity

                  A one-act duologue by Enda Walsh which went on to inspire his play Ballyturk.

                  Published in volume Enda Walsh Plays: Two

                    The Naked Eye

                    A short monologue play from the author of Jerusalem.

                    Published in volume Jez Butterworth Plays: One

                      The Nightclub

                      A short play about three very different women at a gay nightclub in Orlando, who are caught up in a terrifying hate crime.

                      Nightwatchman

                      A British Sri Lankan cricketer prepares for the innings of her life for England against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.

                      Nineteen Ninety-Two

                      A short play about two brothers biding their time to savour revenge - but how can they be sure they've got the right girl?

                      Published in volume Irish Shorts

                        No Romance

                        A tender and funny tale about our secret selves, and our search for connection in a fractured world.

                        Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen

                        A short play set in a dystopian future, where a couple in a tower block hide from the violence and pollution outside.

                        Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts

                          Notes for First Time Astronauts

                          A comic monologue warning of the perils of self-abuse in zero gravity conditions.

                          Published in volume Me, As A Penguin

                            Notes on Falling Leaves

                            A poignant, elegiac short play from the author of East is East.

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                            An Old Song, Half Forgotten

                            A short play about the life and soul of an older actor living in care with Alzheimer's disease.

                            On the Evils of Tobacco

                            A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

                            Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts