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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.

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.

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
    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.

    bedbound

    bedbound

    By Enda Walsh

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

    The Basement Flat

    The Basement Flat

    By Rona Munro

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

    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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    Bacon

    Bacon

    By Sophie Swithinbank

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

    The Arrival

    The Arrival

    By Bijan Sheibani

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

    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).

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    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.

    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
      Air

      Air

      By Caryl Churchill

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

      Published in volume What If If Only
        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.

        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.

        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
          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.

          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.

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