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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.

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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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.

When Cows Go Boom

When Cows Go Boom

By Stacey Gregg

A short play by Stacey Gregg, an oblique parable of love set against the backdrop of a horrific landscape.

Published in volume Irish Shorts
    Love in a Glass Jar

    Love in a Glass Jar

    By Nancy Harris

    A short play from an acclaimed Irish playwright, about a sterile liasion in a hotel room that threatens to spill over into real life.

    Published in volume Irish Shorts
      Meeting Miss Ireland

      Meeting Miss Ireland

      By Rosemary Jenkinson

      A short play commissioned and performed as part of The Fairer Sex, a series of play readings at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in June 2009.

      Published in volume Irish Shorts
        Salad Day

        Salad Day

        By Deirdre Kinahan

        A short play about an elderly couple who, trapped in a nursing home, plot a daring escape into the sunshine.

        Published in volume Irish Shorts
          Nineteen Ninety-Two

          Nineteen Ninety-Two

          By Lisa McGee

          A short play about two brothers biding their time to savour revenge - but how can they be sure they've got the right girl?

          Published in volume Irish Shorts
            Investment Potential

            Investment Potential

            By Phillip McMahon

            A short play about a youthful couple who can't seem to pull themselves up the rungs of the property ladder.

            Published in volume Irish Shorts
              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
                Moth

                Moth

                By Declan Greene

                By turns dark and shimmering, Moth is a fast, funny and heartbreaking story about two young people with nowhere to go.

                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
                  Override

                  Override

                  By Stacey Gregg

                  A captivating, darkly comic play that questions what it means to be human.

                  A Tragic Figure

                  A Tragic Figure

                  By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

                  A comic duologue about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha.

                  Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
                    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
                      Pests

                      Pests

                      By Vivienne Franzmann

                      A hard-hitting, claustrophic drama about trying to escape your past.

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                      An Intervention

                      An Intervention

                      By Mike Bartlett

                      A touching, funny play about what happens when you hate your best friend.

                      Freak

                      Freak

                      By Anna Jordan

                      A punchy and provocative new play by the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Yen.

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