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Ribbons

Ribbons

By Elaine Murphy

A short play about a parent and child who have been concealing their true identities.

Published in volume Irish Shorts
    Mydidae

    Mydidae

    By Jack Thorne

    A play about the private and disturbing moments a couple share, exploring what becomes of a relationship when it is held together not only by love, but by fear, guilt and despair.

    Halcyon Days

    Halcyon Days

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    An uplifting, bittersweet drama set in a nursing home, celebrating friendship and the human spirit.

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    Bully Boy

    Bully Boy

    By Sandi Toksvig

    A ferociously gripping story about the moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. Written with startling insight by author and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.

    Lost

    Lost

    By Robert Holman

    The second play in Robert Holman's acclaimed trilogy of short plays, Making Noise Quietly.

    Published in volume Making Noise Quietly: three short plays
      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
        Rose

        Rose

        By Hywel John

        A heartbreaking study of heritage, grief and family, Rose is a powerful drama about a Middle-Eastern immigrant's struggle to raise his daughter 'the English way'.

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        Dusk Rings A Bell

        Dusk Rings A Bell

        By Stephen Belber

        A beautifully crafted play from the American playwright, author of Tape and associate writer of The Laramie Project, whose events are echoed in this play.

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        A Tender Thing

        A Tender Thing

        By Ben Power

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

        it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now

        it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now

        By Lucy Kirkwood

        A play about modern-day sex trafficking, joint winner of the 2010 John Whiting Award.

        Days of Wine and Roses

        Days of Wine and Roses (stage version)

        By Owen McCafferty

        JP Miller's 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses, adapted brilliantly for the stage by Owen McCafferty.

        Unbroken

        Unbroken

        By Alexandra Wood

        A radical, modern-day re-interpretation of Arthur Schnitzler’s taboo-breaking 1897 play La Ronde, with its 'daisy chain' of sexual encounters.

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        Catherine Medbh

        Catherine Medbh

        By Declan Feenan

        A bittersweet and hesitant duologue in a bar between a youngish man and woman who are ex-lovers.

        Published in volume St Petersburg and other plays
          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
            This Wide Night

            This Wide Night

            By Chloë Moss

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

            Contractions

            Contractions

            By Mike Bartlett

            An ink-black comedy about the boundaries between work and play.

            Scarborough

            Scarborough

            By Fiona Evans

            An electrifying portrayal of a dangerously charged romance between a fifteen-year-old and their teacher.

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            La Ronde

            La Ronde

            By Arthur Schnitzler Translated by Stephen Unwin and Peter Zombory-Moldovan

            Schnitzler's famous 'daisy-chain' play of sexual coupling, set in Vienna in the 1890s. In the Drama Classics series.

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