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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
    The Small Things

    The Small Things

    By Enda Walsh

    A fierce and devastating fable about enforced silence.

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    soft animals

    soft animals

    By Holly Robinson

    A tender and unflinching story about motherhood, self-destruction and the way women help each other heal.

    The Solid Life of Sugar Water

    The Solid Life of Sugar Water

    By Jack Thorne

    An intimate, tender play about loss, hurt and rediscovery, from acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne.

    Spiderfly

    Spiderfly

    By John Webber

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

    Statues

    Statues

    By Azan Ahmed

    A witty, honest, and deeply moving play exploring the impact of loss, and what you can gain from it. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

    Steel

    Steel

    By Chris Bush

    A play exploring the last three decades of women in politics, asking what's changed and what still must.

    Steel

    Steel

    By Lee Mattinson

    A hilarious and heartfelt play set in West Cumbria, about first loves, forging identities and the wild, wild hearts of teenage boys. First performed at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, in 2024.

    Stones in His Pockets

    Stones in His Pockets

    By Marie Jones

    Hollywood comes to rural Ireland in this hilarious multi-award winner which ran for four years in London's West End.

    Published in volume Stones in His Pockets & A Night in November: Two Plays
      Stop/Over

      Stop/Over

      By Gary Duggan

      A night of debauchery and delicate connection in a play set in the city that never sleeps.

      Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet

      Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet

      By Jo Carson

      Fifty-four monologues and dialogues drawn from ‘found’ stories told by everyday people living everyday lives in East Tennessee and the Appalachia region of the USA.

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      Strategic Love Play

      Strategic Love Play

      By Miriam Battye

      A Fringe First-winning play that, with acid wit, takes a scalpel to modern romance.

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      Swansong

      Swansong

      By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

      Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
        Switzerland

        Switzerland

        By Joanna Murray-Smith

        A gripping psychological thriller, filled with razor-sharp dialogue.

        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.

        Tender

        Tender

        By Eleanor Tindall

        A chance meeting leads to giddy kisses in a play about two women who find each other without even knowing they were looking. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

        A Tender Thing

        A Tender Thing

        By Ben Power

        Another Romeo and another Juliet in a strikingly different love story.

        Thick As Thieves

        Thick As Thieves

        By Katherine Chandler

        A tense, revealing play that explores what it means to care for one another and asks who, in a time of increasing disconnect, we expect to look after us.

        This is Living

        This is Living

        By Liam Borrett

        A poignant exploration of what it means to say goodbye.

        This Wide Night

        This Wide Night

        By Chloë Moss

        A tender portrayal of two women trying to start again after their release from prison.

        Through the Mud

        Through the Mud

        By Apphia Campbell

        The story of two generations of women activists in the struggle for Black liberation in America. From the Fringe First-winning creator of the hit show Black is the Color of My Voice.

        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
          Time Spent on Trains

          Time Spent on Trains

          By Elizabeth Kuti

          A 15-minute play about childhood, disability and spending time on trains.

          Published in volume Fishskin Trousers
            Topdog/Underdog

            Topdog/Underdog

            By Suzan-Lori Parks

            A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity, winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.