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By babirye bukilwa

A psychological drama that asks if the cycle of generational trauma can ever be broken. Can queer, Black femmes find love and belonging when the soil beneath them – and the climate around them – is hostile?

3 Billion Seconds

3 Billion Seconds

By Maud Dromgoole

A hilarious, macabre love story about a pregnant couple of activists attempting to offset the carbon footprint of their unborn baby's life.

Abigail

Abigail

By Fiona Doyle

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.

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Abortive

Abortive

By Caryl Churchill

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

Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
    Acting Leader

    Acting Leader

    By Joy Wilkinson

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

    Adam

    Adam

    By Frances Poet

    The remarkable true story of a young trans man's journey from Egypt to Scotland, charting his progress across borders and genders in his search for a place to call home.

    Air

    Air

    By Caryl Churchill

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

    Published in volume What If If Only
      Amongst the Reeds

      Amongst the Reeds

      By Chinonyerem Odimba

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

      Published in volume House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays
        And Then Come The Nightjars

        And Then Come The Nightjars

        By Bea Roberts

        A tender, frank and funny play about a West Country farm struggling to survive the Foot and Mouth pandemic.

        Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough

        Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough

        By Cordelia O'Neill

        A moving and unexpectedly funny play about a couple grieving the loss of their child, winner of the Best New Play award at the 2022 Offies (Off West End Awards).

        The Arrival

        The Arrival

        By Bijan Sheibani

        A taut family drama about obsession, betrayal and the human need to belong.

        Bacon

        Bacon

        By Sophie Swithinbank

        An unflinching and unexpectedly humorous play about masculinity, sexuality and power, through the dizzying lens of youth.

        The Ballad of Crazy Paola

        The Ballad of Crazy Paola

        By Arne Sierens Adapted by Stephen Greenhorn

        A poignant two-hander about memory, truth and love.

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        The Basement Flat

        The Basement Flat

        By Rona Munro

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

        bedbound

        bedbound

        By Enda Walsh

        A ferocious two-hander about a father-daughter relationship gone horribly and terrifyingly wrong.

        Beginning

        Beginning

        By David Eldridge

        A sharp and astute two-hander that takes an intimate look at the first fragile moments of risking your heart and taking a chance.

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        Being Friends

        Being Friends

        By Robert Holman

        The first of the three plays that make up Robert Holman's acclaimed dramatic trilogy Making Noise Quietly.

        Published in volume Making Noise Quietly: three short plays
          Bellringers

          Bellringers

          By Daisy Hall

          A comic and deeply moving play about being young at the end of the world. Premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Hampstead Theatre, London.

          Better Days Better Knights

          Better Days Better Knights

          By Stanley Eveling

          A sweet-hearted tale of a washed-up knight-of-old, from the grandfather of modern Scottish playwriting.

          Biscuits for Breakfast

          Biscuits for Breakfast

          By Gareth Farr

          A tender, heartfelt drama about families – the ones we inherit and the ones we create – and the struggle to survive when times get tough.

          Blackout Songs

          Blackout Songs

          By Joe White

          A compassionate and unflinching study of love, addiction and memory after a chance encounter at an AA meeting.

          Blackthorn

          Blackthorn

          By Charley Miles

          A contemporary, lyrical love story that explores the changes and choices that pull us from the places and people we love.

          Bleeding Heart

          Bleeding Heart

          By Antonio Onetti Translated by Oscar Ceballos and Mary Peate

          A short dark comedy from Spain, in which a naive middle-aged transvestite encounters a petty thief nicknamed 'sour face'.

          Borders

          Borders

          By Henry Naylor

          An urgent, moving and occasionally hilarious play about the migrant crisis and the politics of the Middle East.