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Old Fools

Old Fools

By Tristan Bernays

A surprising and touching tale about a couple, their experience of Alzheimer’s, and their enduring efforts to hold their relationship together through the years.

PMQ

PMQ

By Ella Hickson

A short play set in a Westminster dressing room, as Prime Minister Dave prepares for his first ever bout of Prime Minister's Questions.

Published in volume Ella Hickson Plays: One
    Borders

    Borders

    By Henry Naylor

    An urgent, moving and occasionally hilarious play about the migrant crisis and the politics of the Middle East.

    Wilderness

    Wilderness (short play)

    By April De Angelis

    A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

    Published in volume Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women
      What is the Custom of Your Grief?

      What is the Custom of Your Grief?

      By Timberlake Wertenbaker

      A short play by Timberlake Wertenbaker about an English schoolgirl who is befriended online by an Afghan girl after her brother is killed while on active duty in Afghanistan.

      The Political History of Smack and Crack

      The Political History of Smack and Crack

      By Ed Edwards

      An angry and passionate play chronicling the fallout for communities crushed by the heroin epidemic at the height of Thatcherism.

      The Fishermen

      The Fishermen (stage version)

      By Chigozie Obioma Adapted by Gbolahan Obisesan

      A powerful allegory of brotherhood, vengeance and fate set in a small Nigerian town. Adapted from the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel.

      Blackthorn

      Blackthorn

      By Charley Miles

      A contemporary, lyrical love story that explores the changes and choices that pull us from the places and people we love.

      Stop/Over

      Stop/Over

      By Gary Duggan

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

      Steel

      Steel

      By Chris Bush

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

      Pop Music

      Pop Music

      By Anna Jordan

      A rollercoaster of a play for anyone that’s ever been a dick on the dance floor.

      Closer to God

      Closer to God

      By Anna Jordan

      A short play exploring the private worlds of strangers, living side by side but generations apart.

      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.

      Crossings

      Crossings

      By Deirdre Kinahan

      A play with live music, waltzing and unexpected connections, exploring how we return, resettle and adapt.

      Trying It On

      Trying It On

      By David Edgar

      An autobiographical monologue, written to be performed by its author David Edgar, in which Edgar at seventy confronts the ideals of his twenty-something self.

      Switzerland

      Switzerland

      By Joanna Murray-Smith

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

      One Jewish Boy

      One Jewish Boy

      By Stephen Laughton

      A bittersweet comedy addressing anti-Semitism through one young family's struggle against prejudice.

      soft animals

      soft animals

      By Holly Robinson

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

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