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Kabul Goes Pop: Music Television Afghanistan

Kabul Goes Pop: Music Television Afghanistan

By Waleed Akhtar

A play inspired by the true story of Afghanistan's first youth music programme, exploring a world following the US invasion that is complex, contradictory and shocking – all to a soundtrack of early noughties' pop.

Middle

Middle

By David Eldridge

A raw, touching and funny portrait of a 21st-century marriage, first staged at the National Theatre, London, in 2022.

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Raging: Wild Sky

Raging: Wild Sky

The Rising

By Deirdre Kinahan

A play exploring the extraordinary energy and complexity of events in Ireland in the lead up to the Easter Rising of 1916.

Bacon

Bacon

By Sophie Swithinbank

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

Two Billion Beats

Two Billion Beats

By Sonali Bhattacharyya

An insightful, heartfelt coming-of-age story and a blazing account of inner-city, British-Asian teenage life.

SAUCE

SAUCE

By Ciara Elizabeth Smyth

A play about death and rebirth, from an award-winning Irish playwright.

Published in volume SAUCE and All honey: Two Plays
    Little Dolls

    Little Dolls

    By Nancy Harris

    A short play about a woman seeking help from a therapist to overcome a traumatic episode in her past.

    Mojo Mickybo

    Mojo Mickybo

    By Owen McCafferty

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

    Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes

    Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes

    By Hannah Moscovitch

    The archetypal student-teacher romance is cleverly turned on its head for the post-#MeToo era in this striking play by an acclaimed Canadian playwright.

    The Silence and the Noise

    The Silence and the Noise

    By Tom Powell

    A play that beautifully captures the story of two young people on the edge. Joint winner of the 2021 Papatango New Writing Prize.

    Published in volume Papatango Plays
      Air

      Air

      By Caryl Churchill

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

      Published in volume What If If Only
        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).

        Hungry

        Hungry

        By Chris Bush

        A play about food, love, class and grief in a world where there's little left to savour.

        The Same

        The Same

        By Enda Walsh

        A play about two women who meet in a psychiatric institution.

        Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays
          ...cake

          ...cake

          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?

          The Saviour

          The Saviour

          By Deirdre Kinahan

          A play charting the extraordinary shift in social, political and religious life in Ireland over the past thirty years.

          The Merthyr Stigmatist

          The Merthyr Stigmatist

          By Lisa Parry

          A fierce and exhilarating play about faith and truth, a hymn to community, and a testament to the power of young people.

          When the Daffodils

          When the Daffodils

          By Joel Tan

          A searching portrait of human kindness in a world that sets limits on how we care for the vulnerable. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season of short plays.

          Published in volume Inside/Outside
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