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Robert Holman Plays: One

Robert Holman Plays: One

By Robert Holman

Five plays from Robert Holman's first decade of playwriting.

Holy Ground: The National Black Theatre Festival Anthology

Holy Ground: The National Black Theatre Festival Anthology

With a manifesto by Dr Maya Angelou

Edited by Michael D. Dinwiddie

A collection of plays and monologues from the National Black Theatre Festival, one of the most significant events in American theatre. With a manifesto by Dr Maya Angelou.

Humpty Dumpty and other plays

Humpty Dumpty and other plays

By Eric Bogosian

Three plays from one of the most singular and exhilarating commentators on American life.

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Ibsen: Three Plays

Ibsen: Three Plays

By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish and Stephen Mulrine

Ibsen's three great 'problem plays', A Doll's House, Ghosts and Hedda Gabler, in sensitive and playable translations from the original Norwegian, along with a full introduction to the author, his times and his work.

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If I Forget and Other Plays

If I Forget and Other Plays

By Steven Levenson

Three extraordinary plays from the Tony Award-winning writer of Dear Evan Hansen: If I Forget, The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin and The Language of Trees.

In The Heart of America and other plays

In The Heart of America and other plays

By Naomi Wallace

A five-play collection of work by an American playwright whose work has mainly premiered in Britain.

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Inside/Outside

Inside/Outside

Six Short Plays

By Various

Six short plays exploring estrangement and loneliness, moving towards redemption and hope.

Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora

Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora

Edited by Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi

The first collection of its kind, Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora brings together work by six dynamic Palestinian playwrights from both occupied Palestine and the Diaspora.

Intimacy and other plays

Intimacy and other plays

By Thomas Bradshaw

Outrageous and bold, Thomas Bradshaw’s Intimacy is a revealing comedy about race, sex, and familiarity in the suburbs.

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Irish Shorts

Irish Shorts

Two-handers from the Abbey Theatre, Ireland

Selected by Aideen Howard

A collection of short plays by exciting new Irish writers, selected and introduced by the literary manager of the Abbey Theatre.

Isolated But Open

Isolated But Open

Voices from Across The Shutdown

By various

Twelve new monologues written in response to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 as part of Papatango's scheme to inspire creativity and share brilliant new stories.

The James Plays

The James Plays

James I, II and III

By Rona Munro

Rona Munro's vividly imagined historical cycle brings to life three generations of Stewart kings who ruled Scotland in the tumultuous fifteenth century.

Stephen Jeffreys: Plays

Stephen Jeffreys: Plays

By Stephen Jeffreys

A selection of the best work of Stephen Jeffreys, including his acclaimed plays The Libertine and The Clink.

The Kilroys List: Volume One

The Kilroys List: Volume One

97 Monologues and Scenes by Female and Trans Playwrights

By The Kilroys

A collection of monologues and scenes from The Kilroys List, a vetted collection of plays written by female and trans writers, nominated by hundreds of professional artistic directors, literary managers, professors, producers, directors, and dramaturgs.

The Kilroys List: Volume Two

The Kilroys List: Volume Two

67 Monologues and Scenes by Women and Nonbinary Playwrights

By The Kilroys

A new collection of monologues or scenes from plays written by women, trans, and nonbinary writers, nominated by hundreds of professional artistic directors, literary managers, professors, directors, and dramaturgs.

Deirdre Kinahan: Shorts

Deirdre Kinahan: Shorts

Five Plays

By Deirdre Kinahan

Five short plays by the award-winning Irish playwright, full of warmth, humour and irrepressible characters.

Lucy Kirkwood Plays: One

Lucy Kirkwood Plays: One

By Lucy Kirkwood

Five plays by leading playwright Lucy Kirkwood: Tinderbox, it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now, small hours, NSFW and Chimerica. With an introduction by the author.

The Language Archive and Other Plays

The Language Archive and Other Plays

By Julia Cho

A new collection of plays by one of the most versatile dramatists in contemporary American theatre.

Latin American Plays

Latin American Plays

New Drama from Argentina, Cuba, Mexico and Peru

Selected by Sebastian Doggart

An essential introduction to the fascinating but largely unexplored theatre of Latin America, featuring new translations of five contemporary plays written by some the region's most exciting writers.

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Romulus Linney: Six Plays

Romulus Linney: Six Plays

By Romulus Linney

Six plays from a major talent of the American theatre, endowed with Linney's lyric intensity, and augmented by his rich sense of humour.

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Liz Lochhead: Five Plays

Liz Lochhead: Five Plays

By Liz Lochhead

Five plays from the the makar (national poet) of Scotland, one of the country's best-known - and best-loved - living playwrights.

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Kenneth Lonergan: Three Plays

Kenneth Lonergan: Three Plays

By Kenneth Lonergan

A collection of plays by the acclaimed film director, playwright and screenwriter: This Is Our Youth, The Waverly Gallery and Lobby Hero.

Lorca: Three Plays

Lorca: Three Plays

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

Three of Federico García Lorca's most famous plays in a single volume: Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba. Translated from the Spanish and introduced by one of Scotland's finest playwrights, Jo Clifford.

Love & Science

Love & Science

By Richard Foreman

This selection of texts makes original and inimitable works of music-theatre accessible to a wide audience for the first time.

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