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A Child of Science

A Child of Science

By Gareth Farr

A play about one of the most remarkable medical breakthroughs of our time: the procedure that led to the first 'test-tube baby' and the creation of IVF.

Samuel Takes a Break

Samuel Takes a Break

in Male Dungeon No. 5 After a Long but Generally Successful Day of Tours

By Rhianna Ilube

An extraordinary, genre-blending play about colonialism, identity and the attempt to preserve the past, premiered at The Yard Theatre London in 2024.

Whiff Whaff

Whiff Whaff

By Jack Thorne

A savagely funny short play about attitudes to disability and mental health.

Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
    Boo

    Boo

    By Jack Thorne

    A powerful and beautifully observed short play for one actor, exploring the impact of the newly established National Health Service on working people's lives in the 1940s and 50s.

    Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
      Standing at the Sky's Edge

      Standing at the Sky's Edge (West End edition)

      By Chris Bush and Richard Hawley

      Chris Bush and Richard Hawley's musical, a history of modern Britain told through the stories of one Sheffield housing estate. Winner of the Best New Musical award at the 2023 Olivier Awards.

      Peak Stuff

      Peak Stuff

      By Billie Collins

      A fast-paced, funny play offering a deep-dive into consumer culture: in an age of retail therapy, climate crisis and click and collect - how does our 'stuff' define us?

      The Actor and the Space

      The Actor and the Space

      By Declan Donnellan

      An inspirational book on acting, tackling the fundamental questions that face any actor. By a world-leading theatre director, the founder of Cheek by Jowl.

      The Human Body

      The Human Body

      By Lucy Kirkwood

      A play of political and private passions, set in the 1940s against a backdrop of the foundation of the NHS. Premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2024.

      A Song for Ella Grey

      A Song for Ella Grey (stage version)

      By David Almond Adapted by Zoe Cooper

      A magical retelling of the Orpheus myth, full of music, sound and storytelling, adapted from the novel by David Almond. Premiered by Pilot Theatre on UK tour in 2024.

      Some Demon

      Some Demon

      By Laura Waldren

      A grippingly authentic play about living with an eating disorder, winner of the 2023 Papatango New Writing Prize.

      Chris Bush Plays: One

      Chris Bush Plays: One

      By Chris Bush

      Five plays by leading playwright Chris Bush: Steel; Faustus: That Damned Woman; Nine Lessons and Carols; Hungry (Paines Plough, 2021) and Not the End of the World (Schaubühne, Berlin, 2021).

      The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

      The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

      By Matt Hartley

      Two plays by Matt Hartley: his entertaining one-woman play, The Wife of Cyncoed, premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2024; and Idyll, a captivating short play premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.