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Shifters

Shifters

By Benedict Lombe

A fierce, funny and intoxicating play about the enduring power – and fragility – of memory and love. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

twins

twins

By James Fritz

A short play about twins whose lives diverge, first performed at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2015.

Driftwood

Driftwood

By Tim Foley

An intoxicating and mystical play about love, belonging and the tides within us, premiered by Pentabus and ThickSkin on a tour of the UK.

Octopolis

Octopolis

By Marek Horn

A fascinating and funny play for two actors – and one octopus – exploring love, grief and what makes us human.

Helen

Helen

By Maureen Lennon

A play for two actors, about love, grief, and the threads which bind mother and daughter together. Shortlisted for the 2020 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award.

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.

Whiff Whaff

Whiff Whaff

By Jack Thorne

A savagely funny short play about attitudes to disability and mental health.

Published in volume Jack Thorne Plays: Two
    Hue & Cry

    Hue & Cry

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A short play in which two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin, are reunited for a family funeral in a highly charged encounter full of disillusion, denial and dark laughter.

    An Old Song, Half Forgotten

    An Old Song, Half Forgotten

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A short play about the life and soul of an older actor living in care with Alzheimer's disease.

    How We Begin

    How We Begin

    By Elisabeth Lewerenz

    A tender exploration of love, queerness and identity, staged at VAULT Festival, London, 2023.

    Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

    Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons (West End edition)

    By Sam Steiner

    A new, revised edition of Sam Steiner's startling play about what we say, how we say it, and what happens when we can't say anything any more. Published alongside the West End production starring Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner.

    Blackout Songs

    Blackout Songs

    By Joe White

    A compassionate and unflinching study of love, addiction and memory after a chance encounter at an AA meeting.

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    Little Bits of Ruined Beauty

    Little Bits of Ruined Beauty

    By Tom Wentworth

    A darkly comic play examining the subtle shift from cared-for to carer and how dignity and independence are maintained in isolated rural areas. 

    The P Word

    The P Word

    By Waleed Akhtar

    A sharp-witted and devastating play charting the parallel lives of two gay Pakistani men as they negotiate everything from casual hook-ups to the UK's hostile environment.

    Happy Meal

    Happy Meal

    By Tabby Lamb

    A joyful trans rom-com for the stage, following two initial strangers on their journeys from teen to adult; from MySpace to TikTok; from cis to trans...

    Pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal

    By Lucy Roslyn

    A heartrending new play about sisterhood and motherhood; enduring love, and regrets many years in the making.

    Kabul Goes Pop: Music Television Afghanistan

    Kabul Goes Pop: Music Television Afghanistan

    By Waleed Akhtar

    A play inspired by the true story of Afghanistan's first youth music programme, exploring a world following the US invasion that is complex, contradictory and shocking – all to a soundtrack of early noughties' pop.

    Raging: Wild Sky

    Raging: Wild Sky

    The Rising

    By Deirdre Kinahan

    A play exploring the extraordinary energy and complexity of events in Ireland in the lead up to the Easter Rising of 1916.

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