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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.

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.

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.

Pennyroyal

Pennyroyal

By Lucy Roslyn

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

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...

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.

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. 

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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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.

How We Begin

How We Begin

By Elisabeth Lewerenz

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

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.

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
    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.

    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.

    Octopolis

    Octopolis

    By Marek Horn

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

    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.

    twins

    twins

    By James Fritz

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

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