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Ursa Major

Ursa Major

By Joe White

A heartbreakingly funny play about love, life and human connection, first performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

Published in volume Inside/Outside
    Two Billion Beats (short play version)

    Two Billion Beats (short play version)

    By Sonali Bhattacharyya

    A short play about the unfairness of growing up in a world where you don't make the rules. First performed as part of Inside/Outside, a season of short plays staged at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond.

    Published in volume Inside/Outside
      Prodigal

      Prodigal

      By Kalungi Ssebandeke

      A short play about community, identity and the enduring strength of family ties. First performed as part of the Orange Tree Theatre's Inside/Outside season.

      Published in volume Inside/Outside
        The Comeback

        The Comeback

        By Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen

        A heartwarming, joyful and dazzlingly funny exploration of bittersweet nostalgia and the enduring power of friendship.

        seeds

        seeds

        By Mel Pennant

        A play about two mothers united in sorrow, sharing the hardship of protecting their sons – one in life, and one in death.

        Take Care

        Take Care

        By Zoë Templeman-Young and Sam McLaughlin

        An astonishing, tragic and uplifting verbatim play about the care system in the UK today.

        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'.

        The Arrival

        The Arrival

        By Bijan Sheibani

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

        Poisoned Polluted

        Poisoned Polluted

        By Kathryn O'Reilly

        A stark, bold, powerful and poetic drama looking at the effects on adult life of childhood trauma and the cycles of drug abuse.

        Spiderfly

        Spiderfly

        By John Webber

        A taut, thrilling debut play for two actors, premiered at Theatre503, London.

        Germ Free Adolescent

        Germ Free Adolescent

        By Natalie Mitchell

        A fierce, funny and irreverent OCD love story that asks: what exactly is 'normal' anyway?

        I Wanna Be Yours

        I Wanna Be Yours

        By Zia Ahmed

        A tender, funny, lyrical debut play about finding love and holding onto it with everything you've got, premiered by Paines Plough and Tamasha.

        Wild Swimming

        Wild Swimming

        By Marek Horn

        A kaleidoscopic exploration of cultural progress, an interrogation of gender and privilege, and a wilfully ignorant history of English Literature.

        Collapsible

        Collapsible

        By Margaret Perry

        A funny, furious monologue about holding on in this collapsing world.

        Enough

        Enough

        By Stef Smith

        A poetic, unpredictable and explosive play about female friendship, and what happens when you can no longer be the woman people want.

        For All I Care

        For All I Care

        By Alan Harris

        A fast-moving, touchingly funny play about two very different women, both having a very bad day.

        Rust

        Rust

        By Kenny Emson

        An ultra-contemporary, sexy and funny play that pushes the boundaries of trust, love and lust to the limit.

        Tickets are Now On Sale

        Tickets are Now On Sale

        By Caryl Churchill

        A short play about sponsorship and the arts.

        Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Five
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